**Gadget Match: Poco X3 Unboxing and Hands-On**

I'm Michael Josh, and welcome to Gadget Match. Today, we're putting the Poco X3 through its paces, unboxing and getting up close and personal with this affordable gaming phone that promises a lot for its price.

**Unboxing the Poco X3**

If you're a Poco fan, this yellow box reveal should look very familiar. Inside, we find another yellow box with a SIM card ejector tool, user guides, and a clear jelly case. Further inside, some stickers catch our eye, along with a note that says "Exactly what you need". Oh, and there's one more thing - the Poco X3 itself. We'll take a closer look at this later.

**The Poco X3: First Impressions**

The Poco X3 is like many other smartphones we've seen this year - its back panel feels like glass, but it's made of polycarbonate plastic with gentle curves and a strip of diagonal lines down the middle. The text "Poco" is emblazoned across the top in large letters, and there's an odd-shaped camera module on the back. The phone itself feels premium enough, although the glass back is a huge fingerprint magnet.

**Up Front: Display and Selfie Camera**

Looking up front, we find a display with a punch hole selfie camera that's different from the all-display pop-up camera of the F2 Pro. No fingerprint scanner is present underneath the display instead - it's built into the power button. Unlock times are fast and reliable, and there's also dual stereo speakers for audio enthusiasts.

**The Camera: Not Perfect**

One area where the Poco X3 falls short is in its camera performance. While we're spoiled by high-quality cameras on many flagship phones, the X3's quad camera system consists of a 64-megapixel wide-angle camera and a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera. The addition of two megapixel macro and depth sensors seems unnecessary to some of us.

**Camera Performance**

We took some sample shots around Brooklyn while using the Poco X3, and the results are... decent. Photos turn out all right, but they're not particularly impressive, especially when the sun goes down. Night mode has improved, though, and it looks even better than on the Poco F2 Pro. The phone's camera is slow, and we can't help but feel that there's room for improvement.

**The Battery: A Real Strength**

One area where the Poco X3 truly shines is in its battery life. With a 5160 milliampere-hour capacity, it has plenty of juice to last through the day. We promised two days of moderate use from this phone, and we weren't disappointed. Even with heavy gaming, the X3's battery lasted for more than 24 hours.

**Fast Charging: The Final Verdict**

Finally, there's the fast charging. With a 33-watt power brick bundled in the box, we were able to get our battery from zero to 62 percent in just 30 minutes - a full charge took around 65 minutes. That's impressive for this price point.

**Conclusion: The Poco X3 - A Solid Choice?**

So is the Poco X3 your gadget match? While it's camera disappoints us, we have to keep reminding ourselves that this is a $250 smartphone. And even then, we can't help but think about the excellent camera on the Pixel 4a, which is also available in markets where the X3 is sold. Fast refresh rates may mean less to some of you than others, and they're hard to come by at this price point.

