POCO X3 Pro vs POCO X3 NFC

Comparing the POCO X3 Pro vs POCO X3 NFC across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO X3 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.96 GHz, while POCO X3 NFC runs at 2.3 GHz, making POCO X3 Pro the better performer.

Display: Both POCO X3 Pro and POCO X3 NFC offer the same screen size of 6.67 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: POCO X3 NFC offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while POCO X3 Pro offers 48 MP, making POCO X3 NFC better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both POCO X3 Pro and POCO X3 NFC feature a 20 MP primary front camera.

Battery: POCO X3 Pro delivers longer battery life with 21h 14m, while POCO X3 NFC delivers None, making POCO X3 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: POCO X3 NFC offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while POCO X3 Pro offers 128 GB, making POCO X3 NFC the better option for storage.

POCO X3 Pro

₹18,999

(Out of Stock)

POCO X3 NFC

₹17,290

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

06 Apr, 2021

14 Mar, 2021

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 860	Snapdragon 732G	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	64 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP Macro Camera	2 MP Macro Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	N/A

Front Camera


20 MP Wide Angle Lens	20 MP	50 MP

Battery


5160 mAh	5160 mAh	6500 mAh
33W Fast Charging	33W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	64 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Class-leading performance
Long-lasting battery life
Good audio setup

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Bulky design
Sub-par cameras

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.3/5

(138,365 ratings)

N/A

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

478,897 AnTuTu Score	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
21h 14m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Apr 06, 2021

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v10 (Q)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

MIUI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.96 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 470 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 470

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

8 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640

Adreno 618

Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

6 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

478,897

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.9 %

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

450 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.61 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.25 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

165.3 mm

150.83 mm

Width

76.8 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

215 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP53

Yes Water resistant IP53

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size IMX582 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.891/1.7" sensor size IMX682 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

9000 x 7000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Movie Frame
Vlog Mode
Short Video Mode

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.4" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5160 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 100% in 59 minutes

Yes 33W Fast Charging 62% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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.

21h 14m

N/A

16h 04m

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

1h 43m 45s

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

64 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

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 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

N/A

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 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) / 800(band 20)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 0.809 W/kg Body: 0.645 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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