POCO X3 Pro review: The 2021 performance-budget legend — SD860 at $249.
A budget gaming legend.
Poco X3 Pro put SD860 power in a $249 phone — the value-gaming pick of 2021. The LCD and weight are the compromises.
01Display
70/10070/100 trails the 75-point cohort average for mid phones of 2021.
02Camera
60/10060/100 is one of the weaker camera results among mid phones of 2021 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
76/100At 76/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid phones of 2021 — 11 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
80/10080/100 puts it above the 74-point average for mid phones of 2021.
05Build
66/10066/100 is one of the weaker build results among mid phones of 2021 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
06Value
86/100At 86/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among mid phones of 2021 — 11 points above the cohort average.
- SD860 — near-flagship perf at $249.
- 120 Hz + stereo + jack.
- 5,160 mAh + 33 W.
- microSD.
- LCD not AMOLED.
- Heavy 215 g.
- No 5G.
- MIUI ads.
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 36-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .