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Honestly for someone who buys a poco x4 phone I think they know what they're doing. Poco is not a huge brand like Samsung and even if it is a sub brand of the massive Xiaomi, non tech savvy people will not know they're the same. I think this phone is more geared to those who want value on a budget and when you're on that budget, the problems of bloatware, software and mediocre camera just don't matter. I would say it's a perfect budget phone. Edit: people have been complaining about their POCO phones malfunctioning, I have had a POCO X3 (non pro) for over a year now and there has not been a single problem, software or hardware but if it is as inconsistent as people are saying, buy at your own risk. I know 3 other people with POCO phones but none of them are faulty so I'm not sure what the replies are trying to say.

It's really amazing how good Xiaomi has become in mid-range phones. I don't mind bloatwares, most of them can be uninstalled easily and the ads of MIUI apps can also be stopped. Even some Google apps that are system apps can be removed using "Universal Android Debloater".

Thank you arun. I would have never knew the sneakiness the companies are playing for the cheap phones and using some heavy tech terms until you told it. Informative and eye opening video

I have the predecessor of this phone, and it's a good solid smartphone. This upgrade is worth it if you're looking for a good budget phone.

4:23 damn that was smooth! Amazing work, looks like a great phone in that price span !

Been on a Poco f3 very descent even for gaming. And the 5g sensor has been consistent. Very even review. Good job.

Mrwhosetheboss, your posts are incredibly easy and more efficient to understand. Unfortunately for an South African like me who lives in a rural community, is kinda impossible to be a technology tester. But your videos make it possible to at least have knowledge of such technologies. However it would great to have one of your tested phones Mr Inglesh🙏

I've used the poco x3 for a decent amount of time, since launch and i love it

I'm using Poco F3 for a year now and I never regretted buying it. The specs and experience I have for 350€ is absolutely worth taking 5mins to disable the adds and remove preinstalled apps

This phone is pretty good. the problem is that flagships like samsung and iphone have set standards to justify the exorbitant prices of their products, so people tend to think that flagships have something special and that the product has to be expensive for it to be normal. i used iphone 13 ,samsung s21 ultra but i felt ripped off because the price of the phone was way too high compared to the things it offers. Those midranged phones offers more than thode 1200 USD flagships

I've own this phone ever since it came out. I'm super impressed me and my wife got this poco phones and we are both impressed. Thanks Xiaomi for making this budget phones cause I've been caught on the apple ecosystem and it's been hard to rip off.

This is the best phone review I have ever ever seen, like you just explained everything that a normal person needs to know without being mislead and neither disappointed! Great work dude!!

the charger plug catch at 4:22 is crazy. the amount of tries it must have took

i still really like my Poco x3 pro that i picked up for like 250. for the price and what you got really does make it seem worth the value compared to a $1000+ phone out there. I mostly just bought it for some mobile gaming so the Snap 860 handles that perfectly and the 5k mah battery offers hours worth of playtime too. That and it's more friendly towards repair since the back comes off instead of the front screen panel access. (something the X4 still does which is nice)

I keep losing phones too often, a bad habit I am not proud of. Your reviews are very helpful. Thanks.

I hope to get this audience engagement some day, you truly are the boss Arun

6:38, That 61 to 69 transition was smooth.

The videos are so awesome. Make my day with the potential in the video 👍

I have the M3 as my work phone. Its battery is still the best I have ever came across. And it does its job just fine, no fancy extras. This is imo what a budget phone should be like. This X4 looks like a good bang for the buck as well. Getting nearly 70% of flagship experience with 25% of the price is just worth every penny.

It's amazing how newer midrange phones specs are almost on par with flagships 2+ years ago. I'm excited for newer release this year and in the future.

Your review made my day and cleared so many damm confusions in my mind ...I loved your review keep doing it great work.. what a energy what a performance I'll give you infinity stars...

What a great video. Super well explained, thanks! Any video in your channel on how to record yourself with soft soft? I'm under the

4:00 Did anyone notice the last game ?

Using POCO X3 right now with a custom ROM. Stock Android 12 experience actually makes it pretty fun to use. I'd say POCO phones bring you the best value you can get for its price, and if you are willing to spend a little bit of time on it for setting it up, then you really do get a great experience for its price....

man, this video is so well done!!! Congratz

Great vid Sir arun. I bought the phone after this review, very good for people who know nothing about phones. Gives me the right info about its pros and some misleading parts of it. Great budget phone

4:28 Can we appreciate how smooth the charger catch was 👏👏👏👏

I had poco x3 and it's really good. good processor, enough to play games, and it had passive cooling system. it had microsd slot, and the fastcharging. and it cost really affordable. I'm happy to see this phone had an newer version

Great quality material, man. I am a first timer here, and I am seriously impressed. Subscribed.

