Older high-end · 2021

Xiaomi Poco F3

Name: Xiaomi Poco F3
Brand: Xiaomi
Price: 240000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦150,000 to ₦240,000 · 10 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel Fold Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A51's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured), 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

6.67″ AMOLED · 120Hz

870 5G 6 / 128 GB

4520 mAh 33W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 20 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Xiaomi Poco F3 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

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

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1300 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm) · 8-core 3.2 GHz · Adreno 650

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

High-end

AnTuTu

800,216

v10

GeekBench

3,206

Graphics test

GFXBench 48 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 650

Process

7 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex A77 3.20 GHz + 3x Cortex A77 2.4 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, HyperOS · 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 11, upgradable to Android 13, HyperOS

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

48 MP f/1.8 main · 20 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

48 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

5 MP f/2.4

Front camera

20 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Sony IMX582 Exmor RS, 1/2.96", 0.6µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A51 , Samsung Galaxy A34

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4520 mAh · 33 W wired

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

Capacity

4520 mAh

Lab endurance

114:00h

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Audio

Very good (-24.5 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-24.5 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB

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

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System

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 full · 5G works

Full

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 B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B20, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

196 g · 7.8 mm · IP53

Height

163.7 mm

Width

76.4 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

Weight

196 g

IP rating

IP53

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

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 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

40% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 20 W charging · 4,520 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

800k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 48 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Heavier in hand

196 g vs 174 g

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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

13% larger battery capacity

4,520 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

800k vs 899k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Heavier in hand

196 g vs 169 g

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Where to buy

10 sellers·Used from ₦150,000

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Jiji Used

₦150,000

Lowest of 10 Fair for used

BETTER DAY COMMUNICATIONS

10.8 yrs · 63 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦150,000

Lowest of 10 Fair for used

GOT Mobile

6.8 yrs · 68 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦175,000

Fair for used

GOT Mobile

6.8 yrs · 68 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦175,000

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CHIBESTINO GLOBAL GADGETS

4.3 yrs · 145 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦190,000

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦200,000

Fair for used

S And H Communications

2.2 yrs · 4 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦205,000

Fair for used

O’ben Gadgets Realm

3.0 yrs · 23 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦240,000

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦200,000

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Godsave Enyindiah

256GB

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Jiji Used

₦200,000

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Buchester Communications

3.3 yrs · 2 feedback · 128GB

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In the Real World

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.

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