That being said, if you're into gaming and are on a budget, the Poco X3 is a solid choice. The massive battery and 33-watt charger that comes in the box make it an attractive option. However, if you can spend a little bit more, the Pixel 4a and iPhone SE offer a more well-rounded experience out of the box.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enit was back in august 2018 when we first heard of pocophone and the f1 a sub 300 smartphone with top of the line specs that phone made ways because it was what people needed at that time an affordable phone that covered the basics well then silence it took almost two years for the company to announce a successor this year we saw the poco x2 and the f1 successor the f2 pro but these are different times and the strategy that gave the original pocophone its appeal doesn't quite apply in 2020 consumers demand for more and i want a phone that does well not just on paper so is the poco x3 up the challenge hi i'm michael josh you're watching gadget match this is our pocophone x3 unboxing and hands-on first a quick unboxing if you're a poco fan this yellow box reveal should look very familiar inside is another yellow box with a sim card ejector tool user guides and a clear jelly case further inside some stickers oh and it says exactly what you need oh here's another one fine underneath that is the poco x3 itself we'll take a closer look later also in the box a 33 watt power brick notice the red accents inside match the red accents of this usbc to usb-a cable on the outside the poco x3 is like many other smartphones we've seen this year its back panel feels like glass but it's made of polycarbonate plastic with gentle curves and a strip of diagonal lines down the middle with the text poco in large letters there's also an odd shaped camera module in the hands the phone feels premium enough although the glass back is a huge fingerprint magnet up front is a display with a punch hole selfie camera different from the all display pop-up camera of the f2 pro there's no fingerprint scanner underneath the display instead it's built into the power button unlock times are fast and reliable also worth mentioning dual stereo speakers a hybrid card slot for either two nano sims or one nano sim and a micro sd card and finally a headphone jack for those looking for an affordable gaming phone this might be it the x3 is the first phone to run qualcomm's new snapdragon 732 g processor it's a non 5g 700 series chip with qualcomm's adreno 618 elite gaming gpu those spec obsessed will also like the phone's 120 hertz refresh rate with a 240hz touch sampling rate with the option to go down to 60hz to save on battery life games like pubg and asphalt 9 run fine on the device i can imagine for most folks not having an 800 series processor is completely fine and may i remind you this is a sub 250 dollar smartphone we're talking about the coco x3 sports a quad camera system but two of those four cameras are a two megapixel macro camera and a dedicated depth sensor and you know how i feel about those unnecessary extras all that aside it's got a 64 megapixel wide ankle camera and a 13 megapixel ultra wide angle camera how do they perform here are some sample shots i took around brooklyn while the pocophone x3 does a decent job the camera is slow and photos turn out just all right especially when the sun goes down night mode has improved though and it looks even better than on the poco f2 pro while the phone is no bigger than the samsung galaxy s20 ultra it's got a 5 160 milliamp hour battery poco is promising two days of moderate use and in the weekend that i spent using the phone i could not drain the entire battery after a full day of use and with its support for 33 watt fast charging using its bundled adapter a 30 minute charge gets you up to 62 percent a full charge only takes 65 minutes so is the poco x3 your gadget match while it's camera disappoints me i have to keep reminding myself this is a 250 dollar smartphone and even then i find myself thinking about the excellent camera that's on the pixel 4a but i know that phone isn't available in markets where the x3 is sold fast refresh rates also mean less to me than others but i recognize there's a market for them and they're hard to come by at this price point so if you're into gaming and are on a budget the poco x3 is a solid choice props are also deserved by that massive battery and the 33 watt charger that comes in the box otherwise if you can spend a little bit more the pixel 4a and iphone se are better choices they may not have super fast displays and large batteries but overall they offer a more well-rounded experience out of the box and that was our poco x3 unboxing and hands-on i know the set looks different but it's about two in the morning here in new york and i really wanted to get this video out to you as soon as possible if you have any other questions leave them for me in the comments section below and i promise i'll try to get to each and every one of them subscribe to this youtube channel if you haven't already and turn on notifications we have a lot of videos coming this week and you don't want to miss any of them by hitting that bell icon you will be notified first follow me on social media for all the behind the scenes fun stuff and as always make gadgetmatch.com your daily habit until the next video i'm michael josh thanks for dropping by youit was back in august 2018 when we first heard of pocophone and the f1 a sub 300 smartphone with top of the line specs that phone made ways because it was what people needed at that time an affordable phone that covered the basics well then silence it took almost two years for the company to announce a successor this year we saw the poco x2 and the f1 successor the f2 pro but these are different times and the strategy that gave the original pocophone its appeal doesn't quite apply in 2020 consumers demand for more and i want a phone that does well not just on paper so is the poco x3 up the challenge hi i'm michael josh you're watching gadget match this is our pocophone x3 unboxing and hands-on first a quick unboxing if you're a poco fan this yellow box reveal should look very familiar inside is another yellow box with a sim card ejector tool user guides and a clear jelly case further inside some stickers oh and it says exactly what you need oh here's another one fine underneath that is the poco x3 itself we'll take a closer look later also in the box a 33 watt power brick notice the red accents inside match the red accents of this usbc to usb-a cable on the outside the poco x3 is like many other smartphones we've seen this year its back panel feels like glass but it's made of polycarbonate plastic with gentle curves and a strip of diagonal lines down the middle with the text poco in large letters there's also an odd shaped camera module in the hands the phone feels premium enough although the glass back is a huge fingerprint magnet up front is a display with a punch hole selfie camera different from the all display pop-up camera of the f2 pro there's no fingerprint scanner underneath the display instead it's built into the power button unlock times are fast and reliable also worth mentioning dual stereo speakers a hybrid card slot for either two nano sims or one nano sim and a micro sd card and finally a headphone jack for those looking for an affordable gaming phone this might be it the x3 is the first phone to run qualcomm's new snapdragon 732 g processor it's a non 5g 700 series chip with qualcomm's adreno 618 elite gaming gpu those spec obsessed will also like the phone's 120 hertz refresh rate with a 240hz touch sampling rate with the option to go down to 60hz to save on battery life games like pubg and asphalt 9 run fine on the device i can imagine for most folks not having an 800 series processor is completely fine and may i remind you this is a sub 250 dollar smartphone we're talking about the coco x3 sports a quad camera system but two of those four cameras are a two megapixel macro camera and a dedicated depth sensor and you know how i feel about those unnecessary extras all that aside it's got a 64 megapixel wide ankle camera and a 13 megapixel ultra wide angle camera how do they perform here are some sample shots i took around brooklyn while the pocophone x3 does a decent job the camera is slow and photos turn out just all right especially when the sun goes down night mode has improved though and it looks even better than on the poco f2 pro while the phone is no bigger than the samsung galaxy s20 ultra it's got a 5 160 milliamp hour battery poco is promising two days of moderate use and in the weekend that i spent using the phone i could not drain the entire battery after a full day of use and with its support for 33 watt fast charging using its bundled adapter a 30 minute charge gets you up to 62 percent a full charge only takes 65 minutes so is the poco x3 your gadget match while it's camera disappoints me i have to keep reminding myself this is a 250 dollar smartphone and even then i find myself thinking about the excellent camera that's on the pixel 4a but i know that phone isn't available in markets where the x3 is sold fast refresh rates also mean less to me than others but i recognize there's a market for them and they're hard to come by at this price point so if you're into gaming and are on a budget the poco x3 is a solid choice props are also deserved by that massive battery and the 33 watt charger that comes in the box otherwise if you can spend a little bit more the pixel 4a and iphone se are better choices they may not have super fast displays and large batteries but overall they offer a more well-rounded experience out of the box and that was our poco x3 unboxing and hands-on i know the set looks different but it's about two in the morning here in new york and i really wanted to get this video out to you as soon as possible if you have any other questions leave them for me in the comments section below and i promise i'll try to get to each and every one of them subscribe to this youtube channel if you haven't already and turn on notifications we have a lot of videos coming this week and you don't want to miss any of them by hitting that bell icon you will be notified first follow me on social media for all the behind the scenes fun stuff and as always make gadgetmatch.com your daily habit until the next video i'm michael josh thanks for dropping by you\n"