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.

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!!!!

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 it for around a month now and there isn't really anything to complain about.

The phone performed very well so far, even able to pump out a consistent 50-60fps when I am doing heavy gaming, though the back of the phone will get a little warm after around 30mins.

The camera is also great, with options to change the picture quality and aspect ratio easily if you so desired, the autofocus can be a bit finicky but generally does not take away from the picture quality. The only slight problem with the camera would be that it protrude out the back of the phone quite a bit, but I bought the rugged casing along with the phone with a small...view more Have it for around a month now and there isn't really anything to complain about.

The phone performed very well so far, even able to pump out a consistent 50-60fps when I am doing heavy gaming, though the back of the phone will get a little warm after around 30mins.

The camera is also great, with options to change the picture quality and aspect ratio easily if you so desired, the autofocus can be a bit finicky but generally does not take away from the picture quality. The only slight problem with the camera would be that it protrude out the back of the phone quite a bit, but I bought the rugged casing along with the phone with a small discount which mostly levelled out the back of the phone.

The size of the phone can be a bit on the long size considering people with smaller hands, but the longer length does translate to better reading and viewing experience, especially if you are reading online novels or doing widescreen gameplay.

Battery wise, this phone is definitely my BEST pick so far, the phone can last for 2-3 days if I am just using the phone for causal applications and can still last for a full whole day if I do intense gaming. It also has a quick charge feature that in my experience can charge my phone from 30% to 90% in around 30mins.

The phone is also quite easy to maintain, with inbuilt apps to help clean out useless and junk files from your system, and also with easy file access and management. Though the only small downside would be the constant ad popup with these inbuilt apps, but I guess this is what they have to do to give your a budget phone with good specs at a relatively low price.

Overall, a great phone in my experience, and a lot of bang for your buck. DEFINITELY a recommended buy if you are looking for a mid-range phone for both intense gaming and casual applications.

I am really happy with my Xiaomi Poco so far. It's very smooth to use and for the price, I'm really impressed with the camera. Way better than my old phone! I am really happy with my Xiaomi Poco so far. It's very smooth to use and for the price, I'm really impressed with the camera. Way better than my old phone!

Good camera. The battery life and the speed of charging is insane. Nothing to complain about other than a bit of bloatware. Keep an eye out for any price drops and go for it. Good camera. The battery life and the speed of charging is insane. Nothing to complain about other than a bit of bloatware. Keep an eye out for any price drops and go for it.

Love the performance...Love the screen size. Quick charge is turbo as.! Very customizable skins, fonts and themes. Seen a few whines that the camera performance was ho-hum but i installed another camera app that takes advantage of the hardware in the the Poco X3. No complaints from this doofus another a months use. :P Love the performance...Love the screen size. Quick charge is turbo as.! Very customizable skins, fonts and themes. Seen a few whines that the camera performance was ho-hum but i installed another camera app that takes advantage of the hardware in the the Poco X3. No complaints from this doofus another a months use. :P

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Great phone. Have had it three weeks with no real problems. The screen is fantastic, have decent camera, and awesome battery life. With a fair amount of screen time - games, YouTube, web browsing - it still has around 50 percent battery after 12 hours. And fast charging is great. Best phone I've seen or used in this price range, and compares favourably to a lot of more expensive phones. Highly recommended. Great phone. Have had it three weeks with no real problems. The screen is fantastic, have decent camera, and awesome battery life. With a fair amount of screen time - games, YouTube, web browsing - it still has around 50 percent battery after 12 hours. And fast charging is great. Best phone I've seen or used in this price range, and compares favourably to a lot of more expensive phones. Highly recommended.