Poco M3 - Is it that bad?! Full hands-on Review with photo's, video & audio [Xiaomify]
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- Well well, there is yet another new Poco phone: the M3. As it seems to be a very cheap phone; but is it any good? You can find the Poco M3 here: bit.ly/XMF_AE_POCOM3
The Poco M3 has some very good things going for it like the 6000mAh battery. Yes. Six-thousand milliamp-hour. That is very very big, but what else is there?
The M3 has a Snapdragon 662 processor, which automatically places it in a much lower category than the X3 we have recently looked at. This probably the reason why it did not perform up to my expectations, but also why it will be a very affordable budget phone.
It’s also got a 48-megapixel main camera, a 2-megapixel macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. -To really call this a 3-camera setup is a bit of a stretch, in my opinion.
I find that the camera is decent when there is enough light, however, when there is not a lot of light the quality degrades rapidly. Up to the point where noise and artifacts are predominantly ruling the image.
On the video side, this camera can only shoot in 1920x1080 HD resolution and the quality is really not something to be very satisfied with. It’s got a lot of contrast, it’s quite noisy, it’s not well stabilized, and it had a lot of video artifacts. During the day with a lot of light it was surely a little bit better, but very far from being very good.
On the other side, the selfie camera, is really not very good either. With enough light (read: a lot of light) it does quite good with more details although the color rendering is not very good. When it gets darker this camera is just pure noise and artifacts and was pretty much unusable.
So in performance, the Poco M3 was not great, the camera was not great and the experience was not great either. The only two features that are noteworthy are the battery, which is really quite big, and the screen was alright as well. It’s not a super-high-end AMOLED display, but it wasn’t really crappy for a 60Hz LCD display.
Generally, I found the M3 to be quite a disappointment, and it did not really live up to my expectations. Luckily there is also the X3, which might be a little bit of a better choice in this price category. ( • Poco X3 NFC - FULL Rev... ) And the Mi 10T lite which I have just looked at a couple of days ago might also be a better choice in case you might have the patience to save up a little bit more money, as this one will be a little bit more expensive. -But totally worth it in my opinion. ( • Xiaomi Mi 10T LITE - F... )
00:00 Intro
00:16 Unboxing
00:37 Poco M3 tech specs
01:38 Notable features
02:04 How is the camera?
03:10 Video examples
03:57 Macro camera
04:13 Selfie camera
04:54 How is it in use?
05:54 Playing PUBG
06:17 Display
06:51 How is the audio?
08:36 What do I think of the M3?
11:08 What do you think?
#PocoM3 #PocoM3Review #XiaomiPoco - Věda a technologie
well well! The Poco M3 has just been launched and the price is confirmed to be at 149 USD for the 4GB|64GB and 169 for the 4GB|128GB models. You can find them on AliExpress here in case you want to check them out: bit.ly/XMF_AE_POCOM3. -There will be some launch deals allowing you to get them for $129 and $149 USD respectively...
Now does that change my mind about the M3? Well, it does a little bit. It surely is a very very very affordable phone, but the phone I had did have quite some flaws when using it. Whether that is because I had a pre-production model, or because the processor just couldn't handle it? I am not sure about that, but the performance really left some things to be desired in my opinion. -Nonetheless, it is an amazing price for this lower-tier smartphone.
Hey mate,
I have a question that you might be able to answer.
I recently purchased the Xiaomi Mijia VDW0401M the Xiaomi Smart mini dishwasher, its only supported on China Mainland in the Mi Home app.
But when I switch from The Netherlands to China Mainland, I can connect it, but about 3 minutes later the app crashes and I get "searching for devices has stopped working"
My Mi 10 goes into an infinite reboot loop which can only be fixed with a hard reset.
Would I be able to connect the dishwasher through a Mi Hub?
@Roy Smits oh that sounds strange! I haven't been able to use this specific dishwasher yet, although I know which one you mean. So it crashes *before* it actually finds the device you mean?
@@xiaomify It finds the device on China Mainland and it works for about 3 minutes, but the Home app doesn't stop searching for other devices and then crashes into the boot loop.
For now I just use the display on the dishwasher itself, but I would offcourse prefer integrating it in my home system.
The processor runs in 11nm fabrication and I'm sure it can handle it. I think its just the whole software issues and the phone isn't fully optimized yet. Give this phone a few months to reveal its true power... but for the price, Xiaomi went really generous enough for those who are in the budget line.
