POCO F9 Ultra vs REDMI A3

The POCO F9 Ultra scores 9.3 in our rating, and the REDMI A3 scores 4.2. The POCO F9 Ultra leads in display, performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The POCO F9 Ultra is the newer phone, announced Sep 1, 2026.

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POCO POCO F9 Ultra

9.3 Price TBA

Top score

REDMI REDMI A3

4.2 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the POCO F9 Ultra

Bigger battery 8,050 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Faster wired charging 100 W vs 10 W
Bigger screen 6.9 inches vs 6.71 inches
Brighter screen 10,000 nits vs 500 nits
Higher refresh rate 185 Hz vs 90 Hz
Longer OS update support 4 years vs 2 years

Why choose the REDMI A3

Thinner 8.3 mm vs 8.74 mm
3.5 mm headphone jack
microSD card slot

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Spec POCO F9 UltraREDMI A3

Overall 9.3 4.2

Display 8.7 4.6

Performance 9.0 3.2

Camera 8.7 3.4

Battery 8.8 3.8

Design 8.2 6.4

Software support 7.4 4.3

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec POCO F9 UltraREDMI A3

Size 6.9 inches 6.71 inches

Type OLED, Ultra-bright AMOLED LCD, Dot Drop display

Resolution 1200 × 2608 px 720 × 1650 px

Pixel density 416 ppi 268 ppi

Refresh rate 185 Hz 90 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 10,000 nits 500 nits

HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision —

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass

Performance

Spec POCO F9 UltraREDMI A3

Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Helio G36

Process 3 nm 12 nm

Max CPU clock 4.6 GHz 2.2 GHz

GPU Adreno 840 —

RAM 12 GB / 16 GB 3 GB / 4 GB / 6 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB 64 GB / 128 GB

Storage type UFS 4.1 eMMC

microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec POCO F9 UltraREDMI A3

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.68 8 MP, f/2

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No

Ultrawide 50 MP —

Telephoto 50 MP, 5× optical, periscope —

Optical zoom 5× —

Rear cameras 3 2

Rear video 8K@30 1080p@30

Front camera 32 MP 5 MP

Front video 4K@30 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec POCO F9 UltraREDMI A3

Capacity 8,050 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon —

Wired charging 100 W 10 W

Wireless charging 50 W —

Reverse wireless ✓ Yes ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No —

Design and build

Spec POCO F9 UltraREDMI A3

Dimensions 163.49 × 77.94 × 8.74 mm 168.4 × 76.3 × 8.3 mm

Thickness 8.74 mm 8.3 mm

Weight 235 g —

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Aluminum —

Back Fiberglass Glass

Water resistance IP68 —

Fingerprint Under-display ultrasonic Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Dark Cherry Midnight Black, Forest Green, Star Blue

Connectivity and features

Spec POCO F9 UltraREDMI A3

5G ✓ Yes ✕ No

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth 6.0 5.4

USB USB-C 3.x —

NFC ✓ Yes ✕ No

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✓ Yes

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✕ No

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✕ No

Software

Spec POCO F9 UltraREDMI A3

OS at launch Android 16 Android 14

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 3 —

OS updates 4 years 2 years

Security updates 6 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec POCO F9 UltraREDMI A3

Announced Sep 1, 2026 Feb 14, 2024

Released Sep 1, 2026 —

Status Released Released

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