Pocophone F3

[FarkMahLife]

It depends whether the item has cashback logo. Now POCO F3 has no more cashback logo. F4 is coming soon.

f3 to f4 is it a very big difference?

 

[andyhtc]

f3 to f4 is it a very big difference?

No idea. It depends on which K50 model is marketed as the global POCO F4 version.

A flagship phone with very good cameras easily cost about $1,200+ nowadays. It is a waste of money changing it every 2-3 years.

Now I'm planning to get a mid-end phone (e.g. POCO F4) with a powerful processor and decent cameras for about $600, then get a 1" sensor pocket-friendly and WiFi-enabled camera (e.g. Lumix LX10) for real photography at about $600-$800.

 

[twosix]

No idea. It depends on which K50 model is marketed as the global POCO F4 version.

A flagship phone with very good cameras easily cost about $1,200+ nowadays. It is a waste of money changing it every 2-3 years.

Now I'm planning to get a mid-end phone (e.g. POCO F4) with a powerful processor and decent cameras for about $600, then get a 1" sensor pocket-friendly and WiFi-enabled camera (e.g. Lumix LX10) for real photography at about $600-$800.

good idea, but my take is: after a while u will stop taking the camera out cos' it is too troublesome to carry it around, take out, power on and shoot. moreover, it does not have gps information, need to take out the micro-sd card to copy to hdd and upload to cloud storage. too troublesome. all these are easily taken care of if the photos are taken from the phone. haha.

i'm trying to help u save the money. you are better off buying a flagship phone with best photo quality if u have the money to spare.

 

[frizee]

Lol returned my F3 to Shopee, went to youtube and found out that the upcoming X4 Pro could be equipped with SD870 too!

 

[halocast]

Seems like got miui 13 for poco already?

wonder when we will receive android 12

 

[twosix]

Seems like got miui 13 for poco already?

wonder when we will receive android 12

soon.. maybe end feb or march. but read that the UI is almost the same as 12.5.

 

[xtractor]

bought new poco F3 after my redmi note 10 pro drop for the 3rd time made the LCD cracked and stop working permanently
happened exactly 1st CNY
no choice had to buy new phone immediately ASAP for work
thinking of getting note 11 pro China Rom but not able to wait for a week coz of work
Look around and found it @ carousel on that particular night
suprisingly price is as the same as note 10 pro so give it a try
For note 10 pro maybe i'll get it repair or just leave as it is

as for the phone
Poco F3 same size as my current note 10 pro coz i can used note 10 pro TG on the phone
weight no different at all very very light
Prime Video is HD while note 10 pro not
Bluetooth scan TraceTogether not so very sensitive like note 10 pro
Had to transfer my music to the storage as there is no SD card
need to buy bluetooth for listening music at night as no phone jack available

 

[caterham7]

bought new poco F3 after my redmi note 10 pro drop for the 3rd time made the LCD cracked and stop working permanently
happened exactly 1st CNY
no choice had to buy new phone immediately ASAP for work
thinking of getting note 11 pro China Rom but not able to wait for a week coz of work
Look around and found it @ carousel on that particular night
suprisingly price is as the same as note 10 pro so give it a try
For note 10 pro maybe i'll get it repair or just leave as it is

as for the phone
Poco F3 same size as my current note 10 pro coz i can used note 10 pro TG on the phone
weight no different at all very very light
Prime Video is HD while note 10 pro not
Bluetooth scan TraceTogether not so very sensitive like note 10 pro
Had to transfer my music to the storage as there is no SD card
need to buy bluetooth for listening music at night as no phone jack available

FYI can consider a type-c to 3.5mm DAC to connect your existing headphones; cheap and good ones less than $10. e.g. bought a jcally ja21 from shopee, $6.90

u can google online to see reviews of type-c to 3.5mm DAC to see which sound signature you prefer

 

[Hailgod]

FYI can consider a type-c to 3.5mm DAC to connect your existing headphones; cheap and good ones less than $10. e.g. bought a jcally ja21 from shopee, $6.90

u can google online to see reviews of type-c to 3.5mm DAC to see which sound signature you prefer

i heard from ppl to just buy the apple usb c adapter.
Dac not supposed to have a sound signature. Its supposed to just reproduce whatever is being played.

 

[twinbaby]

Is there a DC dimming feature that is going to be out soon to reduce the migraine?
Suprisingly, my eye got no strain at all when changing from Huawei Mate 20 Pro

 

[halocast]

soon.. maybe end feb or march. but read that the UI is almost the same as 12.5.

yea looks so.. hope they bring android 12 features to it soon

 

[caterham7]

i heard from ppl to just buy the apple usb c adapter.
Dac not supposed to have a sound signature. Its supposed to just reproduce whatever is being played.

apple type-c adapter not recommended for use on android devices; also, the adapter is quite flimsy, with an extremely thin wire

u can google online to see reviews, issue with lower volume output when used on android

yes, the best DAC will have neutral signature, but all DAC will induce some form [no matter how little] of input into the sound

 

[naked123]

apple type-c adapter not recommended for use on android devices; also, the adapter is quite flimsy, with an extremely thin wire

u can google online to see reviews, issue with lower volume output when used on android

yes, the best DAC will have neutral signature, but all DAC will induce some form [no matter how little] of input into the sound

The low volume only affects EU version adapter (A2155). The one you can buy at Apple store in SG (A2049) has no such issue.

A2155 = EU
A2049 = US

 

[twosix]

did i remember wrongly, din the F3 comes with a usb-c to earphone port adapter?

 

[cybertech]

did i remember wrongly, din the F3 comes with a usb-c to earphone port adapter?

It does come with wonder why need to buy. But I am not using it as using Bluetooth earpiece.

 

[Hailgod]

did i remember wrongly, din the F3 comes with a usb-c to earphone port adapter?

yep works very well with my iem.

 

[twosix]

yep works very well with my iem.

It does come with wonder why need to buy. But I am not using it as using Bluetooth earpiece.

I'm using it with my airpods pro. haha.

 

[xtractor]

did i remember wrongly, din the F3 comes with a usb-c to earphone port adapter?

yeah it came with usb-c adapter
the problem now is that there is only one port for u to charge the phone and it is also the same port where u can plug the usb-c adapter
so once battery low while u are charging the phone u cannot use the adapter
unless the phone got wireless charging then shld be ok
only way to solve the issue is to buy bluetooth earpiece and it is quite cheap nowadays

 

[Pryson]

I don't have any issue with my NFC for GPay. But for Bluetooth like Trace together, I can't scan sometimes. Where is the placement of the BT on the device? Tia

 

[twosix]

I don't have any issue with my NFC for GPay. But for Bluetooth like Trace together, I can't scan sometimes. Where is the placement of the BT on the device? Tia

Tap the TT reader near the phone's on/off button area.