44 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 88REVIEWS
and feelslikea phonethat’smorethan
twiceitsprice,duein parttoa glassfront
andback.Thelatteris oneofthekey
designupgradesoverthePocoX3Pro,
althoughit doesstillhavea plasticframe.
This makesit extremelyreflective,to
theextentthatI couldeasilyuseit asa
personalmirror.That’sonlya problem
onthesilvermodelI tested– it’salso
availablein black,blueorwhiteif you’d
prefer.Fingerprintsmudgesweren’t
reallyanissue,andbeingequippedwith
GorillaGlass5 meantI wascomfortable
usingthephonecase-free.
I’dstillrecommendthrowingone
on,though– therearcameramodule
protrudessignificantlyfrom the back
of the phone,makingit difficultto
usefaceupona tableotherwise.The
siliconeoneincludedin theboxdoesa good job of making this flush, even if
it takesawayfromtheattractivedesign
tosome extent.
I’ll explore camera performance in
more detail later, but there’s not too
much else to report when it comes to
rear design. Thankfully, the X3 Pro’s huge
logo has been swapped out for a much
more discreet one here.
However, you probably won’t be
looking at the back of the phone much.
Flipping it over reveals a stunning 6.65in
AMOLED display, another big upgrade
over the X3 Pro. It’s still limited to Full
HD (2,400x1,080), but more than makes
up for it with rich, vibrant colours and an
excellent level of detail.
It also supports refresh rates up to
120Hz, making for a buttery-smooth
experience. You can only choose
between this
and 60Hz
in Settings,
but the
display can
dynamically
adjust
according to
what you’re
doing. This
should help
regulate
battery life,
The rear camera module protrudes significantly from the back of the phone. something