Poco M3 Review: Long-term By Mark Linsangan

So this is the Poco m3, and I've been using this phone on and off for the past few weeks, and I got to say this right away. This is an incredible phone for its price. Let me tell you why, for starters, let's talk about its specs, so this is using Qualcomm snapdragon 662 processors, which I'm not gonna lie to you guys it's pretty slow, but it will get you through your basic phone needs now. This also packs 64, gigs or 128 gigs of storage paired with 4 gigs of ram, which is fine for everyday use, but don't expect your apps to load as quickly when switching between them now this phone also packs a whopping 6 000 William hour battery, that's capable of charging up to 18 watts via the included charger, a 48 megapixel main camera, a 2 megapixel macro, a 2 megapixel depth sensor for portrait mode, as well as an 8 megapixel front-facing camera. Now the display is an IPS LCD which doesn't produce the most accurate colors nor the brightest screen, but it is a full HD plus screen, which is more than enough for people who are shopping for a super budget device. So let's talk about that display.

First now, like I said earlier, it's a full HD plus screen, and since it's an LCD panel, you won't really get the blackest blacks nor super rich colors, but it is more than fine for watching YouTube videos. Now. One thing I will say, though, for an IPS panel, the viewing angles aren't the best. I'm not really sure why that is, but just be aware of that, and also there's no fast refresh rate, so you're stuck at 60 hertz, which, to be honest, doesn't help the phone in terms of performance which I'll talk about in a bit, but overall the 6.5 inch display, isn't terrible for yet again 129 smartphones. Now out of the box, this phone is running mini 12, which is based off of android 10 and paired with the Poco launcher 2.

The software experience on the Poco m3 has been very enjoyable. It has all the Google apps pre-installed too, which is great, and you can download apps and games from the play store just fine. I know a lot of Chinese manufacturers. Don't include those because of some weird rules here in North America, but the skin and overall appearance is a lot lighter than most OEM skins nowadays, and I really think Poco did a great job on the software front. There wasn't a lot of unnecessary software features that are gimmicky and overall gives you a more friendly user experience.

Now when it comes to its performance and day-to-day usage, I think that the snapdragon 662 processors, paired with four gigs of ram, is mediocre. At best now I've been using the OnePlus 8 pro and iPhone 12 regularly, and obviously those two phones have been very good to me and haven't noticed any slowdowns. Yet the experience on this phone is pretty slow. I'd have to wait a couple of seconds till menus pop up or switching to another app takes a little longer than usual, but, to be honest, you shouldn't expect 129 smartphone to perform like a flagship or even a mid-range device. Like the Pixel 4a, the Poco m3 is in a category of its own.

Now, despite some UI lag and some performance downfalls, the m3 can still handle basic smartphone functionality like browsing the web scrolling through social or watching YouTube videos. Now touching up on its overall build. This phone is made out of plastic all around. I actually haven't seen this color in a lot of reviews that came out a month or so ago, and I love it. The yellow color just makes everything pop and makes it a unique cyber punky phone.

Now the speakers on this phone sounds a little muffled compared to other smartphones that I've reviewed in the past, but it does get loud. It has stereo speakers, although the earpiece doesn't get as loud as the bottom firing speakers. But overall, though, it's fine for everyday use, it's good for YouTube videos or watching Netflix. Now, even though this phone is made out of plastic, it doesn't feel fragile or flimsy at all. It still weighs a significant amount, which is probably because of the battery that's inside the phone, which is a six thousand William hour battery.

Now this phone's got amazing idle time, and I was able to get about a day and a half, maybe two days of usage before I had to recharge it again. But obviously this depends on how heavy you use your phone, so you may get longer or shorter screen on time before the battery dies down. Now the phone can charge back up to 100 in about two hours and 15, which again not bad for a phone. At this price point now the main camera on the back is decent in good lighting out of the camera, the m3 takes a 12 megapixel photo, but it is capable of shooting up to 48 megapixels. You don't have an ultra-wide camera nor a telephoto lens, just a 2 megapixel macro and a 2 megapixel depth sensor.

But the photos that I got out of this phone are pretty good. Shots are clear, sharp and contrast, although some shots were a little too saturated, or it would shift the hue to a different color, but overall, it's decent for what you're paying for in terms of low light situation, don't even bother it's not worth taking photos at night plus with the processor and amount of ram on this phone. The overall camera experience is a little too slow for my liking, but it will get the job done. Eventually. Processing photos after taking a shot also takes a few seconds as well, but that's pretty much the entire experience on this phone.

This phone isn't a flagship nor a mid-range smartphone. It's the ultimate budget phone that has all the necessary smartphone features now. I know this video isn't super long or super in depth with benchmark scores or anything like that. I really just wanted to share my experience with you guys, after using the phone for a few weeks. Now is the phone worth it yeah sure it really depends on what you're looking for it's a great purchase as a burner, a secondary phone if you're traveling internationally, obviously once everything's back to normal, and it might even be a solid phone for kids.

Now, if you really add everything together, not just the subpar performance but add the amazing battery life, decent camera price tag and pretty good software experience it's hard not to recommend this phone so yeah. If you enjoyed this video, let me know by subscribing and turning on that bell notification and I promise more smartphone videos to come in the coming weeks. You.

Source : Mark Linsangan