Poco F3 GT Assessment: Solely Efficiency Focussed?

Poco F1 was the primary smartphone to bear the Poco model in India. It provided wonderful worth for cash and was a straightforward decide for these purely in search of efficiency, significantly for gaming. Whereas Poco has develop into an unbiased firm and launched a number of collection of smartphones since then, the Poco F1 has not had a real successor, till now. The corporate has launched the Poco F3 GT in India as the following mannequin within the F collection, and this smartphone too focuses on efficiency. So is the Poco F3 GT the brand new go-to smartphone for gaming on a price range? Or must you search for alternates? I put the Poco F3 GT to the check to seek out out.

 

Poco F3 GT value in India

The Poco F3 GT begins at Rs. 26,999 for the bottom variant which has 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Poco additionally provides an 8GB RAM and 128GB storage choice at Rs. 28,999, whereas the 8GB RAM, 256GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 30,999.

Poco F3 GT design

The Poco F3 GT is huge, and it sports activities a giant 6.67-inch show with skinny bezels on the edges. It has a metallic body that offers it a premium feel and look. The 4 corners are flattened, and the highest and backside sections of the body are designed to make it snug to carry the F3 GT in panorama mode. On the precise, the body has two sliders that may be pushed inwards to interact two “maglev” set off buttons. These can be utilized for gaming they usually provide good clicky suggestions. Poco has additionally positioned the facility button on the precise. It’s simple to succeed in and homes the fingerprint scanner which makes it simple to unlock the smartphone. On the left facet are quantity buttons and the third microphone.

The highest of the cellphone has a grille for the second speaker, plus a secondary microphone and an IR emitter, which is a typical sight on Xiaomi smartphones. On the backside of the body is the USB Kind-C port, bottom-firing speaker, major microphone, and SIM tray with two Nano-SIM slots.

The Poco F3 GT has Corning Gorilla Glass 5 at the back and front

 

You get Corning Gorilla Glass 5 safety on the entrance and the again, which ought to stand up to every day use. The Poco F3 GT has a triple digital camera setup on the again with a lightning bolt-shaped LED flash proper subsequent to it. This digital camera module additionally has RGB lighting and protrudes barely. There is a metallic trim round it which ought to assist stop the lenses from getting scratched. Poco does present a case within the field.

The Poco F3 GT weighs 205g which is barely on the heavier facet. It is usually IP53 rated which implies it’s splash resistant.

Poco F3 GT specs

The Poco F3 GT boasts of highly effective {hardware}. It’s powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC and is obtainable in 6GB and 8GB RAM choices, each with 128GB of storage, and there is additionally an 8GB RAM, 256GB storage choice. I had the mid-spec variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage for this assessment. The massive 6.67-inch AMOLED show sports activities a full-HD+ decision and a 120Hz refresh charge. There may be help for HDR10+ and the panel has a 240Hz contact sampling charge which will get bumped as much as 480Hz when recreation mode is enabled.

There may be help for 5G in addition to 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 5.1, and dual-band Wi-Fi. It additionally works with 5 satellite tv for pc navigation techniques. The Poco F3 GT packs in an enormous 5,065mAh battery and comes with a 67W quick charger within the field. The charger is larger than ordinary and has a shiny yellow cable with an L-shaped Kind-C connector. This makes it simple to play video games or watch content material whereas the cellphone is charging.

Bodily set off buttons make gaming participating on the F3 GT

 

When it comes to software program, the Poco F3 GT runs MUI 12.5 on high of Android 11. My unit had the June Android safety patch however acquired an replace to the July patch in the course of the assessment interval. The Poco F3 GT comes with a good variety of preinstalled apps corresponding to Amazon, Fb, GetApps, LinkedIn, Netflix, Prime Video, and a few Google apps. I discovered GetApps and Themes to be a bit spammy, pushing notifications frequently. Other than this annoyance I had no points with the UI and located it simple to make use of.

Poco F3 GT efficiency

The Dimensity 1200 SoC can deal with something you throw at it. I may multitask and cargo heavy apps on this smartphone with none points. The 8GB RAM unit I had confirmed completely no slowdowns in the course of the assessment interval. The upper 120Hz refresh charge makes scrolling by menus and lists inside apps very easy. There may be DC dimming as nicely, nevertheless it solely works when the show refresh charge is ready to 60Hz.

Poco’s side-mounted fingerprint scanner was fast, and wanted solely a single faucet to unlock the system. Face recognition on the Poco F3 GT was fast as nicely. The massive AMOLED show had good viewing angles and was shiny sufficient to be seen outside. The stereo audio system on the system enhanced the video-watching expertise. Poco’s RGB lighting across the digital camera module kicks in whereas the cellphone is charging and when recreation mode is enabled. It additionally pulses to indicate pending notifications and incoming calls.

