The poco 3x seems like a very good phone so far, but be warned the quality control on the units are lacking, my unit came with a small defect on the top right side of the screen, this defect has a slight yellow look, very disappointing about the defect but in saying that its very small and you can only really see it with a white a background, if it gets bigger before the warranty runs out ill definitely return it for a replacement. The poco 3x seems like a very good phone so far, but be warned the quality control on the units are lacking, my unit came with a small defect on the top right side of the screen, this defect has a slight yellow look, very disappointing about the defect but in saying that its very small and you can only really see it with a white a background, if it gets bigger before the warranty runs out ill definitely return it for a replacement.

Lots of bang for buck in this phone.

A lot of phones at this price point feel a bit meh straight out of the box and quickly begin to feel slow as soon as you start loading apps; this phone feels fast and smooth, and continues to do so when you start loading it up with all your social media apps.

The phone feels heavy, but that's due to the massive battery. You can easily hit 3 days of normal (non-gaming) usage without needing to recharge.

The standard Xiaomi apps that come pre-installed do have built-in advertising turned on. Adverts can easily be turned off in each of these apps - by turning off "Suggestions" in each apps' settings....view more Lots of bang for buck in this phone.

A lot of phones at this price point feel a bit meh straight out of the box and quickly begin to feel slow as soon as you start loading apps; this phone feels fast and smooth, and continues to do so when you start loading it up with all your social media apps.

The phone feels heavy, but that's due to the massive battery. You can easily hit 3 days of normal (non-gaming) usage without needing to recharge.

The standard Xiaomi apps that come pre-installed do have built-in advertising turned on. Adverts can easily be turned off in each of these apps - by turning off "Suggestions" in each apps' settings.

Highly recommended; difficult if not impossible to find a better phone at this price.

Amazing phone for the price, especially on a sale. The processor is more than capable for a daily driver phone, and smashes most games as well (although playing 3d intensive games can get a bit warm).
The 120hz display is an amazing feature at this price point, buttery smooth scrolling. Due to the fact that the screen down-clocks to a low refresh rate (1-60hz) when static or not scrolling, a slight stutter can be observed when you start to scroll as it quickly tries to ramp back up to 120hz. This is not a huge issue, and it's unavoidable unless you want your battery to drain very quickly.
Speaking of the battery, it's huge. I can easily m...view more Amazing phone for the price, especially on a sale. The processor is more than capable for a daily driver phone, and smashes most games as well (although playing 3d intensive games can get a bit warm).
The 120hz display is an amazing feature at this price point, buttery smooth scrolling. Due to the fact that the screen down-clocks to a low refresh rate (1-60hz) when static or not scrolling, a slight stutter can be observed when you start to scroll as it quickly tries to ramp back up to 120hz. This is not a huge issue, and it's unavoidable unless you want your battery to drain very quickly.
Speaking of the battery, it's huge. I can easily make it last 3 days if I'm trying to be economic. If I'm using it all the time at auto brightness, no battery saver, and at 120hz, I can still get most of a day out of it. 5160mAH is considered very large (regardless of the price point).
The stereo speakers are good quality, and can get quite loud, although by default the balance seems to be a bit off (more sound coming from bottom end) but this can be tweaked in settings.
Storage won't be an issue for most people; 128gb is more than enough for a heap of apps, plus all your photos, but there is expandable storage options should you need it too.
The camera is decent. Not the best I've seen in terms of quality, but surely not the worst. The ultrawide lense is a nice inclusion. The macro lens is nice for closeups, but is a bit of a gimmick (for me). The main camera takes very nice photos in most light conditions. The front facing camera also takes high quality photos (20MP) and has a portrait mode where it simulates a depth of field effect and can even put fake backgrounds behind you (or overlays in front of you, like shadows).
Other than camera quality, there are some pretty cool features; I'll list some of them below:
Panorama works in the front facing camera, interestingly, so you can take wide selfies in portrait.
A document mode where it will detect (quite accurately) any text, papers, screens, or books or such, and take a cropped photo of that item (and transform it to be front on, regardless of the angle that you took the photo from. This one's easier to see yourself than to explain).
Slow motion, works well, not much to say about it.
Front and back mode streams from both the front facing and the rear camera at the same time.
Long exposure mode (with many different specific types, e.g. moving crowd, traffic, neon trails, etc...).
Clone mode; this one's my favourite, you can take a photo with up to 4 of the same person in the frame, it uses AI to stabilize the image and crop it at the end, looks very cool (this mode also works with video, so you can have 2 of you in the video at the same time).
Night mode; pretty self explanatory, takes low light photos.

In conclusion, as of January 2021 this phone is still huge bang for your buck, you get near flagship quality for a budget price.

Has everything you need, great performance and storage, camera, build quality is nice, great LCD screen for the price, large battery with fast charging.

It's a solid phone but there's a big battery, solid build and large Gorilla Glass 5 covered screen so expect it to have some weight. Has everything you need, great performance and storage, camera, build quality is nice, great LCD screen for the price, large battery with fast charging.

It's a solid phone but there's a big battery, solid build and large Gorilla Glass 5 covered screen so expect it to have some weight.

Excellent budget phone been using more than week now,
Pros
Fast charge is super fast, full charge in 40 mins.
battery will last one day easy on a full charge!
It has huge display.
120hz display is smooth.
I was able to remove bloatware so the UI was better.(if you're tech savvy)

Cons
Build quality is just okay( but you're paying for is what you get)
Bloatware(Mi apps which throws ads)
Weight of the phone. the phone is heavy enough(for one handed use) to hurt my wrist (yes , i have small wrist) .
Phone is big for my pockets. Excellent budget phone been using more than week now,
Pros
Fast charge is super fast, full charge in 40 mins.
battery will last one day easy on a full charge!
It has huge display.
120hz display is smooth.
I was able to remove bloatware so the UI was better.(if you're tech savvy)

Cons
Build quality is just okay( but you're paying for is what you get)
Bloatware(Mi apps which throws ads)
Weight of the phone. the phone is heavy enough(for one handed use) to hurt my wrist (yes , i have small wrist) .
Phone is big for my pockets.

