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POCO F3 review: The SD870 flagship-killer with 120 Hz AMOLED at $349.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2021·$349
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#1 of 2
Tier
Premium
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A genuine flagship-killer.

Poco F3 paired the fast SD870 with a 120 Hz AMOLED at $349. No OIS and IP53 are the cuts, but the value was unbeatable in 2021.

01Display

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2021.

TypeAMOLED, 120 Hz
Size6.67 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px
Peak brightness1,300 nits

02Camera

68/100

68/100 trails the 70-point cohort average for premium phones of 2021.

Main48 MP, f/1.79
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro5 MP
Selfie20 MP

03Performance

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 80-point average for premium phones of 2021.

ChipsetSnapdragon 870 (7 nm)
RAM6 / 8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB

04Battery

76/100

76/100 trails the 79-point cohort average for premium phones of 2021.

Capacity4,520 mAh
Wired33 W

05Build

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2021.

06Value

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 83-point average for premium phones of 2021.

What works
  • SD870 + 120 Hz AMOLED at $349.
  • Jack + IR blaster + stereo.
  • 1,300-nit display.
  • Wi-Fi 6.
What doesn't
  • No OIS.
  • IP53 only.
  • No microSD.
  • MIUI ads.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 2-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .