Poco X3 Pro goes official with SD 860 SoC, 48MP quad-camera, and more

Poco on Monday officially launched the Poco X3 Pro. The latest handset will be available in select markets for a starting price of 249 Euros ( ₹21,400 approximately). The top-end model of the handset is priced at 299 Euros ( ₹25,800 approx.).

The Poco X3 Pro will be available from March 24. The company is also offering special discounted prices for early customers.

Poco X3 Pro looks similar to the Poco X3, which had launched in September last year. The handset has a familiar circular camera module on the back and a dual-texture body. It will be available in Phantom Black, Metal Bronze and Frost Blue colour options.

In terms of specifications, Poco X3 Pro comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 processor. Based on the 7nm process, the chip comes with an octa-core CPU. It also has Adreno GPU 640 for graphics.

According to Poco, the processor offers up to 76% better performance than the Snapdragon 720G. Compared with Snapdragon 765G, the 860 is said to offer 52% better performance.

The phone comes with up to 8GB of RAM. The phone ships with up to 256GB of storage (UFS 3.1). There is also a microSD card slot that supports expandable storage up to 1TB. The phone runs on a 5,160mAh battery, which is said to offer up to 11 hours of gaming, 117 hours of music, and 18 hours of video play-back. The Poco X3 Pro ships with 33W fast charging (in-box charger).

As rumoured earlier, Poco X3 Pro comes with a quad-camera setup. It consists of a 48-megapixel Sony IMX582 sensor with f/1.79 aperture, an 8-megapixel 119-degree ultra-wide lens with f/2.2, a 2-megapixel depth sensor, and a 2-megapixel macro sensor. The array also houses an LED flash. On the front, it has a 20-megapixel selfie camera.

The handset comes with a 6.67-inch DotDisplay with up to 120Hz refresh rate and up to 240Hz touch sampling rate. The screen comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection. Other features of the phone are IR Blaster, NFC, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.