[Update: September 15, 2020, 4:53 PM IST- key specificiations of Poco X3 Indian variant detailed below]
The Poco X3 could launch on September 22 in India starting at Rs 19,999, according to a new leak online. The Poco X3 NFC was unveiled earlier this month globally as the first phone to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G processor. Poco India General Manager C Manmohan has already shown the company’s intentions to launch the Poco X3 in India in a tweet, post the phone’s global launch.
https://twitter.com/cmanmohan/status/1302964598081875968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
According to a tweet by tipster Gadgetsdata, the Poco X3 is scheduled to launch on September 22 in India. The tweet goes on to say that the starting price of Rs 19,999 is more likely which could mean that Poco is going to price the phone aggressively in India.
https://twitter.com/Gadgetsdata/status/1305404766676156417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Poco X3 could also come with a higher capacity battery, the tipster added. In a seperate tweet later, the account reveals that the Indian variant of the Poco X3 will come with a 6,000mAh battery and skip NFC.
https://twitter.com/Gadgetsdata/status/1305767372809146368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Another leak regarding the Poco X3 launch in India states that the company could be looking to bring an 8GB RAM version to India as the global variants top-out at 6GB RAM.
Poco X3 NFC features a 6.67-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution display with a 120Hz high-refresh-rate and HDR10 support. The screen has a centre punch-hole notch cutout for the 20MP selfie camera and is further topped with a layer of Gorilla Glass 5. It has a glass back and the X3 is IP53 rated which means it has water repellent coating inside.
The Poco X3 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G processor with an octa-core processor and Adreno 618 GPU. This is paired with upto 6GB RAM and 128GB storage with the phone running on MIUI 12 based Poco launcher. The phone also supports microSD cards of upto 256GB so users can expand the storage further according to their needs.
The Poco X3 comes with a quad-camera setup that consists of a primary 64MP camera with an f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 119-degree field-of-view, a 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor.
It has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and is equipped with a 5,160mAh battery to boot. The battery support 33W fast charging out-of-the-box.
Poco X3 NFC is priced starting at Euro 229 (Rs 19,800 approx) for the variant with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage and Euro 269 (Rs 23,000 approx) for the 128GB storage variant.