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LineageOS 19 is now available for the OnePlus 9/9 Pro, POCO X3 Pro, and Xiaomi Mi A1
Official LineageOS 19 support is here for the OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro, POCO X3 Pro, and the Xiaomi Mi A1. Read on to know more!
The LineageOS team has extended LineageOS 19 support to several devices since debuting the ROM earlier this year in April. Over the last month, devices like the Samsung Galaxy S10, POCO F3, and OnePlus 5/5T received support for the Android 12-based custom ROM. Since our previous coverage, the team has added four new devices to the official build roster.
Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha builds now available for POCO X3 Pro, Mi 8 Pro, POCO F2 Pro and more
Fresh builds of Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha based on Android 12 are now available for the Mi 8 Pro, POCO X3 Pro, POCO F2 Pro and POCO X3.
The Paranoid Android team has released fresh builds of Sapphire Alpha based on Android 12 for several POCO and Xiaomi phones. The POCO X3 Pro, Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro, and Mi 8 Explorer Edition have received the first build of Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha. Meanwhile, the POCO X3 / X3 NFC and POCO F2 Pro / Redmi K30 Pro are getting the Alpha 3 and Alpha 2 build, respectively.
Download: MIUI 12 stable update rolling out to several Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices
MIUI 12 stable builds have begun rolling out to several Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO devices. Head on over for Recovery ROM and Fastboot ROM download links!
MIUI 12 is the newest big release for Xiaomi smartphones, perhaps even bigger than an Android version jump. Features on Xiaomi devices are dictated more by their MIUI versions than the underlying Android version, so a MIUI version upgrade is an exciting event. This article will serve as the central repository of download links for all Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO devices that have received their official MIUI 12 stable updates. We'll update it regularly with fresh builds!
Best Xiaomi phones in 2023
We've tested virtually every Xiaomi smartphone to hit the market over the past few years and these are the best Xiaomi phones for each need.
Between Xiaomi and its various sub-brands, the company seemingly has a new phone out every few weeks. This would be annoying if these releases were mediocre, but that's not the case. Xiaomi's flagship phones have gotten very good over the years -- not just a contender to challenge for the top spot of our Best Android Phones list, but even our Best Phones list, period. And its budget and mid-tier offerings usually offer more value than competitors at the same price point.
POCO X3 Pro was the best-selling phone in Europe on Amazon this Black Friday
Xiami sold a lot of Poco X3 Pro smartphones in Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom over Black Friday.
The Black November Friday shopping season is finally over, but device makers are still pouring over sales data from last month. One of the more interesting data points might be from Xiaomi, which shared on social media that the company's Poco X3 Pro was the best-selling smartphone in several European countries over the Black Friday shopping period.
TWRP 3.6.0 released with support for devices that launched with Android 11
TWRP 3.6.0 is here, and it finally brings support for Android 11. The new release also improves the installation process. Check it out!
Team Win Recovery Project, or TWRP for short, has been around for several years now and it has grown to become the go-to option for the Android community to replace the stock recovery on their devices with a more advanced and feature-rich substitute. For most users, installing any kind of aftermarket software modification, whether it be a custom ROM, custom kernel, Magisk, or other tool, requires the use of TWRP. The custom recovery is open source and it supports hundreds of devices. Today, the project has been bumped to version 3.6.0, bringing Android 11 support, many improvements in decryption, new features, a whole lot of newly supported devices, and a major change to the way TWRP is installed.
The POCO X3 Pro is down to just £159 in the UK making it the best mid-range smartphone deal
The Poco X3 Pro is now on sale for just £159 in the UK making it the best mid-range smartphone expecially if you want a powerful device.
Xiaomi introduced its sister brand POCO back in 2018 with the POCO F1 which had high-end specs at an aggressive price. The POCO F1 stood for speed and focused on the SoC more than other aspects like design and cameras. The POCO X3 Pro also does pretty much the same, making it a spiritual successor to the POCO F1. At launch, the POCO X3 Pro was priced at £249 for the 256GB variant which was quite competitive by itself. However, thanks to Black Friday sales, the POCO X3 Pro can now be picked up for just £159 which is a steal if you're looking for a powerful smartphone on a budget.
LineageOS 18.1 adds support for the POCO X3 Pro, POCO F3/Mi 11X, Galaxy M20, and more
The LineageOS team has extended LineageOS 18.1 support to the POCO X3 Pro, POCO F3, Galaxy M20, and more. Download links in the post.
In March this year, the LineageOS team rolled out the first build of LineageOS 18.1 based on Android 11 to nearly 60 devices. Since then, the team has added support for several more devices, including the OnePlus 6/6T series, the Google Pixel 3 series, several Xiaomi phones, the Samsung Galaxy S10, and more. The team has now added support for a few more devices, including the POCO F3 (Redmi K40/Mi 11X), the POCO X3 Pro, and the Samsung Galaxy M20.
Stable MIUI 12.5 update starts rolling out to POCO X3 Pro units in India
The stable MIUI 12.5 update has started rolling out to POCO X3 Pro units in India. The update weighs 830MB and includes June 2021 patches.
Hot on the heels of the MIUI 12.5 update for the Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro last month, the latest version of Xiaomi’s custom skin is now making its way to one more device: POCO X3 Pro.