Subscribed, excellent lively informative balanced review 👍

I still got my Poco f1 from 2018. Running strong. Unbelievable phone.

I love how every time you handle the devices with care. Man, you really don't take things for granted, like other reviewers. You have my utmost respect.

Recently I've been thinking of replacing my Redmi Note 5. Arun has given me a very viable option. Will definitely look into this.

You're just the best! this review is just crazy 😂I love it! Thank you

The only problem with poco devices is that the software becomes progressively worse over time

I am not watching so much tech videos but dude, no wonder why you have so many views. The editing, the "magic" tricks and the icons with a timers are such an improvement. I really love it!

I really enjoyed watching this video. Fun and eye opening! Thanks!

First time on your channel, don´t know how I ended up here, but this review of a phone has to be the best I have seen.

Amazing video as usual, but there's no way a flagship will compete with a good entry level on the price/performance aspect. And I'm not an Apple fan.

I loved this video and you explaining what phone companies are doing to be a little sneaky. 😏

I think you can also add security as criteria next time. I trully loved the lock/hide folders in my old Huawei device and feeling annoyed that my current Samsung doesnt have it. One of the deciding factors in getting a new one (I dont want to install 3p app for that) but not enough reason to go back to Huawei. I cant seem to find yt reviews on this.

Nicely done. Having good reviewers like yourself easily found on the internet really helps to find the qualities I want in the various phones and the lacking camera is an instant deal breaker. Thank you

Poco Really Killing it, if they keep up with this Pace, Iphone would be getting a run for their money

Thanks for the information really helpful

Budget phones these days rock! My OnePlus Nord20 5G no complaints for $280.

I bought the Poco F3 as a throwaway phone as my S20+ just died out of nowhere and before I could recontract. Well, turns out it's much better than I imagined. It has a Snapdragon 870 chipset, UFS 3.1 and it somehow felt snappier than my S20+ which was more than 4x its price. I continued using it till now just because of how happy I was with its performance even though I can recontract right now with a new flagship phone.

I got the Realme GT Neo 2 for $350 (on sale). Really impressed with the 1200 nit, amoled, 120hz display, the snaodragon 870 chipset, the 65 watt fast charging (0-100 in 35 minutes) and the 5000 mah battery. The software is also nice, better than Miui

Brilliant review, I totally agree the camera/video is poor in low light. However, I purchased this for my nearly 80 year old Mother. I removed the obnoxious bloat ware and it's just fine for her. For UK resident's....here is a tip ,buy it either via the Poco/Xiaomi App as you will get a significant discount. I got the 6GB+128GB for £159

I remember feeling the same about my F3 Haptics. They get you off-guard, how good they are. Lets just hope POCO doesn't 'settle' like the other guys :\

I love hearing your reviews about mid-range and low-cost phones!😃 It's something else when I'm a bit bored of hearing about flagships. Hope you'll make more videos about low-cost, mid-range smartphones like this.🙏🙏😍😇

4:24 that throw was so satisfying😂

As someone who doesn't play games on their phone and uses a dedicated camera for photos this sounds perfect, I hate that most phones are making me pay for expensive features I won't use.

I watched this vlog on a Poco F1. Still serving me well. Thanks for your honest and thorough review.

Already looking great that workout routine looking amazing

Great infos !! You never disappoint !

Congrats on 10 million 🥳🥳 I watched you role over to 10 million on a subscriber tracker 😅

Awesome video… always been a fan since the beginning.. had huge expectations for this.. but you never fail to deliver but the best.. all the best..

more of these type of videos please recommend because I'm looking for a budget phones that compares with expensive phones

Your last comment about phone companies becoming sneaky in their marketing of phones is so damn true. Just when you think you've found the one you like..nope it doesn't have one really important feature or two or three.

The fact that Arun give so much knowledgeable content and make it fun is genuinely *Amazing*

Poco is definitely one of the greatest smartphone company. (Considering the price)

My Poco M3 still going strong I turned off all ads and everything works well the IR blaster is God sent. I got the 128 model in 2-3 years ago the only problem is no android updates.

your sincerity is what keeps me here... nice video

5:50 Good point. 5G performance on my poco F3 isn’t amazing. Often it says I have signal but in reality I don’t. I’ve disabled 5G completely, the 4G works perfectly well.

Honestly one of the rarest youtuber that takes the tech presentation to the next level keep up the good work man !

Xiaomi take my moneyyyyyy. Already love the Poco X3 NFC. Battery life on Xiaomi phones and charging bricks still included. Xiaomi keeps delivering. ✨️💯

Very precise.Thank you for that.👍

Love your reviews!! You put so much research, time and effort into them and it shows. Also love your random nods to Rick Astley and the star appearances of Milo 👏👏👏 Thank you Arun / Mrwhosetheboss!

What I love about Arun is that his videos always have little Easter eggs in the editing, like at 6:38 where he changed 61 to 69 for a split second. It makes the videos just the a teeny bit more fun to watch.

Poco is just the definition of "PERFECT MID RANGE"

Honestly even with the lack of updates to my Poco f2 pro from 2020 I don't think I'd change it until in screen cameras get better or there's another solution that manufacturers look at. I really hate having a notch or a holepunch where my camera has to go or just anything that impacts my screen.

Congrats on 10 million Arun! After lots of hard work, you did it! You completely deserve it! To tens of millions more subscribers!

I love the Poco line, has great specs and features at a low price the big problem is always the cameras, having said that I can't think of any "budget" phone with actually good cameras, I mean in general they're good enough but nothing comparable to the flagship phone ones. Would be interesting to see how one of the sub brands or "independent" brands from Xiaomi would manage a budget phone but with flagship quality cameras as its main feature, they would have to cut corners in all the other specs of course but maybe it would be worthy for the TikTok generation and some wannabe influencers... maybe even for me, just an enthusiast that would like better pics in low light.

keep up the good work 👍

Hi, Arun. What is your cat's name? Man, I can't believe how fast your channel has grown. I think I subscribulated back when you only had like 500 subs and you interacted with us sometimes. Obviously now that would be impossible. Great job on the weight loss.

I'm using the OG Poco F1 for apx. 3 years now and very satisfied with the experience tbh. I think for a budget phone Poco has done a tremendous job. I look forward to it's future very much

What I like about Poco is that they allow you to unlock the bootloader from there you can install a custom ROM it makes the phone so much better, but some might say why buy a phone to change the software? because you can get much better performance by installing stock Android over MIUI! While having a pretty decent phone for the price.

Thank you. Thank you for giving me a decent review, I just ordered this phone after getting my birthday money and this assured me that I made a good decision :)

4:27 charger catch was soo good for this date 😂

I have the x3 pro, i have installed google camera and it's really a very nice phone. Very happy with it. The screen is ok, even if it is inferior to the x4 pro. Nice review. Keep it up! I apreciate your work very much.

Been using the X3 since launch and i have no complaints! The camera on mine looks better than that on the X4 pro to be fairly honest.

8:55 Strange, but your voice sounds absurdly deep with the phone's mic

2:39 That selfie tho 👏 😍

I've always been a Samsung guy, recently went to upgrade to S22 and I saw the price of it and thought I can't justify that price. Anyway I went into a phone shop for my wife to upgrade her phone and I saw the Xiaomi 11T Pro and was surprised how good it was for the price so I decided to get the phone 4 weeks on I love it the charging time is amazing, the camera is excellent and it's half the price of the S22. My wife got the iPhone 13 costing her £54 pounds a month and she still has to pay monthly for extra storage.

Really nice vid but the catch he made 4:19 was insane

I have both of these phones Digicel & Bmobile ([Network carriers] In my country and I can't get enough of both of them.

Still rocking my poco m2 pro. Still runs CoD on highest settings without lag. My only problem is the 64 gb storage, wish I'd bought the 128gb variant

Great review, thanks. The problem I have with ALL the budget phones are not their performances, but the lack of OIS on the camera. The camera is a vital part I use daily and needs to be great. Unfortunately the lack of OIS limits the camera.

SOooo good. Subscribed!

@Mrwhosetheboss Hey Arun. Love your videos. Huge huge fan, like you're my go guy for any tech video. Especially the ones which are on budget phones. On the same topic, would you review the poco x5 pro 5g please.

I'd honestly get last year's or 2 years ago flagships from Xiaomi. This one is around 250 euroes. Xiaomi mi 10T pro for example. Which offers insane camera system, better battery and insane well optimized chipset for around 120-150 euroes more. And can be updated to MIUI 13,etc. Or Poco F3. Really good phone. Flagship cpu. Better camera. Awesome battery life. For 50 euroes more. Even the X3 pro which sells for 200 euroes these days. Can offer you better or same results. Buying new phones these days. Ain't too worth it.

2:04 You always find a sneaky way to Rick roll XD

I had to like the video after seeing the cleanest catch of my life!

I keep returning to this video, it's a masterpiece, most(if not all) content creators should take this is a template.

OPPO Fan here, I can't wait to see how POCO F4 will be! The X3 was great, this one is even better. The F3 even more.

I am still using my original Pocophone F1 6 GB/128Gb version, even used Gcam Mod for better camera....3 years on still rocking....

This man has me sold. I've been wondering what it was that I was missing in my life, I now know that it was this phone.

Please make more Videos about current midrangers, its interesting to see, how good they become over time.

So close to 10M!!! You deserve it🔥