HIGHLIGHTS:
- Poco launched the Poco F3 GT on 23rd July 2021 in India.
- It is a 5G smartphone in a mid-range segment of the smartphone
- The expected price of Poco F3 GT in Nepal is Rs.45,000, Rs.48.500, and Rs.52,500 for the 6/128 GB, 8/128 GB, and 8/256 GB variants.
Poco F3 GT is a newly launched smartphone by Poco. It is a rebranded version of the Redmi K40 Gaming Edition, launched in April in China.
Poco launched the Poco F3 GT on 23rd July 2021 after numerous leaks and rumors. Since OnePlus also launched OnePlus Nord 2 5G on 22nd July 2021, it is likely for the Poco F3 GT to compete with the OnePlus Nord 2.
The price of Poco F3 GT in India is INR 26,999, INR 28,999, and INR 30,999 for the 6/128 GB, 8/128 GB, and 8/256 GB, respectively. Following this, the expected price of the Poco F3 GT in Nepal is Rs. 45,000 for the base model of 6/128 GB, Rs. 48,500 for the 8/128 GB, and Rs. 52,000 for the 8/256 GB model.
Poco F3 GT Overview
The Poco F3 GT may come with a large OLED display and a higher refresh rate, touch sampling rate, and punch-hole cut out for the selfie shooter. The Poco F3 GT is powered by a powerful processor coupled with various storage options that are further expandable via a microSD card.
Design and Display
Poco F3 GT features a 6.67 inches touchscreen display with FHD+ 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution. The display is Turbo AMOLED with 1 billion color production. Likewise, Poco F3 GT has a refresh rate of 120Hz and supports HDR10+. Poco F3 GT has two color options: Gunmetal Silver and Predator Black. It weighs 205 grams.
The smartphone has a slipstream design with Maglev triggers. It has a 22-steps engraved back panel with three levels of Bevels. On the front, it has Gorilla Glass 5 protection.
The triple rear camera lies inside a large pill-shaped module. It has an RGB Glow around it which indicates the notification by glowing the light.
A side-mounted fingerprint reader is available for biometrics. And the physical dimension of the smartphone measures 163.3 mm x 75.9 mm x 8.9 mm.
Performance
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 processor powers the Poco. It is a 5G processor with a 6 nm manufacturing process. It has a single Arm Cortex-A78 which clocks up to 3.0GHz. Likewise, it has three Arm Cortex-A78 clocking up to 2.6GHz. And finally, four Arm Cortex-A55 is clocking up to 2GHz.
It offers up to 12GB RAM and 256GB of internal storage. For GPU, it has Mali-G77 MC9. A 11,540mm square Vapor Chamber Cooling is available to prevent the heating of the phone. It has eight layered graphite with aerospace-grade white graphene layers.
Poco F3 GT runs on Android 11-based on MIUI 12. It has a dual Nano-SIM operation.
Camera
The smartphone features a triple rear camera having the main camera of 64-megapixel, an 8-megapixel wide-angle lens, and a 2-megapixel macro lens. The photography features for the rear camera include AI watermark, Magic cline, Freeze frame clone, AI beautify, Night mode, Tilt-shift, Timed-burst, Long exposure, Documents mode 2.0, Pro mode, Portrait mode, Panorama, HDR, Google lens, and Filters.
It can record the video in 4K at 30fps, 1080p at 30/60/120 fps, and 720 at 960fps. Likewise, the rear camera has video features of dual video, movie frame, VLOG mode, AI video color focus, AI portrait, AI beautify, Macro, Track moving object, Time-lapse, and 960fps slow-motion video.
To click beautiful selfies and video calling, it has a 16-megapixel camera at the front. Front camera has features like a Palm shutter, Screen fill light, AI scene detection, Volume key countdown photo, and panorama selfie.
It has the facility of recording the video in 1080p at 30fps. The video features of the front camera include HDR, Dual scenes, Photograph during recording, Video pauses, Video beautify, Film filters, and Bokeh Video.
Battery and Connectivity
Poco F3 GT packs a battery of 5065 mAh. It supports 67W SonicCharge 3.0. Poco F3 GT has an L-shaped charging cable.
According to the advertisement, the smartphone’s battery takes 42 min to get a full charge of 100% from 0%, and it takes 15 minutes to charge from 0 to 15%. Similarly, a full charge can take you throughout the day and night.
Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.0, USB Type-C, GPS, NFC, 3G, 4G. There are ambient light sensors, accelerometer sensors, proximity, and gyroscope sensors.
Poco F3 GT Specifications
| Body | 163.3 mm x 75.9 mm x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 2.99 x 0.35 in) | |
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Display |
6.67-inches, AMOLED, HDR10+ 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate FHD+ 1080 x 2400 pixels (~395 ppi density), 20:9 aspect ratio 86.3% screen-to-body ratio Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IP53, dust and splash protection |
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| Weight | 205 grams | |
| Chipset | MediaTek MT6893 Dimensity 1200 5G (6 nm) | |
| CPU | Octa-core (1 x 3.0 GHz Arm Cortex-A78 & 3 x 2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4 x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Mali-G77 MC9, up to 886MHz | |
| RAM & Storage | 6 GB RAM with 128 GB storage 8 GB RAM with 128 GB storage 8 GB RAM with 256 GB storage |
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| OS | Android 11, MIUI 12.5 for POCO | |
| Rear Camera | Triple |
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| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps | |
| Camera | Single | 16 MP (f/2.45), wide |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | |
| Battery | Li-Po 5065 mAh, non-removable 67W Turbo Charging (100% in 42 minutes as advertised) Power Delivery 3.0 |
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| Security | Fingerprint (side-mounted), AI Face Unlock | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, ambient light, vibration motor, IR blaster | |
| Color options | Predator Black, Gunmetal Silver | |
Poco F3 GT Price in Nepal and Availability
The official price of the Poco F3 GT in India is INR 26,999 for the base model of 6/128 GB, INR 28,999 for the 8/128 GB model, and INR 30,999 for the 8/256 GB. Likewise, we speculate the price of Poco F3 GT in Nepal to be around NPR 45,000 for the 6/128 GB model, NPR 48,500 for the 8/128 GB variant, and NPR 52,500 for the 8/256 GB variant. However, we are not sure about the launch of the smartphone here in Nepal.
The national distributors of Poco products in Nepal are Vatsal Impex Pvt. Ltd. and Teletalk Pvt. Ltd.
| Poco F3 GT Variants | Price in India | Price in Nepal (Expected) |
| Poco F3 GT (6/128 GB) | INR 26,999 | NPR 45,000 |
| Poco F3 GT (8/128 GB) | INR 28,999 | NPR 48,500 |
| Poco F3 GT (8/256 GB) | INR 30,999 | NPR 52,500 |
Meanwhile, check out some of the popular smartphones in Nepal from Poco, such as Poco X3 NFC, Poco X3 GT, Poco X3 Pro, etc.
