POCO M3 vs POCO M4 Pro

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Comparing the POCO M3 vs POCO M4 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO M4 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,828, while POCO M3 scores 1,381, making POCO M4 Pro the better performer.


Display: POCO M3 offers a screen size of 6.53 inches, while POCO M4 Pro offers 6.43 inches, making POCO M3 the larger display of the two. POCO M4 Pro features a AMOLED display compared to POCO M3's IPS LCD, making POCO M4 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: POCO M4 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while POCO M3 offers 48 MP, making POCO M4 Pro better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: POCO M4 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while POCO M3 offers 8 MP, making POCO M4 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: POCO M3 offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while POCO M4 Pro offers 5000 mAh, making POCO M3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both POCO M3 and POCO M4 Pro offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: POCO M3 and POCO M4 Pro both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

75%
77%

Release Date

03 Feb, 2021
28 Feb, 2022

Performance

Snapdragon 662
MediaTek Helio G96
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.05 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

6000 mAh
5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • One-of-a-kind design
  • Capable stereo speakers
  • Excellent battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Cameras could have been better
  • Gaming performance isn't a strong suite
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(488,136 ratings)
4.3/5
(188,175 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

178,246
AnTuTu Score
309,983
AnTuTu Score
20h 44m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Feb 03, 2021
(Official)
Feb 28, 2022
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v11

OS Updates

N/A
2 Year

Security Updates

N/A
3 Year

Custom UI

MIUI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
MediaTek Helio G96

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

2.05 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 610
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

178,246
309,983

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

59.9 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)
6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

400 nits
1000 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
90 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
180 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.25 %
84.64 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.34 %
N/A

Design

Height

162.3 mm
159.8 mm

Width

77.3 mm
73.8 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm
8 mm

Weight

197 grams
179.5 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
Yes Splash proof IP53

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size S5KGM1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Short Video Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.05 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 33W Fast Charging 100% in 60 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

20h 44m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 18m 51s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 0.868 W/kg Body: 0.865 W/kg
Head: 0.855 W/kg Body: 0.853 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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