Smartphone Reviews, POCO X3 Pro 2021

poco x3 pro is one of the cheapest and one of the best gaming phones you can get at the moment without breaking the bank for its price and overall package it's tough to find a match in the market when it comes to cpu and gpu performance especially graphics intensive apps and games despite missing out on 5g connectivity which to be honest personally speaking is still not a highly recommended feature today it doesn't take away the fact that the x3 pro is a good recommendation to anyone looking to game on a budget but just like what i said in my last review the x3 pro isn't a perfect device so after a few months has xiaomi improved the x3 pro or has it stalled since then to all the subscribers welcome back and thanks for stopping by once again and if you're new here we make tech videos of all kinds so feel free to drop a sub to get notified of new content.

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POCO X3 Pro Review: Performance 

 now if you want a more complete review of the x3 pro you can always visit my 30 day later review on this phone since my opinion still applies to this day in this video we're going to talk about three main things performance camera and battery as these three aspects of a phone usually change over time so starting with the performance i actually have no problems with the raw performance of the xg pro i can play the most popular games just fine steady 60 frames at the highest possible settings and the back barely heats up when the ambient temperature is less than 30 degrees celsius though genshin impact is playable at best it's still impressive to be able to play pc level graphics on a budget gaming phone my main issue with the x3 pro is the miui software that comes with it thinking that the smooth 120hz display and the old but still premium tier performance of the snapdragon 860 would be able to support fluid general performance miui on the xg pro was just not optimized enough to fully enjoy the benefits of a fast display and a powerful chip but that was when the phone was on miui 12.0 now that it's running on 12.5 has the general performance improved well yes even if it's a tiny bit i'm finally seeing fewer frame drops and the animations are rendering at the highest possible refresh i'll be 90 of the time though the new version of miui has improved the x3 rows day to day performance xiaomi still has a lot of work to do here some animations still struggle to render 120 smoothly like when calling for notifications or when switching apps even when waking on the screen there's also a weird instance where in whenever i use picture in picture mode the entire performance of the phone slows down specifically with the delays when interacting with the screen but when it comes to scrolling in apps the x3 pro has no problem delivering that smoothness that we've come to expect except for twitter where i think needs optimization from developers there's no official word yet when the enhanced edition update will arrive for this phone but if you want to see a separate video for that let me know in the comments section if there's enough feedback from you guys then we can make it happen as for the battery well it's been inconsistent for me there were times when my normal use which included.

POCO X3 Pro Review: Display

 streaming browsing and no gaming would result in between four to five hours of screen time with gaming i could comfortably get around four hours though i wish i could have more screen time the x3 pro's battery is still capable of lasting an entire day thanks to its great standby time if you think ips lcd has been a bummer for this phone well it's not at this price point i really can't complain while it's nice to have the amoled panel of the redmi note 10 pro the lcd in the on deck 2 pro is good enough for me especially for someone who's been using a top and samsung panel for 3 years the xe pro is readable at best under the sun but the color reproduction is satisfying enough to my amoled spoiled eyes thanks to the vibrant option that's available in setting as for flickering i did notice the xc pro flicker from time to time when watching local and online videos however the flickering is most noticeable when the battery is below nevertheless it wasn't often enough to be an irritating experience and it's a bit hard to notice the flickers when you're busy staring at the screen. 

Renzo Claros - Tech & Cameras

POCO X3 Pro Review: Cameras

so cameras i don't think xiaomi did anything to improve the quality of the cameras in the xc pro but the cameras are good enough for social media needs especially photos the hdr process on this phone is aching to google's pixels processing which may or may not be your cup of tea but if there's one thing i wish xiaomi has done sooner rather than later is to fix the small jitters and videos for a power pack phone i feel like this phone can do better.

Renzo Claros - Tech & Cameras

 so poco x3 pro despite its shortcomings it's still the cheapest way to win a gaming phone this year i personally think this phone can last for at least two more years by that time it might be worth it to upgrade a 5g phone with maybe a better display and a better build but for now this is the most affordable 4g gaming phone to get so that's it for this one drop a sub or like if you feel supporting the channel and until the next one stay safe.

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