Poco X3 Pro launches in India with a Snapdragon 860 SoC, 120Hz display
- The Poco X3 Pro is now available in India.
- It has a Snapdragon 860 SoC, a 120 Hz LCD and a 48 megapixel primary camera.
The Poco X3 Pro made its European debut just over a week ago. Now the spiritual Poco F1 successor has confirmed price and availability details for India.
Visually, a large Poco logo with a two-tone color scheme and a circular rear-view camera is attached to the back of the phone. This design is supposedly hats to the original Poco F1, but the look of the X3 Pro isn’t really the selling point.
Internally, the Poco X3 Pro has a 6.67-inch LCD with HDR10 support, a refresh rate of 120 Hz and a touch sampling rate of 240 Hz. In combination with a Snapdragon 860 chipset and UFS 3.1 memory, the X3 Pro be a sleeper hit for mobile gamers. This display is also protected by Gorilla Glass 6 while the phone is IP53 dust and water resistant.
The phone is powered by a 5,160 mAh battery that can be charged using the 33 W charger provided. More practical inclusions like a headphone jack, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, an IR blaster, and hybrid dual SIM slots also provide the cut.
For photographers, the Poco X3 Pro uses a 48-megapixel primary shooter backed by an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera, a 2-megapixel depth sensor, and a 2-megapixel macro shooter. A 20-megapixel selfie camera is in a hole in the front.
Finally, it runs on Android 11 with MIUI 12 on top.
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In Europe the phone costs 249 euros, but the Indian prices are much more forgiving. Pricing for the 6GB RAM / 128GB storage configuration starts at Rs 18,999 (~ $ 262 USD). The more expensive 8GB / 128GB variant starts at Rs 20,999 (~ USD 289). Early bird specials also save Rs 1,000 on both prices.
The Poco X3 Pro will be available on Flipkart starting April 6 at 12 p.m. IST (2:30 p.m. ET). Available colors include graphite black, steel blue, and gold bronze.
With this aggressive price tag, Poco is clearly out for the Samsung Galaxy F62 and the OnePlus Nord.
