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Introducing the Poco M6 Pro 5G – India’s Most Affordable 5G Device

Poco has officially unveiled its latest offering, the Poco M6 Pro 5G, aptly dubbed the “5G disrupter,” in the Indian market. The cutting-edge smartphone narrowly outpaced Xiaomi’s Redmi 12 5G, securing its position as the most cost-effective 5G device in the country featuring Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chip.

The Poco M6 Pro shares the same internal components as the Redmi 12 5G, cleverly repackaged within an ingeniously tweaked chassis proudly adorned with the Poco branding. The true allure lies in its remarkably affordable pricing structure. At an enticing starting price of just Rs 10,999 (for the 4GB/64GB variant), the Poco M6 Pro 5G offers exceptional value.

Specs and Features

The Poco M6 Pro 5G boasts an elegant glass back design and is offered in two stylish colours: Forest Green and Power Black. Additionally, this phone boasts IP53 dust and splash resistance, further enhancing its durability. A conveniently placed side-mounted fingerprint reader facilitates biometric authentication. While it offers an IR blaster and a headphone jack, its audio capabilities are limited to mono-speaker output.

On the front, users will be treated to a visually captivating 6.79-inch LCD display featuring an impressive 1080p resolution and an ultra-smooth 90Hz refresh rate. A discrete hole punch cut-out, artfully centred, houses an 8MP selfie camera. On the flip side, the Poco M6 Pro 5G flaunts a dual-camera setup consisting of a 50MP primary lens alongside a 2MP depth sensor.

Driving the Poco M6 Pro 5G’s performance is the highly efficient 4nm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chip, complemented by a robust 5,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging support over USB Type-C. The package includes a 22.5W charger for user convenience. Operating this technological marvel is MIUI 14, based on Android 13, with the promise of two major OS updates and up to three years of security updates, ensuring an optimized and secure user experience for an extended period.

Price and Availability

The 4GB/64GB variant is set at Rs 10,999, while the top-tier 6GB/128GB version commands a price of Rs 12,999. It is slated for general release on August 9 and will be available exclusively on Flipkart.

Poco X5 5G First Impression – A Value Offering

What happens when consumers in a country are well caught up with tech and understanding the nitty-gritty of smartphone devices? You get smartphone companies fighting each other in offering the best specifications at a competitive price. Ultimately, it’s the end-buyer who benefits from the tech giants competing in the market. The OnePlus 11 and 11R are shining examples of similar phenomena and trickling it down to the midrange to budget section we see a bigger plethora of choices that confuse us. 

This is where this new offering by POCO, The POCO X5 5G comes into the picture. Entering at an oversaturated price point between the 15 to 25K range, the POCO X5 5G only further confuses the buyers even more. But that’s what we’re here for! We have been using the POCO X5 5G for a day and here are my first impressions of the device! 

Display

The POCO X5 5G features a vivid 6’67-inch FHD+ super AMOLED display which gives users an immersive experience. The display produces some punchy colours without straining the eyes during longer-watching sessions. It features what POCO calls a sunlight display which features high brightness. The 2400 x 1080 FHD+ display gets pretty bright at 1200 nits. It features a 120Hz of refresh rate which gives it that smooth hyperrealistic feel. Overall the display is eye candy! 

Design

The back design is pretty much similar to the staple POCO design with its branding up top. It’s a plastic back panel that does not scream premium but can be protected using the in-box transparent cover. It features a 3.5mm headphone jack on top and a USB-C type port at the bottom and the standard volume rockers and lock screen buttons on the side. It features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor that is snappy. It is a lightweight device weighing just 189 Grams and 7.8mm in thickness. 

Performance and battery

When it comes to midrange performance, the Snapdragon 695 is a no-brainer chip for companies to go to. This 7nm chipset has proven its prowess in several midrange devices and shines once again in the POCO X5 5G. As the model name suggests, it is a 5G device consisting of 7 5G bands which are more than enough for the current scenario of 5G availability. The X5 I am using is an 8GB/256GB  variant out of which 36GB is occupied by the system. The battery here is 5000mAh which can be juiced up with a 33W charger provided in the box. During my testing, the device juiced up from 33% to 100% in about an hour and fifteen mins which is not bad. It features LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 storage which is pretty standard for a midrange device. 