Have had this phone for a month now and I'm impressed what you're getting for the price here. Great battery life, a lot of storage room, fast processor, the camera is amazing even in low light and it comes with a clear case (though I bought a leather flip case as it lives on a construction site). I can't recommend it enough. Have had this phone for a month now and I'm impressed what you're getting for the price here. Great battery life, a lot of storage room, fast processor, the camera is amazing even in low light and it comes with a clear case (though I bought a leather flip case as it lives on a construction site). I can't recommend it enough.

Fantastic value, high performing smartphone for 1/3 of the cost of a bigger name brand equivalent. Highly recommended at prompt delivery from pbtech Fantastic value, high performing smartphone for 1/3 of the cost of a bigger name brand equivalent. Highly recommended at prompt delivery from pbtech

Great wee machine with an excellent camera, definitely has unfortunately got some issues with ads that can be manually turned off but for the price it's a bargain! Staff were great helping with what was best bang for buck and I'm happy with the result. Great wee machine with an excellent camera, definitely has unfortunately got some issues with ads that can be manually turned off but for the price it's a bargain! Staff were great helping with what was best bang for buck and I'm happy with the result.

After reading and watching a bunch of reviews I found it hard to justify paying over twice the price for a slightly faster chip and oled screen etc, this phone has it all. Great 120 Hz screen, all apps work buttery smooth and there is no lag at all in normal use. Plays games fine, and I am really enjoying the camera options with the widescreen and 2x zoom cameras. Have used features like document mode (auto crops for easy scanning) and burst mode for easy action shots a lot as well. Love it, great value, feels like a $1000+ phone. After reading and watching a bunch of reviews I found it hard to justify paying over twice the price for a slightly faster chip and oled screen etc, this phone has it all. Great 120 Hz screen, all apps work buttery smooth and there is no lag at all in normal use. Plays games fine, and I am really enjoying the camera options with the widescreen and 2x zoom cameras. Have used features like document mode (auto crops for easy scanning) and burst mode for easy action shots a lot as well. Love it, great value, feels like a $1000+ phone.

Really happy with my new phone. The battery charges in 1 hour and lasts for days with moderate use. The camera seems really good so far but I haven't fully tested it out yet. For the price, couldn't be happier. Definitely would recommend. Really happy with my new phone. The battery charges in 1 hour and lasts for days with moderate use. The camera seems really good so far but I haven't fully tested it out yet. For the price, couldn't be happier. Definitely would recommend.

Well, I was an original iPhone user, after the Apple f...ed me with the iOS 11 system update I switched to Android. Samsung Note 8 was the choice, then after I suffered from weak WiFi signal, WiFi disconnection, battery issues, incompatible with some Apps, App shutdown, couldn't find the PDF files and etc... I finally made up my mind, I had enough and I want a new smartphone. I was going to get an iPhone 12 straight up, in the middle of the way to the iStore I asked myself a question, do you really need a phone that expensive? You not playing any games or shooting any videos. You only need a phone that works properly. Beyond that is greed....view more Well, I was an original iPhone user, after the Apple f...ed me with the iOS 11 system update I switched to Android. Samsung Note 8 was the choice, then after I suffered from weak WiFi signal, WiFi disconnection, battery issues, incompatible with some Apps, App shutdown, couldn't find the PDF files and etc... I finally made up my mind, I had enough and I want a new smartphone. I was going to get an iPhone 12 straight up, in the middle of the way to the iStore I asked myself a question, do you really need a phone that expensive? You not playing any games or shooting any videos. You only need a phone that works properly. Beyond that is greed. You don't really need an A14 Bionic chip and all that fancy stuff, do you? PB - clicked, Phones - clicked, Android - clicked, Most Popular - clicked, the first thing that popped up is what I want. Well, that's basically how I get this one. After two days of use, I writing this 5 stars review with my newly registered PB account. I'm not a native English speaker, I have to use the dictionary to get correct words, that pretty much explains how good it is. :)

Pros
- MIUI 12 is INCREDIBLE!!!! Fluent and useful
- easy file management
- camera is decent
- 5000+mAh battery
- fast charging is amazing
- dual speaker is useful(when you lying in the bed and one speaker is blocked by your hand or bed or something)
- junk file clear is easy
- all your apps are automatically categorized
- include screen protector and phone case
Cons
- the phone is heavy!! when you lying in the bed and holding the phone up in the air is tired. When it drops on your face and it HURTS!!! Trust me...
- the camera is stand out on the back of the phone, you need to worry about when it scratch when you place the phone on the desk
- fingerprint is very clear on the back of the phone
- no color options I guess?
- one of the built-in app has Ads
- pay attention to the discount on PB...

Overall

- Go get it!!!!

Bought this amazing phone on Auckland anniversary at a great deal! Love the specs and overall look of this phone, pretty happy with my purchase!
Absolutely great camera quality, battery is amazing! ROM and RAM are really great for this price! It's a steal! Highly recommended Bought this amazing phone on Auckland anniversary at a great deal! Love the specs and overall look of this phone, pretty happy with my purchase!
Absolutely great camera quality, battery is amazing! ROM and RAM are really great for this price! It's a steal! Highly recommended