The Official Chinese Phones Thread

koooowweeee · 3 Oct 2020 at 09:10

RoboCod said:
Yep, one week on and it has been very good. The camera is better than expected, I didn't think it would be particularly responsive but it focuses on what I want it to with ease. The front camera is satisfactory, it's not winning any awards. Battery life seems a little worse than my redmi note Pro 8 but that thing lasted for days, I'll get 1 day+ from the poco with heavy use. I can't fault the speed at which the phone runs though, it's very snappy and the display is as good as expected for an LCD.

£210 really is a bargain considering the poverty spec you get from a similar priced Samsung.

Exactly, for that sort of cash, it's brilliant. I paid £300 for my f2 and I really can't find a fault with it at all. Also lasts a full day with heavy use.

If I get 2 years out of your t like I did with the Poco f1 then it's money well spent.

benparker · 3 Oct 2020 at 10:13

Mi 10 lite seems to be decent with SD 765 for around £250?

Efour · 4 Oct 2020 at 14:22

I have a P20 Pro and im looking at the Poco F3... X3!

Do you think its "worth it" On paper they are very similar bit bigger battery, worse screen etc etc.... Both seem alike...

Im so bored of this phone but honestly its really still good enough. ?? (money burns hole in wallet)

benparker · 4 Oct 2020 at 14:26

Efour said:
I have a P20 Pro and im looking at the Poco F3... X3!

Do you think its "worth it" On paper they are very similar bit bigger battery, worse screen etc etc.... Both seem alike...

Im so bored of this phone but honestly its really still good enough. ?? (money burns hole in wallet)

Not much of an upgrade

mdaw · 5 Oct 2020 at 16:47

benparker said:
Not much of an upgrade

Agreed. I have the mate 20 Pro and wouldnt bother with that. It has a bigger battery and the smoother screen scrolling that's it. Otherwise the processor would actually be a downgrade for me. Any snapdragon below the 855 is a downgrade from the kirin 980. Even so the 855 5g wasn't good on battery life. Not sure about the kirin 970. I'd only upgrade to a phone with sp 865 or dimensity 1000+.

benparker · 6 Oct 2020 at 13:53

Dimesity 1000 is just a little better than 845 I think

mdaw · 7 Oct 2020 at 06:20

benparker said:
Dimesity 1000 is just a little better than 845 I think

I know this probably isn't exactly 100% proof but dimensity is closer to 855.
https://nanoreview.net/en/soc-compare/qualcomm-snapdragon-855-plus-vs-mediatek-dimensity-1000-plus

benparker · 8 Oct 2020 at 16:45

Is that a reliable source?

mdaw · 11 Oct 2020 at 09:11

benparker said:
Is that a reliable source?

I don't know who are classed as reliable or not but that was just an example of some info for comparison. Other sites I have been on for comparisons seem to come to a similar conclusion.

Timber · 13 Oct 2020 at 02:41

Apologies if it's already been covered but for all those with the Poco X3 NFC; do UK Banking Apps work fine on the phone (I use both Natwest & Barclays)?

One of the reviews on Youtube mentioned the phone arriving with an unlocked bootloader.

RoboCod · 13 Oct 2020 at 05:50

Timber said:
Apologies if it's already been covered but for all those with the Poco X3 NFC; do UK Banking Apps work fine on the phone (I use both Natwest & Barclays)?

One of the reviews on Youtube mentioned the phone arriving with an unlocked bootloader.

I am using Barclays, Tesco and Halifax just fine. However, the fingerprint login function seems to bork out on them and cut to password login.

Timber · 13 Oct 2020 at 07:40

RoboCod said:
I am using Barclays, Tesco and Halifax just fine. However, the fingerprint login function seems to bork out on them and cut to password login.

Thank you, for the response/help.

EDIT - gone ahead and ordered a 128GB model as it was in-stock. I think the OnePlus Nord is my ideal mid-ranger but the £130 extra is hard to justify.

biron_w · 13 Oct 2020 at 09:22

RoboCod said:
I am using Barclays, Tesco and Halifax just fine. However, the fingerprint login function seems to bork out on them and cut to password login.

I think that's an MIUI issue or at least an issue with the FP scanner that Xiaomi use as I have issues on my Poco F2 with some banking apps.

krooton · 13 Oct 2020 at 09:48

So annoyed, could have got a Poco F2 Pro for £275 (plus some freebies I could sell on), but the stupid site wouldn't accept my postcode and livechat couldn't do anything about it.

Now I have to wait for Black Friday to see if anything crops up.

peter · 13 Oct 2020 at 10:32

I got one, just kept trying and it eventually accepted the order.

RoboCod · 13 Oct 2020 at 11:35

Timber said:
Thank you, for the response/help.

EDIT - gone ahead and ordered a 128GB model as it was in-stock. I think the OnePlus Nord is my ideal mid-ranger but the £130 extra is hard to justify.

I don't think you'll be disappointed.

biron_w said:
I think that's an MIUI issue or at least an issue with the FP scanner that Xiaomi use as I have issues on my Poco F2 with some banking apps.

Good to know it isn't just me, thanks.

benparker · 14 Oct 2020 at 10:11

peter said:
I got one, just kept trying and it eventually accepted the order.

That was an excellent deal.

Timber · 16 Oct 2020 at 10:57

RoboCod said:
I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Got the phone Wednesday, been transferring from my old phone (Honor 10) over the past few days. Initial impressions are good, perhaps a tad on the big side but I knew that going in.

My only real issue has been getting Gmail notifications to work. The Poco X3 is super aggressive on closing apps down which plays havoc with not getting notifications. My old phone was similar but this seems to take it to a new level.

RoboCod · 16 Oct 2020 at 12:53

Timber said:
Got the phone Wednesday, been transferring from my old phone (Honor 10) over the past few days. Initial impressions are good, perhaps a tad on the big side but I knew that going in.

My only real issue has been getting Gmail notifications to work. The Poco X3 is super aggressive on closing apps down which plays havoc with not getting notifications. My old phone was similar but this seems to take it to a new level.

I think in Apps > App permissions or somewhere you can amend the level of battery saver for each app.

RoboCod · 16 Oct 2020 at 17:01

Interestingly, I've recently had this ghosting bug in the icon bar. Not sure how I've created this or how to remove it.

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