SpecEagle review · Xiaomi

POCO M3 review: 6000 mAh budget hero with bold leatherette design.

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2020·$149
Overall
58/100
Class rank
#6 of 6
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Big battery, bold looks.

Poco M3 turned heads with its oversized camera plate and Poco-yellow finish, then backed it with a 6000 mAh cell, stereo speakers and a 48 MP main at $149 — a standout budget value of late 2020.

01Display

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 67-point average for budget phones of 2020.

TypeIPS LCD
Size6.53 inches
Resolution1080 x 2340 px

02Camera

58/100

58/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for budget phones of 2020.

Main48 MP, f/1.79
Macro2 MP
Depth2 MP
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

ChipsetSnapdragon 662 (11nm)
GPUAdreno 610

04Battery

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 82-point average for budget phones of 2020.

Capacity6000 mAh
Charging18W

05Build

62/100

62/100 trails the 67-point cohort average for budget phones of 2020.

What works
  • 6000 mAh battery at just $149
  • Stereo speakers rare in this tier
  • Bold standout design
What doesn't
  • Snapdragon 662 modest
  • No ultrawide camera
  • 2 MP filler lenses

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 6-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .