POCO M3 Pro 5G

The POCO M3 Pro 5G sports a 6.5-inch FHD+ Dot Display with a 90Hz refresh rate, protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G chipset with ARM Mali-G57 MC2 GPU, paired with either 4GB or 6GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 64GB or 128GB of UFS 2.2 storage. It has a triple rear camera setup (48MP main, 2MP macro, 2MP depth), an 8MP front camera, a 5,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging, and runs MIUI 12 based on Android 11. Other features include a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, NFC, an IR blaster, Hi-Res Audio certification, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Based on a specs comparison, both phones share a 90Hz FHD+ LCD display, MediaTek Dimensity 700 chipset, and a 5,000mAh battery. Key advantages of the POCO M3 Pro 5G include Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, Bluetooth 5.1 (vs. 5.0), NFC, an IR Blaster, Hi-Res Audio certification, and 18W fast charging. The Samsung Galaxy A22 5G, however, has a 5MP ultrawide lens instead of a macro camera and a dedicated microSD card slot, allowing for dual-SIM and storage expansion simultaneously.

The POCO M3 Pro 5G was globally unveiled on May 20, 2021, and launched in the Philippines on June 1, 2021. YugaTech published an unboxing and hands-on video on June 5, 2021, followed by a full review video on June 15, 2021, which assessed its value as an affordable 5G smartphone. The phone was also featured in guide videos listing the best smartphones under PHP 15,000 and among 5G phones under PHP 16,000 in the Philippines.