Poco X3 could launch on September 22 in India starting at Rs 19,999: report

Poco X3 could launch on September 22 in India starting at Rs 19,999 according to a new leak online. The Poco X3 NFC was unveiled earlier this month globally as the first phone to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G processor. Poco India General Manager C Manmohan has already shown the company’s intentions to launch the Poco X3 in India by a tweet post the phone’s global launch.

Great job done @POCOGlobal team. #POCOX3 is an amazing product! #POCO India fans! Do you want us to launch it in India? Regular price will be €229 = ₹20,000 + taxes.

RT if you want us to launch it in India.

everything you need, nothing you don't. https://t.co/1pjAPfdhz8

— C Manmohan #POCOForIndia (@cmanmohan) September 7, 2020

According to a tweet by tipster Gadgetsdata, the Poco X3 is scheduled to launch on September 22 in India. The tweet goes on to say that the starting price of Rs 19,999 is more likely which could mean that Poco is going to price the phone aggressively in India.

 Exclusive 
Totally ,Totally & Totally CONFIRMED-
#PocoX3 will launch in India  on September 22

The Indian  Variant of Poco X3 will have a little bit bigger

Poco X3 price in  - either Rs 18,999 or Rs 19,999
(Rs 19,999 has better chance)

Feel free to ReTweet pic.twitter.com/WwTnXYFgKW

— Gadgetsdata(Debayan Roy) (@Gadgetsdata) September 14, 2020

Poco X3 could also come with a higher capacity battery, the tipster added.

Another leak regarding the Poco X3 launch in India states that the company could be looking to bring an 8GB RAM version to India as the global variants top-out at 6GB RAM.

Poco X3 NFC specifications

Poco X3 NFC features a 6.67-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution display with a 120Hz high-refresh-rate and HDR10 support. The screen has a centre punch-hole notch cutout for the 20MP selfie camera and is further topped with a layer of Gorilla Glass 5. It has a glass back and the X3 is IP53 rated which means it has water repellent coating inside. 

The Poco X3 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G processor with an octa-core processor and Adreno 618 GPU. This is paired with upto 6GB RAM and 128GB storage with the phone running on MIUI 12 based Poco launcher. The phone also supports microSD cards of upto 256GB so users can expand the storage further according to their needs. 

The Poco X3 comes with a quad-camera setup that consists of a primary 64MP camera with an f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 119-degree field-of-view, a 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor. 

It has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and is equipped with a 5,160mAh battery to boot. The battery support 33W fast charging out-of-the-box. 

Poco X3 NFC is priced starting at Euro 229 (~Rs 19,800) for the variant with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage and Euro 269 (~Rs 23,000) for the 128GB storage variant.