POCO M3 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power

Comparing the POCO M3 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,409, while POCO M3 scores 1,381, making Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power the better performer.

Display: Both POCO M3 and Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power offer the same screen size of 6.53 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both POCO M3 and Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both POCO M3 and Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power delivers longer battery life with 23h 18m, while POCO M3 delivers 20h 44m, making Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both POCO M3 and Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Expert Review: POCO M3 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power is rated 7.

User Rating: POCO M3 and Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

POCO M3

₹11,499

(Out of Stock)

Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power

₹13,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Spec Score

75%

76%

79%

Release Date

03 Feb, 2021

22 Dec, 2020

19 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 662	Snapdragon 662	Samsung Exynos 1330
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	4 GB/ 6 GB/ 8 GB/ RAM

Display


6.53 inches (16.59 cm)	6.53 inches (16.59 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	2 MP Macro Camera	2 MP Macro Camera
N/A	2 MP Depth Camera	N/A

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6000 mAh	6000 mAh	5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging	18W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.1	UFS 2.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

One-of-a-kind design
Capable stereo speakers
Excellent battery life

Excellent battery life
Good FHD+ display
Stereo speakers

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Cameras could have been better
Gaming performance isn't a strong suite

Not the fastest phone in this segment
MIUI 12 comes with bloatware
Average cameras

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(488,136 ratings)

4.3/5

(362,211 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

178,246 AnTuTu Score	177,786 AnTuTu Score	N/A
20h 44m Battery Life (PC Mark)	23h 18m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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Video

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2 More Videos

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General

Launch Date

Feb 03, 2021

(Official)

Dec 22, 2020

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

Android v15

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

MIUI

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 662

Samsung Exynos 1330

View Details

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm

5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 610

Mali-G68 MP2

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

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

177,786

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s

23.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

59.9 %

17.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.53 inches (16.59 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

400 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

1100 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

800 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi

387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.25 %

85.86 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.34 %

84.70 %

Design

Height

162.3 mm

164.4 mm

Width

77.3 mm

77.9 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm

7.5 mm

Weight

197 grams

198 grams

192 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof

Yes Splash proof IP54

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

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size S5KGM1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 0.64µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8160 x 6120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Movie Frame

Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera27 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 45 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging

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

23h 18m

N/A

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

2h 18m 51s

2h 46m 52s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

SAR Value

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

Head: 0.640 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Capacitive

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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