Older flagship · 2023

Xiaomi Civi 3

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A37 Camera shares the Xiaomi 13's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 67W fast charging

Extras Cooling system

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.55″ AMOLED · 120Hz

8200 Ultra 12 / 256 GB

4500 mAh 67W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.55″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.55"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

12-bit (68B colours)

12-bit

Brightness

1500 nits

HDR

Dolby Vision · HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 8200 Ultra (4 nm) · 8-core 3.1 GHz · Mali-G610 MC6

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 8200 Ultra (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

886,130

v10

CPU

8-core, 3.1 GHz

GPU

Mali-G610 MC6

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex A78 3.1 GHz + 3x Cortex A78 3.0 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 13, MIUI 14 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 13, MIUI 14

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

32 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX800, 1/1.49", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi 13 , Honor 70

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 67 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Wired charging

67 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Speakers

Mono

Microphones

Memory

12 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

12 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

12/256GB · 12/512GB · 16/1TB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC1, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B3, B5, B8, B18, B19, B26

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28a, n38, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

174 g · 7.6 mm

Height

158.7 mm

Width

71.7 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

Weight

174 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 15

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.55″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

34% larger battery capacity

67 W vs 20 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

886k vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

15% larger battery capacity

67 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.55″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

886k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Where to buy

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How each one compares to the Xiaomi Civi 3.

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 15

Samsung Galaxy S23

Where to buy

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