POCO M3 is arguably the most impressive for the price, here's why

POCO just shook the Philippine mobile market with its bang-for-the-buck offering—the M3. Why? Here are 5 of its best features that make it a compelling buy.

Top 5 highlights of the POCO M3

Top 5 features of the POCO M3

POCO M3 is one of the best value budget smartphones in 2020

1. FHD+ LTPS screen - At this price point, POCO M3's screen is impressive. It has a 6.5-inch 2.5D curved LCD (LTPS) screen with 2340 x 1080 FHD+ resolution, 395 ppi pixel density, 1500:400 contrast ratio, 400 nits brightness, color temperature adjustment, sunlight mode, standard mode, reading mode 2.0, Gorilla Glass 3 protection, and TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification. It also has L1 Widevine certification to take advantage of the screen resolution since this allows for HD quality content streaming.

2. Beast performance - For under PHP 8K, the POCO M3 packs great specs with 2.0GHz Snapdragon 662 octa-core processor, Adreno 610 processor, 4GB LPDDR4, and up to 128GB UFS 2.2 expandable storage. These are pretty powerful specs for a bang-for-the-buck device even in 2020 standards.

3. Huge battery - The POCO M3 sports a huge 6,000mAh battery. This will surely net users amazing battery life for both daily work usage, media streaming, and gaming. If you need a quick charge in the middle of the day, you can charge it with 18W USB-C charging using the 22.5W charger. If you have a secondary device, you can also charge it using the POCO M3's reverse charging.

4. 48MP triple cameras - The POCO M3 features a triple-camera setup with 48MP f/1.79 w/ AF + 2MP f/2.4 macro sensor + 2MP f/2.4 depth sensor with LED flash. It also has a dedicated Night Mode, Movie frame, Time-lapse, and 120fps slow-motion video. For selfies, it has an 8MP f/2.05 sensor.

5. Great price - To round out the specs and features of the POCO M3, it also has WiFi, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, FM Radio, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, fingerprint sensor, face unlock, IR blaster, splash-proof nano-coating, Hi-Res audio via headphones, stereo speakers, and dual-mic.

AND, you get all of these for just PHP 6,990 for the 4GB/64GB variant and PHP 7,990 for the 4GB/128GB variant. Wild!

POCO M3 Specs

Display: 6.53-inch 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass 3 protected LCD (LTPS) screen w/ FHD+ 2340 x 1080 resolution at 395 ppi

CPU: 2.0GHz 11nm Snapdragon 662 octa-core processor

GPU: Adreno 610

RAM: 4GB LPDDR4X

ROM: 64GB UFS 2.1/128GB UFS 2.2 expandable via microSD card slot up to 512GB (dedicated)

Back Camera: 48MP f/1.79 w/ AF + 2MP f/2.4 macro + 2MP f/2.4 depth + LED flash

Selfie Camera: 8MP f/2.05

Battery: 6,000mAh w/ 18W fast charging

OS: Android 10 w/ MIUI 12

Connectivity: WiFi, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, FM Radio, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic, pressure

Others: Fingerprint sensor, face unlock, IR Blaster, Splash-proof nano-coating, Hi-Res audio, stereo speakers, dual-mic, USB-C, Colors: Cool Blue, POCO Yellow, Power Black

Dimensions: 162.3 x 77.3 x 9.6 mm

Weight: 198 g

Price: PHP 6,990 (4GB/64GB), PHP 7,990 (4GB/128GB)

Also, as a part of its first sale in the Philippines, a 48-hour deal for both variants will be available on November 27 and 28 with PHP 1,000 less their SRPs, and those who will purchase the M3 on November 27 from 12 MN to 2:00 AM will receive a FREE Mi In-Ear Headphones Basic Piston Earphone while stocks last.

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