POCO X3 launched in India in the second half of 2020. The device debuted with MIUI 12 based on Android 10. It is yet to receive the MIUI 12.5 update. Ahead of that, Xiaomi is rolling out Android 11 for this handset.

The POCO X3 sold in India is different from the POCO X3 NFC sold elsewhere. The latter received the Android 11 update in early March. This means the Indian variant is getting the very same update almost five months later.

The Android 11 update for the POCO X3 in India arrives with build number V12.0.2.0.RJGINXM. It is currently being pushed in batches. Hence, the software build is labeled ‘Stable Beta’ and may take some time to reach every unit.

That said, we also expect the phone to get MIUI 12.5 update in the coming weeks. Further, it should be also updated to MIUI 13 in the future. Additionally, it might also get an update to Android 12.

The POCO X3 was one of the most powerful smartphones in its price segment when it was launched. It was followed by POCO X3 Pro earlier this year. This handset is slightly costlier but even more powerful. Unlike the vanilla model, the Pro model was released with Android 11 and also got MIUI 12.5 update recently.

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POCO X3 NFC launched with MIUI 12 based on the Android 10 OS out of the box back in September 2020. Months later, the company has finally started rolling out the Android 11 update.

An OTA(Over The Air) update with firmware version V12.0.6.0.RJGEUXM is rolling out to the users of the POCO X3 NFC. Here, the ‘EU’ in the firmware denotes that the update is currently live for the users of the European Economic Area (EEA).

Do note that, POCO X3 NFC also has other versions like Russia(RU),  Indonesia(ID), Turkey(TR), Global(MI), however users in these regions will have to wait till Xiaomi expands the update to other regions. Speaking of which, the update weighs 2.5GB in size and brings the latest Android 11 update to the device.

If you recall, the POCO promised that it would keep updating the device for up to three years which means you are sure to get the next Android 12. As for another MIUI update, Xiaomi recently unveiled the MIUI 12.5 Globally.

It said that flagships like Xiaomi Mi 11 will get the update in the first wave of the rollout. And POCO X3 NFC, which is still on the MIUI 12 after the latest update, could get the intermediate MIUI 12.5 before the year ends.

Talking about the Android 11 rollout in the EU region, the update is still in the ‘Stable beta recovery’ stage meaning only a few users will get it now. After checking that it doesn’t have major bugs, Xiaomi will roll out the update to everyone in the coming days.

That said, this device, which is sold without NFC in countries like India(POCO X3), should also get the Android 11 update very soon.

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