Xiaomi POCO X2- Full Details and Specifications
After long hype
waiting and the success of Poco F1, Xiaomi finally going to further continue
its Poco Series this year. But now the plan is changed because now POCO has
become an independent smartphone brand this month and they are releasing their
multiple devices of Poco series. This series is started with Poco X and Xiaomi
confirmed its new released device of this series that is Poco X2 which was
recently launched on February 4th 2020. This device is already released in
China which was introduced as Redmi K30 and now released in India too but with
a little bit change. So let’s talk about all the specifications which are
confirmed from Xiaomi.
Display & Design
It has an IPS LCD Full HD+ 6.6 inch Display with 20:9 aspect ratio. The
display is very premium because it’s a 120Hz Display with a pixel
resolution of 2400 × 1080 pixels and a higher refreshing rate. Therefore colour
reproduction, multitasking, application drawer and switching between apps
creates a smooth user experience especially when you are scrolling through the
UI. The display is very much brighter compared to the other IPS Display mobiles
because of 120Hz and a pixel density of 384 PPI so there is no any issue of
brightness problem for outdoor use. There is Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
on the front and back side also which makes the device heavy approximately 209
grams. Phone is very shiny and polycarbonate plastic is framed on the edges. Design
of this device looks quiet similar to the Redmi K30 but K30 device is for China
users so we can assume that this is a new device for Indian users.
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| Poco X2 |
Physical Overview
- Ø Speakers, USB C-type port, microphone & 3.5mm headphone jack present at the bottom.
- Ø Hybrid SIM Card slot at the left side.
- Ø Power ON/OFF, volume rocker buttons & side mounted fingerprint scanner at the right side.
- Ø IR Blaster & noise cancellation mic at the top of the device.
Camera
There
are 4 camera’s on the rear side. The primary camera is 64MP with Sony 686
sensor which is truly a flagship sensor. Second one is 8MP Ultra-wide angle
camera with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP Micro camera range from 2cm to 10cm and 2MP of
depth sensor. All combined formed 64 + 8 + 2 + 2MP. The camera shot provides
same results in the daylight and in the indoor low light photography. For video
recording, the camera can records 720p, 1080p and 4K videos in 30fps with AIS
support. There is a dual selfie camera on the front side which is 20 MP
in-display camera with f/2.2 aperture size along with a 2 MP secondary camera
for portrait mode. The front camera supports Short Video, Portrait, Night,
Panorama, Slow motion and Pro mode and option to select main, ultra-wide and
macro lens. Device supports HDR shots and shots with 2x zoom got better details
as compared to 2MP macro camera. It took some time while using camera app in
this phone. While capturing an image the output image comes with a default POCO
watermark. Low-light shots are good. User obtain 16MP image by pixel bining
technology. Just because of dual selfie camera setup, the details are even much
better in the portrait shots.
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| Poco X2 |
Battery
This device has a USB C-Type port and supports 27W fast
charging but the port is USB 2.0 also Xiaomi provides 4500mAH battery for a
long time use so the phone charged from 0 to 100% within 1 and a half hour. But
the phone generates a little bit heat while playing heavy games and use of
camera for a long time photography with LED flash. From 100% to 0% it gives
10-12 hours of backup including some rounds of PUBG gaming, camera photography,
video stream and play music which is a good result.
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| Poco X2 |
Inside the Box
- Ø User Manual
- Ø SIM Ejector Tool
- Ø Transparent Protective Case
- Ø Poco X2 Device
- Ø Type-C Data Cable
- Ø 27W Charging Adapter
Processor & Software
It comes with Qualcomm Sapdragon 730G 8nm octa-core processor
with Adreno 618 GPU which is specially made for gaming. Experience of gaming
has become very outstanding with this type of processor and speed also. You can
comfortably play games like PUBG & Asphalt which runs very smoothly without
any lag. Instead of Poco UI, corporation is providing the MIUI 11 in this
device based with Android 10. With 730G processor, the antutu score of Poco X2
is around 282k which is very amazing. It also includes dual VoLTE, Bluetooth
5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11, FM Radio, GPS and all the other standard sensors. Users also
have to compromise with some bloatware, Ads and some preinstalled apps by
Xiaomi like Mi pay and other apps etc. While
you can uninstall some bloatware and disable the Ads.
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| Poco X2 |
Additional Details
- The fingerprint sensor is mounted on the right side of the phone which is very trendy and convenient. Obviously Poco is not providing In-Display finger print sensor to the users right now and face unlock is very fast which unlocks the phone within some milliseconds.
- There are 3 colour options for this Poco X2 that is Red, Blue and Purple.
- Xiaomi gives LiquidCool technology in Poco X2 as we have seen in Poco F1.
Pricing
Lets talk about price, Poco X2 comes in 3 variants that are1. 6GB + 64GB: ₹15,999
2. 6GB + 128GB: ₹16,999
3. 8GB + 256GB: ₹19,999
Cons
- Device is full of bloatware applications and games but the good thing is we can remove those unwanted apps which we never going to use.
- There was an expectation of Super Amoled display but no need to worry because device has 120Hz IPS display.
- Due to the large sensor there is slight camera bump, but the camera lens is scratch-resistant.
- Though there is no telephoto lens, it uses the software for offering 2x zoom.
- Speakers are not loud; sound becomes a liitle bit disturbing when volume level goes more than 60%.
Poco F1
launched with flagship level specs and a very surprising price. Well Poco
really did great with Poco X2 but don’t think that this device launched as a
successor of Poco F1. These days the market is very heavy and competitors are
everywhere. So it has been launched as a mid-range smartphone not as a flagship
premium level.
Let’s see what POCO X2 will raise the
benchmark or will fizz out!!!