Poco has taken the wraps off its new budget smartphone in India – Poco M3. The handset brings an interesting camera setup, premium leather texture, and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. It features a big triple camera system alongside a bold Poco branding. The budget smartphone has been launched in India for Rs 10,999. The M3 was unveiled internationally in November 2020. It now comes to India as a successor to the POCO M2. The device comes with an updated design and improved internals. It draws power from Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor and packs a massive 6000mAh battery capacity with support for an 18W fast charger. For optics, the phone gets a 48-megapixel triple rear camera and a single 8-megapixel selfie shooter. Let’s take a look at the POCO M3 price in India, specifications, features, and other details.
POCO M3 Price in India
The smartphone has been launched in two variants 6GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, and 6GB RAM, 128GB internal storage. The base model is priced at Rs 10,999 while the 128GB variant will cost you Rs 11,999. Both the variants will start selling on Flipkart, starting February 6, 2021. Poco is offering a bank discount of Rs 1000 after which both the models will be affordable.
The smartphone has been launched in three colour variants Cool Blue, Poco Yellow, and Power Black. It will succeed the Poco M2 and the Poco M2 Pro launched last year.
POCO M3 specifications
The Poco M3 features a 6.53-inch FHD+ (1,080 x 2,340) IPS LCD panel with a peak brightness of 400 nits. The screen is protected by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It has a waterdrop notch on top of the display for the front camera.
At the back, the phone sports a 48MP triple-rear camera setup. The 48MP primary sensor is accompanied by a 2MP macro lens with an f/2.4 aperture and a 2MP depth sensor with an f/2.4 aperture. On the front, there is an 8MP shooter with an f/2.05 aperture for the selfies.
Under the hood, The smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset which features four Kryo 260 Gold cores clocked at 2.0GHz, four Kryo Silver cores at 1.8GHz, and an Adreno 610 GPU. Poco M3 comes with 64GB and 128GB (UFS 2.2) of internal storage options that both support expansion via microSD card (up to 512GB) through a dedicated slot.
Connectivity options on the phone include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, Infrared (IR) blaster, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. There is also a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for authentication. You’ll also get stereo speakers. The phone packs a 6,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. It measures 162.30×77.30×9.60mm and weighs 198 grams.
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