Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC vs Poco F4
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G) that was released on September 7, 2020, against the Xiaomi Poco F4, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and came out 22 months after. 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 X3 NFC
- Shows 29% longer battery life (34:55 vs 27:02 hours)
- Comes with 660 mAh larger battery capacity: 5160 vs 4500 mAh
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 256GB
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F4
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (809K versus 399K)
- Delivers 60% higher peak brightness (1013 against 633 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- AMOLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)
- The phone is 1-year and 10-months newer
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
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 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 | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 500 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 | 84.6% | 86.6% |
| Display features | - |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 97.3% |
| PWM | 2358 Hz | 443 Hz |
| Response time | 35.4 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) | 163.2 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) | 75.95 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Black, Silver, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 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) |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 825 MHz | 670 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~422.4 GFLOPS | ~1372.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 129962 | 224699 |
| GPU | 96729 | 278228 |
| Memory | 63272 | 130088 |
| UX | 108170 | 171521 |
| Total score | 399182 | 809714 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 42.6 °C | 35.6 °C |
| Stability | 99% | 90% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1108 | 4334 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6776 | - |
| Video editing | 6098 | - |
| Photo editing | 16804 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7582 | - |
| Writing score | 9783 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6, 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 20.5 GB | 24 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5160 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 0:39 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:21 hr | 09:44 hr |
| Watching video | 13:01 hr | 12:31 hr |
| Gaming | 05:07 hr | 04:36 hr |
| Standby | 119 hr | 82 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6920 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 119° |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 13 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.73", Sony IMX682 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/2", OmniVision OV64B (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1 micron |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0", Omnivision OV8856 |
| Macro lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5963 x 3354 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.45 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | 1/2" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, HID, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC |
| NFC * | Yes | Depends on the region |
| 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 | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat * | 15 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2020 | June 2022 |
| Release date | September 2020 | June 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 0.558 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.986 W/kg | - |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 67 W |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco F4 is definitely a better buy.