POCO X3 NFC review: The 120Hz budget bestseller that defined a generation.
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
80/10080/100 puts it above the 75-point average for mid-range phones of 2020.
02Camera
70/10070/100 puts it above the 66-point average for mid-range phones of 2020.
03Performance
72/100At 72/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2020 — 7 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
86/100At 86/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among mid-range phones of 2020 — 12 points above the cohort average.
05Build
72/10072/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.
- 120Hz + 5160 mAh + stereo at $230
- IMX682 64 MP main
- microSD + 3.5 mm + NFC
- 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 104-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .