Xiaomi’s new cheap phone has a 120Hz display and a huge battery, but no 5G – TechRadar
Xiaomi is no stranger to the cheap phone market – in fact, that’s mainly what it’s known for – but its affordable phones usually come under the Redmi label. Now the company has a new phone, not from Redmi but from its Pocophone line, and it looks like a contender for our list of the best affordable handsets. This new phone is the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, and it has just been announced for the UK. It could come to Australia at some point, as Xiaomi brings some of its phones there, but the company almost never releases its handsets in the US, so don’t expect it there. The new phone costs £199 (roughly $260, AU$360) for a model with 64GB of storage or £249 (around $325, AU$450) for one with 128GB, so it’s very affordable. The Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC has a 6.67-inch FHD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate – there are barely any phones this cheap with snappy refresh rates like that, so that could be a major selling point, and it also has a large 5,160mAh battery. It has four rear cameras led ...