Introduction
Poco recently introduced a few GT phones with the Poco X3 GT and Poco F3 GT. The duo are targeted at various regions - the X3 is for the Middle East and Asia outside of India, while the F3 model is for India only. These new GT changes are designed to bring speed to the budget, and they certainly look interesting. Today we meet the Poco X3 GT and are ready to launch it.
Poco and Xiaomi, two so-called independent companies, also tried their best to confuse us. Look, the Poco X3 GT is not a new smartphone - it is a redesigned version of the Chinese Redmi Note 10 Pro. The pressure here is on the Chinese, as it has nothing to do with the Redmi Note 10 Pro of the world. And in case you are wondering, yes, another F3 GT model has also been reused - it is the Redmi K40 Gaming Edition of China.
In short, the GT pair is not new, in fact, it has long been sold in China under the Redmi brand. However the global markets will give them a different taste, as well as some changes in the UI.
And with the Chinese Redmi Note 10 Pro not available in these parts of the world, we were impressed to see what the Poco X3 GT could do. It is a promising promise with a 120Hz LCD screen, a Speedy Dimension 1100 5G chip, a trio of cameras, and a large 5,000mAh battery that quickly charges the flagship-grade 67W.
The GT model has many similarities to the Poco X3 Pro - an attractive design with an IP53 rating, a 120Hz LCD screen, a powerful hardware platform, a rear-view camera, and a large battery.
But it also improves the Pro model with the more advanced Gorilla Glass Victus, 64MP front camera (vs. 48MP), and 67W faster charging (vs. 33W). Poco also advertises the screen with its flexible update rate - it should be able to switch between 30Hz, 48Hz, 50Hz, 60Hz, 90Hz and 120Hz automatically depending on the content.
The Dimension 1100 SoC should be as powerful as the Snapdragon 860 inside the X3 Pro model. It is also very close to the flagship Dimension 1200 chip - the only significant difference in the omission of the selected Prime CPU spine.
Specifications
- Body: 163.3x75.9x8.9mm, 193g; Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back; IP53, dust and splash protection.
- Display: 6.60" IPS LCD, 120Hz, HDR10, 450 nits (typ), 1080x2400px resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 399ppi.
- Chipset: MediaTek MT6891Z Dimensity 1100 5G (6 nm): Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G77 MC9.
- Memory: 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM; UFS 3.1.
- OS/Software: Android 11, MIUI 12.5 for POCO.
- Rear camera: Wide (main): 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm, 1/1.97", 0.7µm, PDAF; Ultra wide angle: 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 1/4.0", 1.12µm; Macro: 2 MP, f/2.4.
- Front camera: 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm.
- Video capture: Rear camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; Front camera: 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, 960fps.
- Battery: 5000mAh; Fast charging 67W, 100% in 42 min (advertised), USB Power Delivery 3.0.
- Misc: Fingerprint reader (side-mounted); Infrared port; Virtual proximity sensing.
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The obvious bits lost in the Poco X3 GT are the microSD slot and 3.5mm audio jack. And it has no dedicated reasons like the Poco F3 GT, but we doubt that many people will regret it. However, it would make the GT brand more relevant and differentiate the GT model with a single Pro.