The Adreno 640 GPU is still not found in mid-range chipsets and the 7nm production process aids in low-power high performance. The POCO X3 Pro marks the debut of a rather special chipset from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 860. It’s basically a Snapdragon 855++ (if that were to be a thing), making this a flagship-grade processor from just shy of two years ago.

The only one that takes good images, though, is the primary one. The Poco X3 Pro isn’t just a sprinter—it can go the distance. The 5,120mAh battery should last you an entire day even if you game for a couple of hours. If you find yourself in a dire situation, the phone’s ultra battery saving mode should help you eke out a few more hours. It’s clear where Poco’s priorities are with the X3 Pro — offering the best performance in its price segment. It is because of this the X3 Pro has a beefy battery, a space-taking heat sink; it’s not striving to win any accolades for handleability. However, this might be a plus for gamers in that there’s more phone to stock Android firmware grip onto.

• For more information about the Snapdragon 695, click here.
• The screen on the X3 Pro isn’t the best that I’ve seen at this price level, in terms of colour reproduction.
• This new release reduces system lag and improves the phone’s overall performance.
• If our Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro review hasn’t convinced you that this is the phone you want, here are three more phones to consider.
• Both Poco X3 Pro and Poco X4 Pro offer excellent value for money with their features and specifications.
• Without that, the connection will not work correctly when you were developing your phone.

Xiaomi’s other phone lines – that look an awful lot slicker. The Poco X3 Pro is for Android gamers or power users on a budget, with near-flagship processing power in one of the cheapest phones on the market. It’s big, it’s bulky, and the camera’s not great – but it’s still astonishing that Xiaomi has pulled this off. It’s a mid-range chipset with power similar to the Snapdragon 855 Plus, used in phones like the Asus ROG Phone 2 and OnePlus 7T. The main camera performance is the sort of thing we used to see quite commonly in phones with Samsung sensors, a few years earlier.

The 5160mAh battery here is pretty considerable, and plays a part in how hefty the overall phone is. In benchmarks it actually lasted a few hours less than the X3 NFC, despite identical battery capacity – perhaps the trade-off of a more power-hungry processor. It might be more polarising than its predecessor though, doubling down on that phone’s strengths without improving on its weaknesses. More than ever this is a phone about pure power, delivering the best performance you could ask for at the price, but rivals are often slimmer, lighter, and take better photos. You want a great screen The Poco X3 Pro’s large, FHD+ screen with a 120Hz refresh rate stands out from the crowd of affordable phones.