With the arrival of the new POCO phone, and the enhancements that the POCO M4 Pro 5G achieves in the mid-range, it is time to take this device against its predecessor, POCO M3 Pro 5G phone. How did you change? Is the new generation worth it when the M3 Pro 5G continues to sell? It’s time to discover the differences.
Choosing a mid-range under two hundred euros implies a look at POCO, not in vain The brand has become strong in this price segment. There is POCO M3 Pro 5G one of the phones Most recommended with the latest mobile phone connection. And the new POCO M4 Pro 5G is sure to start a war in this sector, even its older brother.
Little evolution with improvements in power and imaging
POCO M4 Pro 5G phone
It is enough to compare the technical papers of both phones to realize this POCO has chosen to develop various aspects of the hardware to a minimum In order to adapt POCO M4 Pro 5G to the new era. The jump itself isn’t huge, so the POCO M3 Pro 5G will still be around for quite some time; With the advantage that the price will be cheaper.
The main difference comes with the processor: from Dimensions 700 From M3 we went to Dimensions 810 From POCO M4 Pro. This jump in SoC brings higher performance on paper, also improvements in energy savings (700 are manufactured by 7 nm, 810 by 6 nm). On the contrary, it should not be better in graphics because the GPU is the same (CPU processing affects gaming, and it should be taken into account).
POCO M3 Pro 5G phone
The jump on the screen is not noticeable, according to the technical papers: from 6.5 inches of the POCO M3 Pro we have moved up to 6.6 inches of the POCO M4 Pro. Aperture for the front camera in the upper middle area of both, the highest refresh rate up to 90Hz (M3 Pro adapts to 30Hz and M4 Pro only up to 50Hz) and High touch sampling rate on the new model: 240 Hz vs. 180 Hz for the POCO M3 Pro. The M4 Pro delivers 50 more nits of maximum brightness.
On the photographic side, the biggest change can be seen: the POCO M4 Pro includes a usable secondary camera as it finally offers a wide angle (8 MP). Additionally, from the 48MP of the POCO M3 Pro 5G in the main camera, we move up to the 50MP of the M4 Pro. Same hole for said sensor and without consuming cameras for POCO M3 Pro 5G– POCO M4 Pro 5G has neither a macro nor a sensor for depth calculation. It also doubles the image size for the front camera. At the expense of reducing the sensor aperture.
POCO M4 Pro 5G phone
The battery is 5000 mAh for the two with fast charging 33 watts for the M4 (18 watts for the M3). MIUI for POCO for both, headphone jack, capacitive fingerprint reader on the side and Upgrade for POCO M4 Pro: Dual Speakers. The design is POCO branding for both with vertical shooting area for POCO M3 Pro 5G and horizontal shooting area for POCO M4 Pro 5G.
Data sheet for POCO M4 Pro 5G vs POCO M3 Pro 5G
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POCO M4 Pro 5G phone |
POCO M3 Pro 5G phone |
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Monitor |
6.6 inch FullHD + LCD |
6.5 inch FullHD + LCD |
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Healer |
MediaTek Dimension 810 |
MediaTek Dimension 700 |
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RAM |
4/6 GB LPDDR4X |
4/6 GB LPDDR4X |
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storage |
128/256 GB (UFS 2.2) |
64/128 GB (UFS 2.2) |
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back camera |
50 MP, f/1.8 |
48 MP, f/1.79 |
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front camera |
16 MP, f/2.45 |
8 MP, f/2.05 |
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battery |
5,000 mAh |
5,000 mAh |
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OS |
Android 11 + MIUI 12.5 for POCO |
Android 11 + MIUI 12 for POCO |
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Connection |
5G dual |
5G dual |
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Dimensions and weight |
163.56 x 75.78 x 8.75 mm |
161.81 x 75.34 x 8.92 mm |
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Aharon |
headphone jack |
headphone jack |
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price |
4/64 GB: 229 € |
4/64 GB: 179.99 € |
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