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POCO X3 NFC review: The 120Hz budget bestseller that defined a generation.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2020·$230
Overall
72/100
Class rank
#1 of 1
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The budget bestseller of 2020.

POCO X3 NFC was the value phone everyone recommended in late 2020 — a 120Hz screen, 5160 mAh battery, stereo speakers and the IMX682 64 MP camera at $230. It defined the budget high-refresh formula POCO still rides.

01Display

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.

TypeIPS LCD, 120Hz, 240Hz touch
Size6.67 inches
Resolution1080 x 2400 px

02Camera

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.

Main64 MP Sony IMX682, f/1.89
Ultrawide13 MP, 119 deg
Macro2 MP
Depth2 MP
Selfie20 MP

03Performance

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.

ChipsetSnapdragon 732G (8nm)
GPUAdreno 618

04Battery

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.

Capacity5160 mAh
Charging33W

05Build

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.

What works
  • 120Hz + 5160 mAh + stereo at $230
  • IMX682 64 MP main
  • microSD + 3.5 mm + NFC
What doesn't
  • IPS not AMOLED
  • Heavy 215 g
  • 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 1-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .