poco f3 gt

 

Poco F3 GT design

The Poco F3 GT looks unique and way too different when compared to the competition available in the market. The smartphone primarily targets gamers and probably that’s exactly what the brand had in mind at the time of designing the device. By the looks of it, the Poco F3 GT appears to be a phone for the gamers out there. So, if you like your phone to look generic, the Poco F3 GT is not for you. Gamers like me would definitely like the design a lot.

The metal frame and the matte finish glass back offer a premium look and feel. The smartphone is very comfortable to hold and use, thanks to the flattened corners and curved edges. The matte textured back looks good but registers scratches easily. I once left the smartphone in my pocket with my car keys and when I took it out there were silver scratches all over the back of the Predator Black color variant. I believe the silver colour option might be less prone to scratches. If you aren’t a very responsible mobile user, try that clear case that comes bundled with the retail box.

The right edge of the frame consists of “maglev” trigger buttons, which come out with just a slight push to two sliders inwards. The maglev triggers are quite responsive and enhance the overall gaming experience.

The power button is also located on the right edge, which doubles as a capacitive fingerprint sensor. The sensor is pretty responsive and accurate. The left edge consists of the volume rockers. The top edge sports a secondary speaker coupled with an IR blaster, while the bottom edge sports the primary speaker, a USB Type-C port, and the SIM card tray.

The rear panel includes a triple camera setup with a bolt-shaped LED flash. The camera module is also surrounded on two edges by RGB lighting, which provides a cool gaming aesthetic.

The device is slightly on the heavier side with it weighing 205 grams. Apart from that, it comes with IP53 dust and water resistance rating.

Poco F3 GT display

This is the first Poco smartphone to come with an AMOLED display, and that too a gorgeous one. Poco F3 GT sports a 6.67-inch full HD+ AMOLED display with a peak brightness of 1,300 nits, a variable refresh rate of 120Hz, and a touch response rate of 480Hz. The display also supports HDR 10+ content and comes with Gorilla Glass 5 protection on top.

The 120Hz adaptive refresh rate offered users a smooth and seamless viewing experience. The adaptive refresh rate option ensured the battery life was not affected as much.

Poco F3 GT performance

While the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC is not the best processor available in the market, it surely gets the work done. The Dimensity 1200 SoC processor paired with 8GB of RAM ensures a much powerful performance. At no time did the Poco F3 GT disappoint in terms of the overall performance.

The device could easily manage the multi-browser test. I opened five different browsers with 35 tabs each, and the phone was able to handle all of it very well. In our multitasking test too, the Poco F3 GT showed great results. I opened 30 more apps and continuously shifted from one to another and found 3 apps removed from the background and around 15 tabs closed.

Poco F3 GT battery

The Poco F3 GT is backed by a 5,065mAh battery with a lot of optimizations that make the device last for over a full day of heavy usage, which includes over three hours of intense gaming at a 120Hz refresh rate and full volume. With less aggressive usage I was able to use the device for over two days on a single charge. Lastly, using it sporadically, to make calls, browse Instagram, watch a few YouTube videos and click a few images, I managed to get the phone to last me for three days, but I was constantly scared about the battery, so I would not recommend that you do the same.