But when you see the Windows desktop appear on that vibrant 6.67-inch display for the first time, you’ll smile. And that, perhaps, is reason enough.

The POCO F3 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (SD870). This is an ARM-based System on Chip (SoC). Windows 11, historically, runs on x86/x64 architecture (Intel and AMD processors). However, Microsoft has spent years developing Windows on ARM (WoA).

| Feature | Status | Notes | |---------|--------|-------| | Boot via UEFI | ✅ Working | Dual-boot with Android possible | | Touchscreen | ✅ Working | Multi-touch, gestures partially work | | Display (Internal) | ✅ Working | 120 Hz not yet supported (60 Hz default) | | Wi-Fi | ✅ Working | Limited to 2.4 GHz bands | | Bluetooth | ⚠️ Partial | Some keyboard/mouse pairs, audio unstable | | Audio (Speakers) | ❌ Not working | USB-C or Bluetooth audio works | | GPU Acceleration | ⚠️ Partial | Basic UI is smooth; DirectX 9/11 limited | | USB-C Peripherals | ✅ Working | Mice, keyboards, flash drives | | Sleep/Resume | ❌ Broken | Shut down completely when not in use | | Camera | ❌ Not working | No driver | | Cellular Modem | ❌ Not working | Wi-Fi only |

For all the novelty of seeing the Windows desktop on a 6.67-inch AM

In theory, the SD870 is fully capable of running Windows 11. It is an ARM processor, and Windows 11 has an ARM64 variant. The problem lies not in the CPU's ability to compute, but in the .