The Xiaomi Poco M3 is in our catalog but no UK retailer currently stocks it.
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Buyers who want maximum battery life and expandable storage in a cheap secondary or backup phone, and who do not need 5G or contactless payments.
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Ends 23 Aug 2026
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£0.00
Upfront Cost:
£134.00
3 refurbished deals available - SIM-free from £110.00.
The Poco M3 was built around a single idea: give budget buyers a battery that refuses to quit. Its 6,000mAh cell is bigger than almost anything else fitted to a phone at this level, and because it is paired with a plain 60Hz LCD and the modest Snapdragon 662, two days of ordinary use is realistic rather than optimistic. Everything else is deliberately average. The 6.53-inch 1080p screen is sharp but not especially bright, and the 48MP main camera is respectable in daylight and struggles badly once the light drops. There is no 5G and no NFC, so contactless payments are off the table, which is the single biggest thing to check before buying in the UK. What you do get is a dedicated microSD slot, a 3.5mm headphone jack, dual speakers and a leather-effect back that looks nothing like the usual glossy budget plastic. It launched on Android 10 with MIUI 12 and reached Android 11, so it is well past its update window and is now best treated as a spare or secondary handset.
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| Feature | Xiaomi Poco M3 | Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.53-inch IPS LCD, 1080 x 2340, 60Hz | 6.67-inch IPS LCD, 1080 x 2400, 120Hz |
| Chipset | Snapdragon 662 | Snapdragon 732G |
| Rear camera | 48MP main + 2MP macro + depth sensor | 64MP main + 13MP ultrawide + 2MP macro + depth sensor |
| Battery | 6,000 mAh, 18W wired | 5,160 mAh, 33W wired |
| NFC | Not fitted | Fitted |
| Weight | 198 g | 215 g |
| Storage options | 64GB or 128GB, dedicated microSD slot | 64GB or 128GB, microSD shares the SIM slot |
| SIM-free price | Not available | From £120.00 |
£200-£399 Phones · 199 phones
Based on calibrated CPU benchmark rankings (60%) and GFXBench GPU scores (40%). Apple chipsets included via editorial calibration since AnTuTu under-represents Apple's architecture.
Based on panel type (LTPO is the modern flagship gold standard), resolution, refresh rate, peak brightness, screen size, and HDR10+ / Dolby Vision support. Marketing peak-brightness claims are capped at 3500 nits to prevent inflation.
Based on main-sensor size (1-inch / 1/1.3" beats 1/2.0"), telephoto reach (periscope > 5x > 3x optical), image processing tier (Apple Pro, Pixel Pro, Galaxy Ultra, Honor Magic Pro, Xiaomi Ultra), pro video features (ProRes, Apple Log, Dolby Vision), camera-partnership branding (Leica, Hasselblad, Zeiss) and OIS. Older flagships are de-rated since image processing pipelines have advanced significantly each generation. Megapixel count is deliberately downweighted — it correlates poorly with real-world camera quality.
Based on selfie megapixels and max selfie-video resolution.
Based on battery capacity (mAh) adjusted for platform efficiency calibrated against NotebookCheck, Tom's Guide, GSMArena and CNET reviewer tests. Apple A-series gets +45% (iOS process freezing + LTPO 1Hz + tuned panels make iPhone Pro Max outlast many 6500+ mAh Android phones in measured tests). Top Snapdragon / Dimensity flagships get +15%, budget chipsets are penalised −15% to −25% to reflect less efficient displays and looser background limits. Charging speed is excluded — see the separate Fast charging tag for that.
48
1080@30fs
48 , f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 2 (macro) Auxiliary lens
Panorama
8 , f/2.1, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
1080
1080@30fs
IPS LCD, 400 nits (typ)
6.53
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Yes, with dual speakers
Yes
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
HSPA, LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
5.0, A2DP, LE
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
No
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
6000
18W wired 2.5W reverse wired
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
