Xiaomi Poco F3 vs Mi 10T
69
out of 100
VS
68
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F3 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G) that was released on March 22, 2021, against the Xiaomi Mi 10T, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and came out 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F3
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (825K versus 731K)
- Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (722 against 622 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- AMOLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)
- Weighs 20 grams less
- 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1367 and 1267 points
- The phone is 6-months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 10T
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Comes with 480 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4520 mAh
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 620 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.9% | 85.2% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 97.4% |
| PWM | 490 Hz | 2381 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 39.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1279:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.7 mm (6.44 inches) | 165.1 mm (6.5 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 9.3 mm (0.37 inches) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 216 g (7.62 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 670 MHz | 587 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1372.1 GFLOPS | ~1202.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 239796 | 229256 |
| GPU | 220054 | 194210 |
| Memory | 152780 | 143156 |
| UX | 207043 | 161454 |
| Total score | 825024 | 731567 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 39.6 °C | 41.3 °C |
| Stability | 90% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 25 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4305 | 3843 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8270 | 7591 |
| Video editing | 6162 | 5616 |
| Photo editing | 29022 | 27611 |
| Data manipulation | 8912 | 7190 |
| Writing score | 14191 | 13527 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | MIUI 13 |
| OS size | 21 GB | 19.8 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4520 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (67% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:56 hr | 1:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:06 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:32 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:39 hr | - |
| Standby | 83 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 9248 x 6920 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 123° |
| Lenses | 3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP) | 3 (64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX582 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.73", Sony IMX682 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0", Sony IMX355 (CMOS) |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Macro lens |
- 5 MP
- Focal length: 50 mm - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0", Samsung S5K5E8 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Phase autofocus |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 10T from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 5963 x 3354 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 27 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | 1/3.4" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE, HID, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 22 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2021 | September 2020 |
| Release date | March 2021 | December 2020 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.51 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, gaming, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco F3 . But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Mi 10T .
