Xiaomi's sub-brand Poco surprises its users every time, with its amazing releases. Poco started rolling out its Poco X3 NFC mobile last year. And this mobile became the mid-range Killer of 2020 according to its specifications in that price range. Because it was impossible to expect this specification from any other brand in this price range. Poco continues its tradition in 2021 as well and launched Poco X3 Pro and Poco X3 GT two successors of Poco X3 NFC.
Today we are doing a detailed comparison of Poco X3 Pro and Poco X3 GT. Poco X3 Pro was launched in March 2021 with a very reasonable price of PKR 42,000, but later due to the increase in duties tax, its price becomes 47,000 that was still affordable as compared to others. Poco X3 GT was launched in the last month of July 2021 with a higher price of 58,000, as compared to price expectations. All this happened due to an increase in duties tax.
But the question is, which one of these two mobiles should you buy and which mobile is the best according to your needs? Let's have a look at the highlighted specifications of these two mobiles and make a conclusion which suits best for your needs.
Display
The Poco X3 GT comes with the display of 6.6" inches IPS display having Full HD+ 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution. Poco X3 Pro has a similar but slightly large 6.67" inches IPS display with the same resolution. Both mobiles come with a high refresh panel of 120Hz having a 240Hz touch sampling rate. Poco X3 Pro has Gorilla Glass 6 protection while Poco X3 GT has Gorilla Glass Victus protection at the front.
Processor
Both mobiles come with octa-core processors from different companies. Poco X3 GT has powered by a Mediatek 5G series chipset, Dimensty 1100 5G with a processing power of 2.6GHz. On the other hand, Poco X3 Pro comes with Snapdragon flagship series processor Snapdragon 660 with a higher processing power of 2.96GHz. According to the processors, Poco X3 Pro has better performance but the Poco X3 GT also provides decent performance having support for the latest 5G technology.
RAM and Memory
Poco X3 Pro comes with 6GB RAM having 128 GB of Storage and 8GB RAM having 256GB storage variants. But Poco X3 GT comes with only a single 8GB RAM option having 128GB and 256GB storage variants. That was also a reason that Poco X3 GT has a price higher than Poco X3 Pro. Poco X3 Pro have also a memory card slot for memory expansion but the Poco X3 GT has no memory card option.
Camera
Poco X3 Pro has a 48MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP quad-camera setup at the back having 48MP main sensors that provide decent shots. Poco X3 GT has a 64MP + 2MP + 2MP triple rare camera setup having a 64MP main sensor provides better resolution as compared to the Poco X3 Pro 48MP sensor. But Poco X3 has also a wide camera at the back that has a plus point. When we come to selfies, both have a punch hole at the top center of the display, where Poco X3 Pro has a 20MP sensor and Poco X3 GT has a 16MP sensor. In selfie Poco X3 Pro is better than Poco X3 GT.
Battery
Poco X3 Pro has a 5160mAh battery that has a 3.2% higher capacity as compared to the Poco X3 GT 5000mAh battery. But due to a little smaller battery, Poco X3 GT has a thin profile as compared to Poco X3 Pro that has a plus point. Both have also 33W fast charging support. Both mobiles provide identical battery backup for every scenario.
Design
The main difference between Poco X3 GT and Poco X3 Pro is design. Poco X3 GT has less weight, a thin profile, a decent camera bump at the back, and an improved design as compared to Poco X3 Pro. Both have a plastic back. In the case of design, Poco X3 GT is much better than Poco X3 Pro.
Conclusion
So the conclusion is, If you want a flagship-level performance in low below 50K then you go with Poco X3 Pro. Poco X3 Pro is a beast for gamers and performance lovers, who don't care about design. Poco X3 GT is a little overpriced due to the increase in duties tax, but if you want a decent design, decent camera, and also a high performance having 5G support then you can consider Poco X3 GT.