Poco M3 has been launched as the latest smartphone by the Xiaomi sub-brand. This new phone is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SoC and has three rear cameras. Poco M3 also has a drip design (the company represents a drip-type display notch). Before Poco M3, Poco introduced Poco M2 and Poco M2 Pro to its M series. Poco M2 has MediaTek Helio G80 SoC, while Poco M2 Pro includes Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SoC.
Poco M3 price, availability
The price of the Poco M3 4GB + 64GB storage version is set at US$149 (approximately Rs 11,000), while the price of the 4GB + 128GB storage option is US$169 (approximately Rs 12,500). The phone has “Cool Blue”, “Poco Yellow” and “Power Black” color options. It will be available for purchase on November 27th. As an introductory offer, Poco M3 will be sold at a discount of $20 under the Black Friday promotion, which will be carried out through AliExpress, Amazon, Alza.ca, eMAG, Lazada, Mi.com. , Mi-Home.pl and X-Kom.
Details on the launch of Poco M3 in India have not been disclosed.
Poco M3 specifications
Dual SIM card (Nano) Poco M3 runs on Android 10, with MIUI 12 for Poco on the top. It has a 6.53-inch Full HD+ (1,080×2,340 pixel) display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a screen-to-body ratio of 90.34%. The display is also protected by Corning Gorilla Glass under the hood, and the phone is powered by eight-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SoC and 4GB LPDDR4X RAM. There is also a triple rear camera setup that features a 48-megapixel main sensor with f/1.79 lens. The camera setup also includes a 2-megapixel secondary sensor with f/2.4 macro lens and a 2-megapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 lens. For selfies and video chats, the front of the smartphone is equipped with an 8-megapixel shooter with an f/2.05 lens on the top.
Poco offers 64GB and 128GB onboard storage options. Poco M3’s connection options include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/A-GPS, USB Type-C and 3.5 mm headphone jack. The smartphone is also equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and infrared (IR) transmitter.
Poco M3 is equipped with a 6,000mAh battery and supports 18W fast charging. In addition, the phone weighs 198 grams.
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