Poco X3 will launch in India today, September 22, at 12pm (noon). The phone will be a follow-up to the Poco X2 that launched in the country in February. The Xiaomi sub-brand launched a phone under the name Poco X3 NFC for the European market earlier this month and the Indian variant, which is expected to be called Poco X3, is expected to be a slightly modified variant of that. The company has not shared pricing information and only some of the specifications are known.
Poco X3 price in India (expected)
Prices for Poco X3 in India will be revealed when the phone launches today at 12pm (noon) through a virtual event that will be streamed live on YouTube. What we know now is that the phone will go on sale through Flipkart.
While Poco hasn’t revealed the Indian price for the phone, the Poco X3 NFC launched at EUR 229 (roughly Rs. 19,900) for the base 6GB + 64GB storage variant and EUR 269 (roughly Rs. 23,400) for the variant. 6GB + 128GB storage. The Poco X3 NFC is offered in two color options, namely Cobalt Blue and Shadow Gray.
Poco X3 Specifications (Expected)
The Poco X3 has been confirmed to feature a 120Hz refresh rate display with a 240Hz touch sample rate. It will be powered by Snapdragon 732G SoC and support 33W fast charging. It comes with liquid cooling technology. It has a quad rear camera setup and a hole punched for the selfie camera.
The phone is anticipated to come with a larger battery compared to the Poco X3 NFC, which means it can be over 5,160 mAh. Previous leaks have claimed that there could be an 8GB RAM variant that is higher than the two models of the Poco X3 NFC.
If the rest of the specs remain unchanged between the Poco X3 NFC and the Indian variant, the Poco X3 will feature a 6.67-inch full-HD + display, have a quad rear camera setup that includes a Sony IMX682 primary sensor from 64 megapixels, a 13 megapixel 119 degree wide-angle sensor, a 2 megapixel depth sensor, and a 2 megapixel macro shooter. On the front, there will be a 20-megapixel sensor for selfies, located in the hole punch cutout.
It will also come with a side-mount fingerprint scanner and will have an IP53 dust and water resistance rating.
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