To update: The Indian variant of the POCO X3 bearing the model number M2007J20CI has received approval from the TUV Rheinland certification platform. The same model number also appeared in Geekbench benchmarks to reveal specs such as the SD732G chip, 8GB of RAM, and the Android 10 operating system.
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Yesterday, POCO held a global unveiling event to announce the POCO X3 mid-range smartphone. The phone is now available for purchase in various markets starting today. The phone now has a starting price of 199 euros in Europe. Shortly after the launch event, POCO India General Manager C Manmohan hinted at the arrival of the POCO X3 in India. He also gave a hint about the price of the smartphone.
Manmohan’s tweet claims that the POCO X3 would be priced at Rs 20,000 (~ $ 272) + tax in India. The variants of the predecessor POCO X2 such as 6GB of RAM + 64GB of storage, 6GB of RAM + 128GB of storage, and 8GB of RAM + 256GB of storage. These models are priced at Rs. 17,499 (~ $ 238), Rs. 18,499 (~ $ 251) and Rs. 21,499 (~ $ 292), respectively.
Good job done @POCOGlobal equipment. # POCOX3 it is an amazing product! 🤩#LITTLE BIT Fans of India! Do you want us to launch it in India? The usual price will be € 229 = Rs 20,000 + tax.
RT if you want us to launch it in India.
everything you need, nothing you don’t need. https://t.co/1pjAPfdhz8
– C Manmohan #POCOForIndia (@cmanmohan) September 7, 2020
The POCO X3 NFC debuted yesterday in two variants, such as 6GB of RAM + 64GB of storage for 229 Euros (~ $ 270; Rs 19,900) and 8GB of RAM + 128GB of storage for 269 Euros (~ $ 318; ~ Rs 23,350). Until September 11, both models will be available with reduced prices of 199 euros (~ $ 235; ~ Rs 17,275) and 249 euros (~ $ 294; ~ Rs 21,615).
Today, POCO India will announce the POCO M2 entry phone in India. So it looks like the company may start teasing the POCO X3 launch in India sometime later this month.
POCO X3 Specifications
The POCO X3 has a 6.67-inch IPS LCD FHD + display with 120Hz refresh rate support. The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 732G chipset, LPDDR4x RAM, UFS 2.1 storage and a 5,160 mAh battery with 33 W fast charge. It has a 20 megapixel front camera and a 64 megapixel quad-camera system (Sony IMX682) + 13 megapixels (ultra wide angle) + 2 megapixels (macro) + 2 megapixels (depth). It has a side fingerprint reader. The phone comes in two colors, such as Shadow Gray and Cobalt Blue.
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