Recently, the Galaxy S20 was revealed to have an unofficial 96 Hz refresh rate option that wasn’t made available by Samsung. The guys at XDA Developers were able to force the device to load the 96 Hz refresh rate which will offer a better battery consumption than 120 Hz. A similar tweak has now come to the POCO X3 which allows you to keep the device locked on 120Hz, thanks to XDA member Slim K.

The POCO X3 as you may recall comes with a 120Hz refresh rate just like its predecessor. However, the drag is that POCO included a software feature known as Dynamic Refresh Rate. This feature intelligently adjusts the display refresh rate as a way to optimize battery usage. Thus, even when the refresh rate is set at full blast 120Hz by the user, the feature still reduces the refresh rate based on scenarios. For instance, the refresh rate will fall down to 60Hz during video streaming and even further down to 50Hz when scrolling through static images. While gaming, it then bumps up to 120Hz. The switch isn’t that smooth as it causes the phone to stutter, albeit momentarily but it is noticeable.

The discovery by XDA Member Slim K allows users to disable Dynamic Refresh Rate, thus unlocking the super-smooth 120Hz refresh rate in all apps. However, to be able to do this, you’ll need to unlock the bootloader and root the phone with Magisk v21.0. Mind you, this voids the warranty the phone has.

We should also point out that keeping the refresh rate permanently hooked on to 120Hz will have a huge toll on battery life. The smartphone comes with a massive 6000mAh battery for the non-NFC version released in India and a 5,160mAh battery for the NFC version so that may not be a big issue.

You can check out the step-by-step guide to disable the Dynamic refresh Rate from the XDA Forum thread from here.

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Xiaomi’s POCO brand has just confirmed that it would be launching the POCO X3 in India on September 22. The confirmation comes in form of a video teaser which also touts the device’s camera to have autofocus onboard.

The POCO X3 is the successor to the Poco X2 which was launched earlier this year in the Asian country. The X2 was a rebadged Redmi K30 4G which some didn’t find impressive. The brand seems to have taken that into consideration as this time around, the X3 is not a rebranded Redmi phone.

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The phone has been listed on Flipkart and the product page contains renders of the device. The renders show that the X3 will have the same design as the POCO X3 NFC that was launched recently in Europe. The main difference between both models may be the absence of NFC on the Indian version.

As a reminder, the POCO X3 NFC features a 6.67-inch FHD+ Dot Display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate. The 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate creates an incredibly smooth and responsive experience superior to most flagships on the market.

The phone happens to be the first model that is powered by a Snapdragon 732G processor paired with 6GB of RAM. There are also 64GB and 128GB storage options. The device packs a side-mounted fingerprint sensor integrated with the power button rather than integrated into the display. There is equally a quad-camera setup at the rear and at the front, a centrally placed punch-hole houses the selfie camera.

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POCO announced recently that the POCO X3 NFC will be launched on September 7. Ahead of the launch, a YouTuber has given us a hands-on review video of the device. The video bares all there is to know concerning the design and features of the device. Well, before it was pulled down. However, there are still images of the device grabbed from the video online.

The real-life design of the X3 NFC as spotted on the video by Spanish channel Tecvideos is the same with the renders of the device which appeared online earlier today. From the pictures, we can grab that the OCO X3 NFC won’t be a rebadged Xiaomi phone unlike its predecessor that was a rebranded Redmi phone.

The phone will feature a Qua-camera setup design in an X-formation along with the LED flash. At the front, the X3 NFC will pack a central hole-punch design which houses a 20MP selfie camera. The screen is a 6.67-inch LCD panel with FHD+ resolution and up to 120Hz refresh rate. There is a Corning Gorilla Glass 5 panel on top the display for protection. The phone also features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor embedded with the power button.

The Snapdragon 732G chipset is expected to power the model paired with 6GB RAM. There is 64GB of internal storage onboard the phone. The main camera is given as a 64MP sensor with f/1.79 aperture and support for 4K video recording at 30 fps. The phone also packs up to 5100mAh battery.

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The POCO X3 NFC is expected to be priced around PHP10,990 ($225). It is also said to have a “Premium Version” that may likely retail for up to PHP12,990 ($265).

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