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So had the Poco F3 for a week now. All is good apart from a few personal dislikes.
Getting nearly 2 days on the battery with light games, light YouTube etc.
I have not signed in with my MI account and don't use most of the MI apps and nor have I done the debloat. I don't feel I need to to be fair, it's quick, snappy and no lag anywhere.
 
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So had the Poco F3 for a week now. All is good apart from a few personal dislikes.
Getting nearly 2 days on the battery with light games, light YouTube etc.
I have not signed in with my MI account and don't use most of the MI apps and nor have I done the debloat. I don't feel I need to to be fair, it's quick, snappy and no lag anywhere.

Thinking of upgrading from my smashed S8 plus to the F3. Where and what price did u get it for ? Not sure what I should be paying for it.
 
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Thinking of upgrading from my smashed S8 plus to the F3. Where and what price did u get it for ? Not sure what I should be paying for it.
I got it for £350 from Amazon earlier in the year (256GB), but seen it for £300 or less. Definitely worth the price and some but over time I can see it's missing a little polish from the likes of my Galaxy Notes. Very happy with the choice though.
 
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Thinking of upgrading from my smashed S8 plus to the F3. Where and what price did u get it for ? Not sure what I should be paying for it.
I got mine from MI direct for 294 delivered.
As mentioned it's a solid phone but some areas are not as polished. The MiUI takes a bit of getting used to and the camera really needs OIS.

Black Friday deal is on. 309 but then voucher on top of you get it. Makes it 290.
 
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I'm tempted by the Poco x3 pro as it's under £200 (8gb/256gb) direct from Poco, anyone got any real world experience with it? I will be going from a 4year old OnePlus 6T. The wife has a Poco M3 (4gb/128gb) and loves it.
 
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I'm tempted by the Poco x3 pro as it's under £200 (8gb/256gb) direct from Poco, anyone got any real world experience with it? I will be going from a 4year old OnePlus 6T. The wife has a Poco M3 (4gb/128gb) and loves it.
They were £159 on Amazon a week or so ago so I picked 3 up (one for me, 2 for the kids Christmas) and so far I am very impressed for the price, moving from a Oneplus 7T so the performance wasn't bad on that at any point but the lack of an SD card meant I was struggling for space after 2 years of photos and videos.

There is a little bit of bloat with the MI apps but the ability to have hidden apps means that's where the ones I cant uninstall live now.

I have no need for 5G at the moment and the LCD screen isn't a big issue for me so I am very happy with it at the moment... it is HUGE though!
 
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I'm tempted by the Poco x3 pro as it's under £200 (8gb/256gb) direct from Poco, anyone got any real world experience with it? I will be going from a 4year old OnePlus 6T. The wife has a Poco M3 (4gb/128gb) and loves it.
No issues with my X3 Pro, I have the 8gb/256gb one. The camera is a bit middle of the road, but other than that it's absolutely fine.
 

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Was the Poco X3 8gb and 256gb a lightning deal? Can't see to find it at that price. Can't see the phone cheaper on there at all compared to Xiaomi direct.
 
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Bought the Poco F3 8/256 for 269 an hour from Amazon ago, it's back up to 365 now! :eek:

I've got a phone which is OK for my needs, but damn it, so much of my everyday life is now dependent upon phone verification, I felt I needed to get another and have my current one as a backup.
 
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