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POCO X3 India variant comes with a 6,000mAh battery, while the global model has a 5,160mAh capacity.
In an interview with 91mobiles, the POCO India general manager, C Manmohan, said that the company decided to drop NFC as it did not consider it as an important feature for users in India, thanks to the steady rise of UPI and QR code-based payments. So, the brand decided to omit the feature and bump up the battery to 6,000mAh instead.
"Most digital payments in India use the UPI mechanism, which is QR code-based – thereby eliminating the need for additional hardware. Keeping that in mind, we thought it did not make sense to make our users pay for a feature they would not use. Instead, we bumped up the battery significantly to 6,000mAh, which is something that any POCO X3 user will be able to take advantage of."
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POCO X3 sports a 6.67-inch FHD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, a punch-hole cutout, and Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The phone is powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G SoC coupled with Adreno 618 GPU, up to 8GB RAM, and 128GB storage. It runs on Android 10 OS with MIUI 12 and POCO Launcher 2.0 on top. Connectivity options include IR blaster, NFC, 4G LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB Type-C port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
As for the optics, the POCO X3 has a quad-camera system consisting of a 64MP Sony IMX682 primary sensor, a 13MP ultra-wide-angle lens, and a couple of 2MP sensors for depth and macro shots. There is a 20MP selfie snapper on the front and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for security. The phone houses a 6,000mAh battery and supports 33W fast charging. The POCO X3 is IP53 rated for splash resistance and is equipped with dual stereo speakers.