Poco x3 still the best, unless no budget.
Poco M series - Entry section
Poco X Series - Mid range section
Poco F Series - Flagship section
How about comparing to Redmi especially to Redmi note 4?
@@MenZoNe.0717 idiot, dude stop comparing your note4 to entry phone, note4 cost 8k at released while m3 its only 6k...cmon
Xiaomi:
Poco:
M series - Entry section
Poco X series - Mid range section
Poco F series - "Flagship killer" section
Redmi:
Redmi series - Entry section
Redmi note series - Midrange section
Redmi K series - upper section
Mi:
Mi note series - Upper section
Mi series - Flagship section
I hear intro music, I click like.
Expectations have already been met.
That's some very low expectations you have for this channel :O I quite liked this video actually xD
Hi mate! Can i ask u a question? How can u do the video effect animations when you show the sizes?
Thanks for the review. Is there any EIS function when filming?
unfortunately no. There's no EIS both front and back.
For a moment i thought my k30 was lagging the video. 😱, Man those were some serious jitters!
Poco X2 in India😂 redmi k30
@@HVRGAMINGCZcams poco x2 : why bro...why did you want to speak out my real name 😭😭😭 I already have a name 😭
Honest review, but i think for the price you cant complain,
Love that size battery. Wish Oneplus made a version with larger batteries like that.
Go with oneplus nord... It's great
4:36 shot on 2005 nokia 3gp
Looks like a laptop camera on Zoom
No its like nokia 2003
Great video again like always. Keep up the good work peace ✌
Thanks for the review man. So its gonna be Redmi 9 or Redmi Note 9? what do you think?
Lag? Oh.. My mi max 2 with lower cipset, have no lag at all. Maybe an upgrade for the software?
Thanks for you honest review! subbed and liked
It can be fixed with a software update right?
Thanks for the review! Can it take photos in RAW?
Yes since 48MP
can you watch youtube videos in full screen? or you get croped image (sides black)?
I like your channel. the only very honest channel so far in my 10 year youtube experience. Don't limit only on xiaomi please :)
I never expected to find a review by the technoviking. Cool!
Hi may I suggest if you can compare this with Realme Narzo 20 since I'm still torn on which device should I buy. New subscriber here!
Thanks in advance! ☺️
First 🥇 true review.....👍
Not so bad for its price point. The reviewer was very disappointed as if the phone is selling for $500 hahaha
Ikr.
If you watch the video. He says he received the phone before any price was announced.
True.
How about that dac for the audiophile?
Nice !! Honest review as always ... should add another point - *charging time,* my guess it will take full 4 hours to fully charge the device with 18w charger.
And the lag it the ui.. ouch painful.. i often encountered this in my old redmi 7 ... Miui too heavy for this kind of soc.. might perform a bit better if disable certain apps.
There are some brands with the same battery of 6000mAh and 18watts charger but it took less than that charging time.
From 0-100% 2 hours and 30 minutes most of the time.
That is what i bought recently.
I am reviewing this because it was shared and curious why so many people are hyped with this phone in my country and keep on bashing the phone I bought in our community wall.
How about the overall performance?
I am not a Xiaomi user. Our community wall was bashed with x3 and now with this m3 on the wall.
I just bought my Tecno Pova phone and arrived 1st day of November.
People are so Toxic fighting in comparison with X3 and now with M3. That's the reason why I reviewed your Vlogg because someone shared it on our wall as a response.
It pains me to know how many people are so crazy to the point insulting people.
We bought our phones at a price of Php 6,999 as a Standard Retail Price or Launched price at Shopee.
Hi i just wanna ask when youre recording a video or using the mic when you are playing a game does the sound becomes low? My friends always say that they can't here me when we are playing. I hope someone could answer my question.
Yeah. Sound becomes low. It is not good for gaming. And also camera quality is worst. I regret buying it.
I love your channel... Video is clean... And very much interested with xiaomi products
I know its almost a year later but can you review the Mi Mix 3 5G?
Does it have a notification led?
Nice editing✌️
does it have a Led light-notification ?
nice editing sir, keep it up.
Ranpo ❤️
But where can we order it from in usa??
But can it run Crysis ????
for around 140+$ or less theres not a plenty of room to complain about this really, I pat xiomi or poco for putting phone at this capable performance at this pricepoint.
I would like to thank you first for ur honnesty, and giving this phone reality.
