Xiaomi has again started a game that only the company itself can understand. Together with the lineup of “big” Xiaomi and “budget” Redmi, a third is now being formed – under the revived name POCO. The very word “Pokophone” is still a thing of the past, but why a new sub-brand is needed in the company’s already very rich assortment is not entirely clear. But it exists and it is expanding.Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC is a mid-range smartphone, which, perhaps, has only a name in common with the summer POCO F2 Pro. I don’t see any special idea behind POCO – these are quite typical Xiaomi smartphones that cost less than they could if you look at their characteristics. The same as Redmi, but with a large POCO lettering on the back. Specifically, the X3 NFC model sees a direct answer to realme 6 Pro, which for almost half a year was the main choice in the “about 20 thousand rubles” category: a huge (6.67-inch) screen with an increased refresh rate is also installed here (and higher than that of realme, – 120 Hz), there is a mini-jack, NFC-module (the presence of which is directly in the model name). And of course, a more powerful hardware platform: Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G versus Snapdragon 720G – you need to beat the competitor with something.