The Poco M3 is the latest smartphone from Poco to hit the Indian market. The company has positioned it in the sub-Rs.15,000 price segment to compete with the likes of the Redmi 9 Power and the Moto G9 Power. It is the successor to the Poco M2, and has some improvements in the form of a bigger battery, more RAM, and upgraded cameras. Will this be enough to make it better than the competition? Check out our full review to find out.
The Poco M3 is a budget smartphone and is priced under Rs.15,000. It has a 6.53 inch full-HD+ display with a dewdrop notch at the top. It has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, stereo speakers, and an IR emitter to control appliances. This smartphone has a triple camera setup at the back. It is quite well designed and looks far more premium than it is actually priced. The rear panel has a textured finish which helps keep fingerprints away.
The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor and gets 6GB of RAM. There are two storage variants available, 64GB and 128GB. Storage is expandable via dedicated microSD card slot and it accepts cards up to 512 GB. It packs in a 6000 mA battery which is good for the price. It has support for 18W charging and gets a 22.5W charger in the box.
The Poco M3 is capable of handling day to day tasks and the battery managed to last for a day and a half. The big battery does help with battery life, but it takes over two hours to charge it completely. With 6GB of RAM onboard it is capable of multitasking very easily. You can play most games but with heavier games, it tends to get warm to the touch. You get a 48-megapixel primary camera, a 2-megapixel macro camera and a 2-megapixel depth sensor on the Poco M3. The camera performance was average overall with the phone managing decent photos in daylight but lowlight performance wasn’t impressive. The Poco M3 does click better photos with Night mode enabled, but it takes about four seconds to take a shot.
Product Name | Price in India |
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Poco M3 (6GB RAM, 64GB) - Cool Blue | ₹ 9,690 |
Poco M3 (6GB RAM, 64GB) - Yellow | ₹ 9,690 |
Poco M3 (6GB RAM, 128GB) - Power Black | ₹ 9,990 |
Poco M3 (6GB RAM, 64GB) - Power Black | ₹ 10,599 |
Poco M3 (6GB RAM, 128GB) - Cool Blue | ₹ 10,990 |
Poco M3 (6GB RAM, 128GB) - Yellow | ₹ 14,999 |
Poco M3 price in India starts from ₹ 9,690. The lowest price of Poco M3 is ₹ 9,690 at Flipkart on 14th December 2024.
Brand | Poco |
Model | M3 |
Price in India | ₹9,690 |
Release date | 24th November 2020 |
Launched in India | No |
Form factor | Touchscreen |
Dimensions (mm) | 162.30 x 77.30 x 9.60 |
Weight (g) | 197.00 |
Battery capacity (mAh) | 6000 |
Removable battery | No |
Fast charging | Proprietary |
Colours | Poco Yellow, Cool Blue, Power Black |
Screen size (inches) | 6.53 |
Touchscreen | Yes |
Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels |
Protection type | Gorilla Glass |
Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 |
Pixels per inch (PPI) | 395 |
Processor | octa-core |
Processor make | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 |
RAM | 6GB |
Internal storage | 64GB |
Expandable storage | Yes |
Expandable storage type | microSD |
Expandable storage up to (GB) | 512 |
Dedicated microSD slot | Yes |
Rear camera | 48-megapixel (f/1.79, 0.8-micron) + 2-megapixel (f/2.4, 1.75-micron) + 2-megapixel (f/2.4, 1.75-micron) |
Rear autofocus | Yes |
Rear flash | Yes |
Front camera | 8-megapixel (f/2.05, 1.12-micron) |
Operating system | Android 10 |
Skin | MIUI 12 for Poco |
Wi-Fi | Yes |
Wi-Fi standards supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
GPS | Yes |
Bluetooth | Yes, v 5.00 |
Infrared | Yes |
USB Type-C | Yes |
Headphones | 3.5mm |
FM | Yes |
Number of SIMs | 2 |
SIM 1 | |
SIM Type | Nano-SIM |
GSM/CDMA | GSM |
3G | Yes |
4G/ LTE | Yes |
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
SIM 2 | |
SIM Type | Nano-SIM |
GSM/CDMA | GSM |
3G | Yes |
4G/ LTE | Yes |
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
Face unlock | Yes |
Fingerprint sensor | Yes |
Compass/ Magnetometer | Yes |
Proximity sensor | Yes |
Accelerometer | Yes |
Ambient light sensor | Yes |