When i Saw the technical sheets, i Saïd exactly what u Saïd, even AT 110 Euros range, it stills a decent choice. ✌️
Can we expect a Amazfit GTR2 vs Mi Watch Color or just the MiWatch color review in the future??
Bro do the Battery Charging test too Poco M3 Please
Ngl im not gonna expect more because its a budget phone also i think it would be less more laggy after some updates
Pls tell about the sim signal power In every phone
Experts in the group please guide me! Will poco m3/ poco x3 meant for Dubai UAE market work in India with Indian sim??
Btw your plant at 4:10 looks like it needs more sunlight. Slowly introduce it to direct sunlight (day 1 hour, day 2 add another 1 hour, etc.)
If poco m3 have second space??
said it all right indeed
Thanks! comprehensive!
Thank you for your honest review ❤️
How to use Marco camera in this moblie
Hi pls suggest me which one is good redmi note 8 or poco m3
Just get redminote8
Better software and mature cam,most people dont even need 5000mah..im ok with 4000 since i carry 3phones daily
@@HuntaKiller91 thank you bro my option also that
"Not a high performance phone" reviewing an obviously budget phone :(
Most illogical
- spock
Just because its a budget phone. Youll settle for a laggy smartphone. Its 2020 already atleast make the ui smooth.
My phone is a Redmi 5 (Snapdragon 4xx) and I never see these kind of lags or stutter in and around the ui. It's clearly not a high performance phone, but he also said he's never reviewed a phone with this bad performance (examples of which are throughout the video), soooooo 🤷
Mid-Range Phone
You have the Motorola Moto G8 Power for the same 150 which destroys this phone.
Nice editing skill 5:11
If poco partnered with a mobile carrier in US it would dominate the value market here but it need to fix the lag issues
Debloating the phone with ADB helps with the lag issues that you mentioned. They put a lot of junk in budget phones.
Finger print?
Poco M3 or Umidigi A9 PRO?
Is lovely how you are not ashamed to show how incompetent you are about photos but the video is anyway useful.
Nice review
The Poco M3 is a couple of software tweaks away from being an excellent smartphone.👍
I was thinking the same. Hoping its a software issue!
It will be software few update will fixed that
I will just custom rom immediately agter buying it, and slap a gcam
fuck this piece of shit phone
When I saw this video, I remembered dave2d. lol.
8+2+2mp ? Not 48+2+2 ????
1:15 You got the camera specs wrong here! 😅
Yah I see it too it's 48mp HAHAHAHA
Lol it's true it's 48 mp
It seems like you set your standards in flagship devices while reviewing this unit
Kindly check processor 662 against the chipset of Redmi Note 4, lesser performance.
@@MenZoNe.0717 lol redmi note4 proce at 8k when it released.
Poco m3 is an Audiophile phone
True 🤣🤣
Is it possible to watch Nokia 8000 4g review in your channel..???
Hey bro , this this Xiaomi channel . U can check other channels.
Hahaha that's a very very good honest review 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Does anyone notice the 3.5mm headhphone jack? I like this phone because of it.
Is the back plastic? I'm scared to own a glass back smartphone right now.
yeah it's some sort of plastic with a texture on it.. kinda has a leather-ish feel to it
@@xiaomify
Bro do the Battery Charging test too Poco M3 Please
I am very surprised, after Xiaomi Mi Max 3 , they announced, they won't be making such large phone anymore, and yet , this phone came out.
I think that is becoming one of the main complaints on Xiaomi this year. All their phones have a very similar size, and I agree that having at least one smaller model would be nice to have!
What's the name of the music track? Love it
The phone's much better now. with the updates and all.
Great review 👍
I wonder, this one or Motorola g8 power?
The video is so mercilessly honest, and that's exactly why I subscribed to Xiaomify! The first phone from Xiaomi that I will not recommend to anyone. It really reminds me of my really bad Samsung Galaxy S2 that I had 8 years ago. It was just as laggy as the Poco M3. And the camera was bad too. Only the battery was even worse.
For Online class, large battery...
Add few bucks. TCL plex much better option.. 6gb ram, snapdragon 675 chip, better camera quality and implementation but just a 4kmah battery..
Hopefully, the lag can be remedied by future software updates.
Great review 👍
I don't think so.....he didn't review the dac for Audiophile.....it has a high-res audio capabilities
Ano ba yan💩
Maaan, I love this Review. So honest.
