The POCO F5 and the POCO X3 Pro: The POCO Comparison

The POCO brand of the Xiaomi company has always focused on making smartphones with great performance and processing speed. This article compares two such POCO smartphones – The POCO F5 and the POCO X3 Pro, to find out who will stand out from the other.

POCO F5 vs POCO X3 Pro

The POCO X3 Pro runs with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 (7 nm) chipset while the POCO F5 runs with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 chipset. Both phones have an octa-core processor. When the operating system of POCO X3 is Android 11, the POCO F5 has Android 12 as the operating system.

The POCO F5 features a Super AMOLED display with a screen size of 6.7 inches and a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. While the POCO X3 Pro only has an IPS LCD, 120Hz, HDR10 display with a screen size of 6.67 inches and the same resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. When the POCO X3 Pro is protected with the Corning Gorilla Glass 6, the POCO F5 is protected with the Corning Glass 5.

The POCO X3 Pro has a quad camera setup of a combination of a 48MP + 8MP +2MP + 2Mp camera and a single front camera unit of 20MP. The POCO F5 however has a 64MP + 8MP + 5MP triple camera setup. The phone also features a 32MP single selfie camera.

Both devices have a side-mounted fingerprint sensor along with other sensors like the accelerometer, proximity sensor, compass, and all.

The POCO X3 Pro is powered by a 5160 mAh nonremovable battery with a 33W fast charging feature. The company claims the phone acquired a 59% charge in 30 mins and 100% of the phone’s charge in 59 mins. The POCO F5 is only having a 4700 mAh nonremovable battery. But what makes the phone stand out is its sonic 67W fast charge.

Comparing both the phones, one identifies that both are really well-performing smartphones with some advanced features. But the POCO F5 truly stands out from the POCO X3 Pro for a lot of reasons. The price of both the phones also has a huge difference. When the POCO X3 Pro is priced at starting price of RS. 18,999, the POCO F5 starts at a price of RS. 23,999. So before making a decision look for the price and the device used currently by the user. This can help you to select the best phone for you.