Poco M2 Pro With Snapdragon 720G Launched in India: Rebranded Redmi Note 9 Pro?

Poco has just expanded its mid-range smartphone lineup by launching the feature-packed Poco M2 Pro. Targeted towards the competitive mid-range smartphone market of India, at first glance the Poco M2 Pro seems to be a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 9 Pro. Luckily, there are a few differences in the design elements of the two.

If you have been scouting for a mid-range device that can hold up for two to three years then the Poco M2 Pro might impress you. So here’s everything you need to know about the Poco M2 Pro.

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Poco M2 Pro: Specifications & Features

The new member of Poco M-series sports a premium construction and both the front and rare side of the device are protected with Gorilla Glass 5. This mid-range smartphone houses a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. The 6.67-inch Full HD+ LCD display on this smartphone is ideal for media consumption. That said if Poco had opted for an AMOLED panel the device would have been a much better offering.

The punch-hole display houses the front-facing camera and it even helps the device attain a screen-to-body ratio of 84.46 %.

Snapdragon 720G chipset powers this smartphone. This SoC can effortlessly handle regular day to day tasks and the Adreno 618 GPU can handle long gaming sessions. Poco M2 Pro will be available in 4GB / 6GB LPPDDR4x RAM variants and the device will 64GB/128GB (UFS 2.1) internal storage. Luckily, the storage can be expanded to up to 256GB with microSD.

POCO M2 Pro Specifications

• 6.67-inch Full HD+ LCD DotDisplay with a resolution of 2400×1080 pixels and an aspect ratio of 20:9
• Octa-Core Snapdragon 720G 8nm Processor
• Adreno 618 GPU
• 4GB / 6GB LPPDDR4x RAM
• 64GB / 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD card
• Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
• Android 10 with MIUI 11 custom skin
• 48MP Samsung ISOCELL GM2 primary sensor with f/1.79 aperture, PDAF, EIS, 0.8μm pixel size, LED flash, EIS, 8MP 119° ultra-wide-angle sensor, 5MP macro sensor, and a 2MP depth sensor
• 16MP front-facing camera
• Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
• 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio, dual microphones
• Splash-proof (P2i coating)
• Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz) 2 x 2 MIMO, VoWiFi, Bluetooth 5, GPS, NavIC, USB Type-C
• 5000mAh battery with 33W fast charging

The next major highlight of this smartphone is its quad-camera setup that consists of a 48MP primary sensor coupled with an 8MP ultra-wide-angle shooter, a 2MP depth sensor, and finally a 5MP macro camera.

The 5000mAh battery on this smartphone can easily power it up for a day or two.

Pricing & Availability

The Poco M2 Pro will be available in Out of the Blue, Green and Greener and Two Shades of Black color variants. This smartphone will retail for a price of Rs. 13,999 for the base variant with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The variant with 6GB RAM and 64GB of storage costs Rs. 14,999. Lastly, the higher-end variant with 6GB RAM with 128GB storage retails for a price of Rs. 16999.

This smartphone can be purchased from Flipkart starting June 14th.