5:11 edited brrr hahaha
His finger also lag ? haha
@@livingthelife1290 yeah i saw that hahaha
Hope you can review techno pova vs poco m3. Look forward for more awesome review 😀😄😄
Yeah, many people are hyped here in the Philippines with this phone. I am a Tecno Pova user and I am curious as to why people are bashing in our community wall about this phone. First they compared our phone to x3 and now m3 which is lesser to x3.
@@MenZoNe.0717 to be honest i think the x3 is better in terms of overall specs.
But considering the price of pova and the experience that it can provide....as of the moment i think its unbeatable
Which is better poco m3 or tecno pova ld7?? Please someone answer me
M3
Mi and Poco needs software updates in the beginning to have a fluid experience. That's how they work.
Where can i download these updates? I jist preordered one
@@randomasiankid017 You get them automatically through Mi, in the form of Over The Air (OTA) updates. You will get an notification from the system updater app, once an update is available for your region. You can also go to system updates from the settings menu and check whether an update is available by refreshing the screen.
This is sad . I already both it earlier and i dont also like the camera i expect a lot because it says "48mp".. i havent tried it at the store because once you opened it you have to buy it
sir which is good among this two budget phones redmi 9 or this poco m3 thanks for the answer and more power 😁😄
Redmi 9 siguro lods
Poco m3 boss
M3
You should check out the techno pova if you are looking for better performance with low cost
@K B Dont spread false informations. You can check benchmarks which one is better.
U not using night mode
Moto g9 power has snapdragon 662 and it runs Smoot. According to me the problem is the lagy miui 12.
If they put an ultra wide angle lense then this would be a no brainier
still poco F1 at ths mment,😁
Still redmi note 4 since 2017 hahaha
0:59 *48+2+2 Rear camera
why u sounds like mirage from apex legends? hmm kinda
Wow, you got it so fast!
For me its not bad compared to the other budget phones. If you are not satisfied look for a flagship phones.
Don't understand why poco m3 when there is poco x3 nfc, little more money but a huge diferenc, and with promotion that poco x3 (160£ fore 6/128) don't see why buy the m3.
Poco m3 4/64gb: 6990 PHP
4/128gb: 7990 PHP
Poco x3 6/64gb: 10990 PHP (220usd)
6/128gb: 12990 PHP (260usd)
It's a 6k difference (120usd) so maybe.
@@adobongmanok4353 sorry mate hire in UK the phone was on discount for aoroximetly 160 pounds or 200 usd
Hopefully they don't release it yet because that software really needs optimising that lagg should not be present and its pretty unacceptable.
maybe all that it needs is a custom rom, I am planning to get this and root it soon.
Yeah i think
The design that catches the buyer the arrangement of camera and i don't like the logo its way to big POCO. The design and battery life are good
sd662 paired with FHD and an unoptimized software is = headache.
5:11 "Big buts, and I cannot lie"
I see what you did there... 😏
sir mix alot?🥺🥴
i just wondering why 2020 phone without EIS, NFC
Coz it's too cheap 😂
daylight pictures = DSLR like
Man you are in strong need for the beauty mode !!!!
48 camara Where?
The Redmi 9 which I bought for my mother seems to do a lot better for less money! (€135)
Slightly better processor, a significantly better camera, big battery bump, arguably better design, and a few other details are what you get for a bit more. Which category does the Redmi 9 do better?
@@angelopebs I didn't measure it but I found it pretty impressive for the money, not as disappointing as the phone in this video
You're going for a mix of release dates and successors. That's like saying SD430 = SD625. This is literally the only video that complains about lag. It was taken at a time before the price was even released. Redmi Note 9 with the G85 performed significantly slower than the Redmi 9 with G80 during its release because of software issues. G80 is on par with the 662 but the 662 will have things like better GCam support and is confirmed to be more battery efficient. The 4GB version of the M3 is too close to the 3GB version of Redmi 9 and on top of fast charge and big battery, it even has dual speakers. Redmi 9 doesn't even have night mode. Overall, objectively speaking, M3 is a better deal than Redmi 9 by a LARGE margin. This just sounds like buyer's remorse.
TLDR: the phone in this video performs worse than the actual average of tech reviewers who also have the unit. It shouldn't be the benchmark.
Thus redmi 9 a high-res phone/dac inside....I don't think so.....poco m3 is an Audiophile phone
@K B impresive, wrong opinion
What do u expect from a 100usd phone (price in philippines)?
And he thought a flagship device that he expect good camera and performance
That was just a honest review.