One of the highly anticipated Android smartphones this 2020 has reached the Philippine shorts, thanks to the Shopee! During the Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day, both variants of the Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC (6GB + 64GB and 6GB + 128GB) were sold like pancakes, so to speak.

The Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC is an Android 10 (MIUI 12) smartphone powered by a Qualcomm SM7150-AC Snapdragon 732G (8 nm) processor. The power of this device is primarily due to its octa-core 2 x 2.3GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6×1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver CPU, packed with an Adreno 618 GPU.

This handheld device sports a 6.67-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors on a screen that is hardened and protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The screen’s refresh rate is clocked at 120Hz with 450 nits of brightness, according to the brand. Screen resolution is at 1080 x 2400 pixels with a 20:9 ratio (~395 PPI density).

Dimensions & Build

Xiaomi’s POCO X3 NFC weighs lightly at 215g (6.51 x 3.02 x 0.37 in) because of its aluminum frame and plastic back. The device has IP53 splash-proof protection aside from the Corning Gorilla Glass 5.

As a communication device, the POCO X3 NFC from Xiaomi features a Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) with dual stand-by operating on GSM, HSPA, and LTE environments. The Nano-SIM card tray doubles for the microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) expansion card.

This device has juice for long game plays thanks to its Li-Po 5160mAh, non-removable battery.

Camera Features

This smartphone possesses a quad-camera setup with Dual-LED flash, HDR, and panorama modes:

  • 64 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.73″, 0.8µm, PDAF
  • 13 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
  • 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
  • 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)

The selfie camera has 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.4″, 0.8µm and can record videos on 1080p @30fps.

As for video shooting, the Poco X3 NFC has gyro-EIS and supports the following formarts:

  • 4K @30fps
  • 1080p @30/120fps
  • 720p @960fps

Availability & Pricing

The Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC 6G+64G Global Version has a price tag of PHP10,990 while the Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC 6G+128G Global Version is marked at PHP12,990. Both smartphone variants are available at the Xiaomi Official Store Global in Shopee.

What are you waiting for? Download and install the Shopee app now from the Google PlayStore or Apple AppStore to get yourself a Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Robert “Bob” Reyes is a technologist, an ICT Consultant and Tech Speaker, a certified Google IT Support Specialist, and an Open Source advocate representing the global non-profit Mozilla (makers of Firefox) in the Philippines. Bob is a Technology Columnist for the Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation and an aviation subject matter expert contributor for Spot.PH.

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