The POCO M3 Pro 5G, which was unveiled in Europe last month, has just landed in India. The POCO M3 Pro 5G is a direct successor to the last year’s POCO M2 Pro and the second installation in the POCO M3 series. This is POCO’s first phone with a MediaTek Dimensity chipset; however, it’s by no means an original device — it’s a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 10 5G. But as always, POCO has given the phone a nice visual refresh to set it apart from the original device.

POCO M3 Pro 5G: Specifications

Specification

POCO M3 Pro 5G

Dimensions and Weight

  • 161.81 x 75.35 x 9.92mm
  • 190g

Display

  • 6.5-inch FHD+ LCD Dot display
  • 2400 x 1080 pixels
  • 1500:1 contrast ratio
  • 500nits peak brightness
  • Up to 90Hz refresh rate
    • DynamicSwitch support (30Hz/50Hz/60Hz/90Hz)
  • Reading mode 3.0

SoC

  • MediaTek Dimensity 700
    • 2 x Cortex-A76 @ 2.2GHz
    • 6 x Cortex-A55 @ 2GHz
    • 7nm
  • ARM Mali-G57 GPU

RAM and Storage

  • 4GB LPDDR4x + 64GB UFS 2.2
  • 6GB LPDDR4x + 128GB UFS 2.2

Battery & Charging

  • 5,000mAh
  • 18W wired fast charging support

Rear Camera

  • Primary: 48MP, f/1.79
  • Secondary: 2MP macro, f/2.4
  • Tertiary: 2MP depth sensor, f/2.4

Front Camera

  • 8MP f/2.0 selfie camera

Ports

  • USB Type-C port
  • 3.5mm headphone jack

Connectivity

  • Dual SIM
  • 5G SA/NSA
  • Wi-Fi (dual-band 2.4GHz/5GHz)
  • Bluetooth 5.1

Security

Side-mounted fingerprint reader

Software

  • MIUI 12 based on Android 11

The POCO M3 Pro 5G has a couple of incremental upgrades over its predecessors, such as a higher refresh rate display, a slightly faster chipset, and 5G connectivity. It features a 6.5-inch LCD with a 90Hz screen refresh rate, 500nits peak brightness, and 360-degree light sensors. But it looks like the display doesn't support HDR10 playback as POCO doesn't mention anything about HDR on the device page.

The Poco M3 Pro has a MediaTek Dimensity 700 chip with a 90Hz display and a 5,000mAh battery. 5G connectivity is a marquee feature of the M3 Pro so if you want to be future-proof, this is an option to consider.
Poco M3 Pro 5G

Under the hood, the POCO M3 Pro 5G is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC, paired with 4GB/6GB RAM and 64GB/128GB UFS 2.2 flash storage. For optics, we're looking at a triple camera setup comprising a 48MP primary sensor and two 2MP depth and macro shooters. For some reason, POCO has decided to drop the ultra-wide cam which was present on the POCO M2 Pro.

Elsewhere, there's a 5,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging support, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, Bluetooth 5.1, a 3.5mm audio jack, and of course 5G connectivity. The phone runs MIUI 12 based on Android 11 out-of-the-box.

POCO M3 Pro XDA Forums

Pricing & Availablity

The POCO M3 Pro 5G starts at ₹13,999 for the base model, while the top model will set you back ₹15,999. The phone goes on sale on June 14 from Flipkart at 12 PM IST. As an early bird offer, buyers can shave ₹500 off on both models on the first sale.