How to find out which processor on the phone Xiaomi Poco X3

Smartphone owners often face the need to refine their device’s specifications, especially when it comes to performance or compatibility with demanding apps. Xiaomi Poco X3, released in 2020, has become a hit in the mid-range, but over time, users become interested in hardware details.

The quickest way to get an answer is to look at the specifications on the Internet, but in real life, there are often nuances. There are several modifications on the market, including the NFC and Pro versions, as well as global and Chinese editions, which may differ slightly. Also, if the phone is bought with hands or restored, it is impossible to guarantee the presence of the original chipset without checking, so it is important to be able to independently verify the installed equipment with software and hardware methods.

In this article, we will go into detail all the ways that the CPU can be identified on your device. We will not limit ourselves to dry numbers, but will look at how to interpret the data, what the chip architecture affects, and whether to believe the information displayed in the event of a flashing. Accuracy is critical for enthusiasts involved in system modification.

Official specs and model of the chipset

Before we go to software verification methods, we need to clearly understand what we are looking for. The heart of the Poco X3 NFC smartphone is the platform from Qualcomm. In marketing materials and on the box, the most common name is the Snapdragon 732G. This chipset is an improved version of the popular Snapdragon 730, optimized for mobile games, as evidenced by the letter “G” in the title.

However, there is a version of Poco. X3 The Pro, which came out later and received a much more powerful Snapdragon 860 processor, is visually almost identical, which often leads to confusion when buying a used device. If you own the basic version, you have an 8-core processor made using an 8-nm process technology that uses Kryo 470 cores. 3D-charting.

⚠️ Warning: Don't confuse the processor model with the phone's model itself. X3 NFC POCO X3 Pro are different devices with different performance, despite the similar name and design of the case.

For those interested in technical details, it's important to know that the core architecture in the Snapdragon 732G includes two production clusters and six energy efficient. Maximum clock speeds reach 2.3 GHz, which is a good indicator for the mid-range. The Adreno 618 GPU provides support for modern graphics APIs such as Vulkan and OpenGL ES.

Checking through the standard settings menu

The most accessible method, which does not require additional software, is in the system menu. However, manufacturers often hide detailed information about the processor in the standard interface of the MIUI or HyperOS shell. To get the basic data, the user needs to go to the Settings section and select About the phone. This displays the name of the processor model, but does not always indicate its exact frequency or number of cores.

In some versions of the firmware, detailed information is hidden inside the All specs menu or only available after a few taps according to MIUI. If you see a "Snapdragon 732G" line in the About Phone menu, this is good news confirming the authenticity of the device. However, it is not enough to analyze this data in depth, since the system can display a marketing name, not a technical code.

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If the information looks cropped or strange in the settings menu, it is possible that a modified firmware with modified system files is installed on the phone.

It is worth noting that depending on the region for which the device was intended, the names of menu items may differ. In the global version, the path usually looks like Settings → About phone. In Chinese assembly, characters can hide similar items. For most users of this level, there is enough information to make sure that the phone is not an outright fake with a low level of performance.

Use of third-party applications for diagnosis

For comprehensive information about the hardware of the smartphone, the best way to use specialized software. App stores are full of utilities, but not all of them show reliable data. The leader in this area for many years has been the CPU-Z application. Once installed and launched, it immediately displays tabs "SOC", "Device", "System" and others. tab "SOC" will show the exact code name of the processor, its current frequency in real time and production technology.

Another powerful tool is AIDA64, which provides a more detailed report, including each core temperature, percent load and voltage, which is useful for diagnosing overheating problems that may be related to the degradation of the CPU chip or dried-up thermopasta. In the "CPU" section of this application, you can see a list of all the supported instructions, which is important for running a specific software.

Also worth mentioning is DevCheck Device & System Info, which can show not only the current state, but also the history of frequency changes, which helps to understand how the system manages power consumption. If the application shows that the processor is constantly running at maximum frequencies even in simple, this may indicate a software failure or the presence of malware mining cryptocurrency in the background.

⚠️ Note: Download diagnostic utilities only from official stores (Google Play, RuStore). APK From third-party sites may contain viruses that distort the results of the verification or steal your data.

Analysis through Engineering Menu and ADB

For advanced users who are not afraid of the command line, there is a way to get information through USB debugging. This method allows you to access system logs and Android properties that are hidden from the average user. To do this, you need to turn on the developer mode by making a few quick clicks on the build number in the About menu, and activate Debugging over USB.

By connecting the phone to your computer and installing the ADB drivers, you can execute a command that will output all the properties of the device. The key command here is to ask the system for the name of the hardware platform. In the terminal, this will look like a request for the property ro.board.platform or ro.hardware.

adb shell getprop | grep "ro.board.platform"

For Poco X3 NFC, this will be the value corresponding to the Snapdragon 732G (often identified as sm7150 or a similar designation depending on the kernel version). For the Pro version, the answer will be the code corresponding to the Snapdragon 860. This method is good because it polls the bootloader and kernel directly, so it is harder to fool than a regular application, although this is possible with deep modifications of the system.

Comparison of performance in benchmarks

Knowing the name of the processor is good, but understanding how it works is even more important. Benchmarks allow you to compare your Poco X3 results with other users. The popular AnTuTu Benchmark test gives an overall score of performance by adding up the results of the CPU, GPU, memory and user experience. For the Snapdragon 732G, the normal result is in the range of 280,000 – 320,000 points in the AnTuTu V9 version.

If your test scores are significantly lower (e.g., 150,000), this may indicate several problems: background processes, overheating, trottling (reducing frequency to protect against heating), or using a fake processor that is software-masked as the original.

It is important to test benchmarks on a cold device, preferably after a reboot, when a minimum of background applications are running, which will provide the most objective assessment of the capabilities of the computing core, and it is worth considering that the results may vary depending on the version of the operating system and the occupancy of internal memory.

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A sharp drop in benchmark scores compared to factory performance often indicates critical battery wear or cooling system problems, not just a weak processor.

Frequent identification issues and problems

Users often experience different programs displaying different information, which may be because one application reads data from the kernel header and another reads data from system properties. In Xiaomi’s case, there is also a practice where the processor name can be unified in global firmware to simplify support, which is confusing.

Another problem is that the Chinese version of the Poco X3 may have different radios, but the processor is usually the same. However, if the phone has been repaired and the motherboard has been changed, it could theoretically have been fitted with a component from another model, although it is rare in mass production. The only way to 100% verify the authenticity of the chip is by opening and visually inspecting the markings on the chip under the protective screen, but it is unsafety and requires skill.

After a major Android update, the system may not correctly display the frequencies or number of cores until a full reboot or reset is complete. If you update and see strange data, try doing a full reset (Wipe Data), previously saving important information.