I put this cellphone by benchmarks and it did nicely. In AnTuTu, the F3 GT scored 6,11,051 factors. In Geekbench 5’s single-core and multi-core checks, it scored 855 and a pair of,709 factors respectively. The Poco F3 GT additionally managed 38fps and 117fps in GFXBench’s Automobile Chase and T-Rex benchmarks respectively. These scores are greater than these of the equally priced OnePlus Nord 2 (Assessment), which I examined just lately.

The 67W bundled charger has an L-shaped connector

 

Coming to gaming, I performed Battlegrounds Cell India (BGMI) on the Poco F3 GT and it defaulted to the HD graphics preset and excessive body charge. The sport was playable at these settings with none lag or stutter. The Poco F3 GT’s bodily set off buttons made gaming extra participating, and so did the stereo audio system. I performed the sport for 20 minutes and observed a 3 % battery drop. The system additionally acquired barely heat to the contact.

Battery life on the Poco F3 GT was fairly good and the cellphone lasted me a couple of day and a half without having to be plugged in. In our HD video loop check, the Poco F3 GT managed to run for 17 hours and 36 minutes. When it did run out of juice, the provided 67W quick charger was able to charging it as much as 72 % in half-hour, and it took about 47 minutes to cost totally.

Poco F3 GT cameras

The Poco F3 GT packs a triple digital camera setup on the again consisting of a 64-megapixel major digital camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle digital camera, and a 2-megapixel macro digital camera. For selfies it has a 16-megapixel shooter. The digital camera app is fairly easy and straightforward to make use of. It has a fast toggle for AI scene detection and HDR. Switching between completely different taking pictures modes may be very simple and it additionally permits you to activate filters earlier than taking a shot.

Daylight photographs had respectable particulars however the F3 GT tends to sharpen them which makes them look synthetic. The dynamic vary was acceptable however not nice. With the ultra-wide angle digital camera you’ll be able to seize a a lot wider discipline of view however the picture high quality is not nearly as good as with the first digital camera. The output is not as crisp as with the first digital camera, and it is best used solely when wanted.

Poco F3 GT daylight digital camera pattern (faucet to see full measurement)

Poco F3 GT daylight ultra-wide angle digital camera pattern (faucet to see full measurement)

 

Shut-up photographs taken with the Poco F3 GT had good element, and the cellphone utilized a smooth depth impact. Equally for portraits, edge detection was fairly good and the cellphone may separate the topic from the background appropriately. It additionally let me set the extent of background blur earlier than taking the shot. The macro digital camera on the Poco F3 GT permits you to get near a topic however there’s the opportunity of blocking mild with the smartphone in the event you get too shut. Macro photographs had good element and even tiny textual content on a coin was seen, however the output is capped at 2 megapixels.

Poco F3 GT close-up digital camera pattern (faucet to see full measurement)

Poco F3 GT portrait digital camera pattern (faucet to see full measurement)

Poco F3 GT macro digital camera pattern (faucet to see full measurement)

 

Low-light digital camera efficiency was strictly common. The AI was fast to detect low mild and set the digital camera up accordingly. It boosted brightness within the picture artificially inflicting reflections to look bizarre. Images shot with Night time mode regarded extra pure.

Poco F3 GT low-light digital camera pattern (faucet to see full measurement)

Poco F3 GT Night time mode digital camera pattern (faucet to see full measurement)

 

Selfies taken with the Poco F3 GT had been crisp, though barely sharpened. Selfie portraits had good edge detection and the smartphone may detect faces even with masks on.

Poco F3 GT low-light selfie portrait digital camera pattern (faucet to see full measurement)

 

Video recording tops out at 4K 30fps for the first digital camera. Footage shot in daylight was stabilised at 4K in addition to 1080p. Footage shot in low mild had shimmer within the output.

Verdict

The Poco F3 GT is a recent addition to the Poco F collection after a very long time. You get excellent efficiency for the worth, and the massive battery coupled with quick charging sweetens the deal additional. The Poco F1 (Assessment) didn’t have the very best cameras and the brand new Poco F3 GT does not both – when it comes to picture high quality, it got here second in most situations once I in contrast it to the OnePlus Nord 2.

If you’re trying to play video games in your smartphone, the Poco F3 GT is an effective companion. It has bodily set off buttons, stereo audio system, and an AMOLED show with 120Hz refresh charge. Alternatively if you would like an all-rounder on this value phase, check out the OnePlus Nord 2.