The price of mobile phones has not changed, what we get for that price has: for some years now, it has been possible to get real “cannons” at a cost that was previously reserved for the cheapest mobiles. And Xiaomi is one of the architects of this positive change for smartphone owners; with a brand that has burst the mid-range: POCO.
There is no other mobile that has recommended more in 2021, the POCO X3 Pro is the best thing that has happened to the mid-range since the already mythical Moto G. Just as Motorola did in 2013 with the help of Google (at that time it was still owned the company) POCO raised the bar for what smartphones offered in the 200 euro line. Yes, the POCO X3 Pro was unthinkable in 2021 due to its original cost, 249 euros. This cost fell below 200 euros after the huge number of offers it received. Now, his heir by characteristics raises serious questions of continuity.
POCO X4 GT: same indomitable spirit, considerably more expensive
POCO X4 GT
The POCO X3 Pro of 2021 had a generational change at the beginning of the year, the POCO X4 Pro. Already at the time we appreciated the reduction in gross power in exchange for improving some aspects, such as the inclusion of the AMOLED screen. And with the POCO X4 GT Xiaomi intends to compensate for make the phone a real processing beast: The MediaTek Dimensity 8100 is quite a guarantee at this point.
I can put few downsides in the choice of processor: in the absence of analyzing the performance with a magnifying glass, I think that the jump from the Snapdragon 860 that originally included the POCO X3 Pro is positive. On the rebound, it adds 5G to the phone, something mandatory in a mid-range of 2022. Of course, mid-range has lessat least putting the magnifying glass on the price.
Although the POCO X3 Pro is its direct ancestor in Europe, the POCO X4 GT has a predecessor in the POCO X3 GT, a mobile of great power that stayed in eastern lands. Xiaomi decided to make this line more international thereby increasing the capabilities of the family; surely due to a POCO X4 Pro that was somewhat decaffeinated in terms of raw power.
The POCO X4 GT keeps the price contained, in my opinion it offers a lot for what its technical sheet represents. Now, it is difficult for me not to draw a cost comparison between this new phone and the POCO X3 Pro, a mobile that is still valid today. And what would I still recommend if it weren’t for the fact that the stock is almost gone.
349 euros base for the POCO X4 Pro. This is the price at which this phone starts, a smartphone with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage (LPDDR5 and UFS 3.1, very remarkable). Reviewing the rest of the specifications, this new generation raises the refresh rate of the screen, improves the camera on paper, doubles the power of fast charging and lightens the total weight; in addition to the already mentioned: better processor and memory.
POCO X3 Pro | POCO X4 GT | |
|---|---|---|
Screen | 6.67-inch IPS-LCD | 6.6-inch IPS-LCD |
Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 at 2.96GHz | MediaTek Dimension 8100 @ 2.85GHz |
Versions | 6/128GB | 8/128GB |
rear cameras | Main: 48 megapixels f / 1.79 | Main: 64 megapixels f / 1.89 |
Frontal camera | 20 megapixels f/2.2 | 20 megapixels f/2.45 |
Drums | 5,160mAh | 5,080mAh |
System | Android 11 | android 12 |
connectivity | 4G | 5G |
Dimensions and weight | 165.3 x 76.8 x 9.4 millimeters | 163.64 x 74.29 x 8.87 millimeters |
Others | side fingerprint reader | side fingerprint reader |
Price | 6GB/128GB: €249 | 8/128GB: €349.99 |
The jump in benefits is logically appreciable. The problem is that the cost has increased by 40% (for the base model, the most powerful grows by 43.81%); an increase difficult to justify for a jump between generations. Yes, it is true that the replacement of the X3 Pro should be the POCO X4 Pro, but the latter is not the most powerful of the X family of 2022, something that the POCO X3 Pro did fulfill in 2021. And that now the POCO X4 complies GT.
Is it really worth betting on the POCO X4 GT?
POCO X4 GT
I’m not going to recommend the POCO X4 GT, at least for now: I think that Xiaomi has wanted to compensate for the aggressive price strategy that it maintained during 2021. POCO already has a name as a brand, the POCO X4 should be sold out of sheer inertia. The problem is that all this year’s models represent a small step back in performance and one step forward in cost, it’s not just a matter of the POCO X4 GT. It is my perception and what I have found in a generalized way.
POCO X3 Pro
Initially no, but I am convinced that everything will change in two or three months, when Xiaomi reconsiders and adjust the online offers of what was happening with the POCO X3 Pro. From the start, the POCO X4 GT has a 50-euro discount, a discount that acts as a hook to hide the remarkable rise between generations. I bet it reaches 250 euros before the end of the summer.