Kernel sources are now available for the latest phones from ASUS, POCO, Sony, and more
Kernel sources for ASUS ZenFone 8, POCO X3 Pro, Sony Xperia Pro, and a bunch of Realme devices have been uploaded online.
There is an abundance of options in the Android smartphone market. Along with that, there are countless options to customize and modify your phone beyond the options offered by OEMs, thanks to the devoted developers who make XDA such a unique community. One of the prerequisites for these custom modifications is the availability of kernel sources for each phone and many companies update them routinely. The kernel source of ASUS ZenFone 8, POCO X3 Pro, Sony Xperia Pro, and some Realme phones recently uploaded online.
We've opened forums for POCO X3 Pro, Moto G50, Moto G100, Red Magic 6, Black Shark 4, and Samsung Galaxy M12
We're opening up XDA forums for the POCO X3 Pro, Moto G100, Moto G50, Red Magic 6, Black Shark 4 series, and the Samsung Galaxy M12
Springtime is always busy for new smartphone releases, and this year has been no different. This year, we’ve opened up new XDA forums for several new devices, including the OnePlus 9 series, and now we’re opening up more places for you to discuss your favorite smartphones. The new list of phones to join the XDA forums includes the POCO X3 Pro, Moto G50, Moto G100, Red Magic 6, Black Shark 4 series, and the Samsung Galaxy M12.
POCO X3 Pro launches in India as a spiritual successor to the original POCO F1
POCO has just launched the POCO X3 Pro in India, featuring a 6.67-inch 120Hz display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SoC, four cameras and more.
After launching the POCO X3 Pro and POCO F3 globally last week, POCO is now bringing the POCO X3 Pro to the Indian shores. The earlier models in the series, the POCO X2 and POCO X3 have been quite popular in the mid-range space and the company is hoping to repeat the same magic with the latest entry in the POCO X series. Though the POCO X3 Pro may seem like just a carbon copy of the POCO X3 from the outside, it packs much more powerful hardware on the inside. POCO is positioning the POCO X3 Pro as a spiritual successor to the OG POCO F1 and as far as raw hardware and pricing are concerned, it does appear to be a fitting "successor", packing the powerful Snapdragon 860 SoC, much faster UFS 3.1 flash storage, a 12oHz display and more.
The POCO X3 Pro reminds me of a 2019 flagship, and that's not a bad thing
The POCO X3 Pro takes the POCO X3 NFC, a pretty good phone, and improves upon it with a better processor and more! Read our review!
The POCO X3 NFC made waves in the latter half of 2020 when it offered something that much of the competition could not -- powerful mid-range specs and a 120Hz display all at a low price. In Europe, you could pick it up for around €200 at launch, and I have personally recommended it to a number of friends after I spent some time with the device. The Snapdragon 732G that powered it was found in much more expensive mid-range smartphones like the Google Pixel 4a. Just when you thought POCO couldn't do it again, the POCO X3 Pro is launched, and it aims to do everything that its predecessor could do - with a whole lot more on top.
Xiaomi's POCO F3 and POCO X3 Pro offer sub-flagship specs at an affordable price
Xiaomi has just taken the wraps off the POCO F3 and POCO X3 Pro, two new members of their lineup touting Snapdragon 800-series chipsets.
We’re all old enough to remember POCO’s very first device, the POCO F1, in 2018. The POCO F1 made a lot of headlines back in the day, featuring a flagship-grade SoC, the Snapdragon 845, at a price tag that challenged mid-range devices with much slower internals. That phone was considered a one-off until POCO's brand relaunch in 2020, this time with a lot more phones with different specifications and pricing.
Xiaomi's POCO X3 Pro leaks in full with a brand new Qualcomm chip
The POCO X3 Pro is coming and thanks to an early Shopee listing, we know pretty much everything about Xiaomi's upcoming mid-range smartphone.
POCO's current lineup of cheap yet performant smartphones loosely resembles the brand's first smartphone dubbed the POCO F1. While the brand's first device was an aggressively cheap "flagship killer" equipped with the Snapdragon 845, their later devices have mostly been cheaper mid-range phones that are respectable on their own rights. The POCO X3, though, was one of the best mid-range phones of 2020, offering a 120Hz display, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 732G, and an overall amazing bang for the buck considering its price tag. The upcoming POCO X3 Pro seems like it'll offer a similar value proposition, and thanks to an online retailer, we now know basically everything about the new smartphone.
POCO X3 Pro leaked renders show off a familiar figure for the company's next smartphone
A new leak has given us our first look at the upcoming POCO X3 Pro. The overall design of the phone looks very similar to the POCO X3.
POCO’s X series is arguably the most popular smartphone lineup of the fledgling company. The POCO X2 was the first smartphone to launch under the new series. It took up the reins from the OG POCO F1 to deliver a highly competitive hardware package at an affordable price tag. The POCO X2 was well-received among the enthusiasts, and so was the POCO X3 that followed suit seven months later. Now, the company is preparing to introduce a third model in the form of the POCO X3 Pro. POCO has been teasing the new phone's launch on its social media account for a while now, and today we are getting our first look at the device.