POCO X3 vs POCO F5

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Comparing the POCO X3 vs POCO F5 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: POCO F5 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.91 GHz, while POCO X3 runs at 2.3 GHz, making POCO F5 the better performer.


Display: Both POCO X3 and POCO F5 offer the same screen size of 6.67 inches, but POCO F5 features a AMOLED display compared to POCO X3's IPS LCD, making POCO F5 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both POCO X3 and POCO F5 feature a 64 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: POCO X3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while POCO F5 offers 16 MP, making POCO X3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: POCO X3 delivers longer battery life with 23h 03m, while POCO F5 delivers 14h 08m, making POCO X3 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: POCO X3 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while POCO F5 offers 256 GB, making POCO X3 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: POCO F5 receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while POCO X3 is rated 8.


User Rating: POCO F5 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while POCO X3 has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

78%
85%

Release Date

22 Sep, 2020
10 May, 2023

Performance

Snapdragon 732G
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.91 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

20 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

6000 mAh
5000 mAh
33W Quick Charging
67W Turbo Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.5/10

Pros

  • Smooth 120Hz display
  • Great battery life
  • Good cameras
  • Top-notch performance
  • Excellent display
  • Impressive battery life
  • Capable stereo speakers

Cons

  • Lags and stutters at times
  • MIUI 12 has bloatware and ads
  • Bulky and heavy build
  • Bloatware
  • No microSD card slot
  • Ultra-wide lens could have been better

User Ratings

4.3/5
(257,312 ratings)
4.4/5
(26,558 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

282,092
AnTuTu Score
N/A
23h 03m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
14h 08m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 22, 2020
(Official)
May 10, 2023
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v13

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years

Security Updates

N/A
3 Years

Custom UI

MIUI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

Processor

Octa core

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

2.91 GHz, Single core, Kryo 2.49 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 618
Adreno 725

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

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

282,092
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s
16.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

13.2 %
17.6 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)
6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)

Resolution

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

Brightness

450 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
1000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi
395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.16 %
89.02 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.25 %
N/A

Design

Height

165.3 mm
161.1 mm

Width

76.3 mm
74.9 mm

Thickness

10.08 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

225 grams
181 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP53
Yes Splash proof IP53

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.89 Wide Angle1/1.7" sensor size IMX682 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.79 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" 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 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter
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Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Movie Frame
Vlog Mode
Video Pro Mode
Short Video Mode
Movie Frame
Vlog Mode
Video Pro Mode
Macro Video
Short Video Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.4" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Video Recording

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 45 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Quick Charging
Yes 67W Turbo Charging 50% in 12 minutes

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.

23h 03m
14h 08m

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

1h 31m 55s
0h 50m 34s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 800(band 20)
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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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 800(band 20)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.747 W/kg Body: 0.615 W/kg
Head: 0.857 W/kg Body: 0.860 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.3

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

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

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