Camera

The POCO X5 5G comes with a triple camera setup consisting of a 48MP primary lens coupled with an 8MP ultra-wide camera and a 2MP macro camera. The selfie camera is clocked at 13MP. Here are some camera samples – 

Conclusion

The Poco X5 5G is a capable device that ticks many boxes and does so effectively. The Snapdragon 695 coupled with a smooth 120Hz display and a capable camera setup makes this device an easy choice for many midrange consumers out there. At 20,999 for the 8/256Gb variant, the POCO X5 5G is one of the best options in the market right now. 

POCO launches budget POCO C55 with MediaTek Helio G85 and 5,000 mAh battery

POCO India today launched the POCO C55 expanding its C-Series. Taking the legacy of the C-series ahead, POCO C55 delivers the best performance and experience to consumers. Powered by a top-notch chipset – MediaTek Helio G85, 50MP dual camera first in the C-series and 5,000 mAh massive battery, POCO C55 is a value disruptor that will help users to get through the day with Speed and Swag.

Taking the smartphone experience up a notch in the entry-level segment, the new POCO C55 takes the experience to a whole new level with the power-packed performance of the MediaTek Helio G85 processor and its stylish leather-like stitch design. POCO C55 comes with a large 6.71” HD+ display ensuring a complete package in this segment.

Experience Performance

Designed with performance at its core, POCO C55 is powered with the segment’s most powerful MediaTek Helio G85 chipset, an incredible processor for a super-fast and smooth performance, especially for heavy-loading game engines, demanding scenes and intense gameplay. MediaTek Helio G85 pumps its Arm Mali-G52 GPU up to a 1GHz peak, giving a sustained performance for avid mobile gamers. Complimenting sturdy hardware is an enriching software experience and an expandable 5GB Turbo RAM, resulting in up to 11GB RAM. POCO C55 runs on Android 12 and has an AnTuTu score of more than 260K which empowers users with a consistently hassle-free experience.

Experience Swag

Featuring a stylish back panel, POCO C55 flaunts a leather-like stitch design and a rear fingerprint sensor. This game changer comes with a 6.71” HD+ panel, which delivers an efficient, smooth and vivid content streaming experience. The smartphone has an IP52 rating and an oleophobic display. Adding to a holistic experience, the smartphone features a powerful single speaker on top and a headphone jack ensuring an overall high-quality audio experience.

Experience Photography

A first in the C-series, POCO C55 features a 50MP dual camera setup along with a 5MP front snapper. Able to capture crisp and vibrant photographs in all lighting conditions, POCO C55 captures like no other. The smartphone also offers a no-compromise video experience with 1080p @ 30fps & 720p @ 30fps. Further, it comes with a wide range of innovative photography and videography features and modes, allowing users to capture each and every moment with precision and clarity.

Experience Massive Battery Life

Built to handle extensive gaming and heavy daily tasks, POCO C55 packs a massive 5000mAh battery to take the users through the day easily. Providing sufficient juice to a massive battery, its 10W charging support gives a sufficient battery backup.

Price and Availability

Available in 3 exciting colours, Forest Green, Cool Blue, and Power Black, POCO C55 will be available on Flipkart starting 28 February in 4GB+64GB and 6GB+128GB at INR 9,499 and INR 10,999 respectively. Taking the swag levels higher and making this a sweet deal for consumers, POCO has introduced an INR 500 first-day flat discount on the 4GB+64GB variant. Along with this, they have announced bank offers of INR 500 and INR 1000 on 4GB+64GB and 6GB+128GB variants respectively for consumers using SBI, HDFC and ICICI debit or credit cards taking the net effective price for the first day to INR 8499 and INR 9999.

POCO India revealed its most affordable smartphone – POCO C50

POCO revealed the launch date of its new smartphone, C50, and it’s just a week away. The launch date was made public today for buyers, along with other details of the smartphone. The smartphone was earlier announced as Redmi A1+, but the company is planning to launch it with a new name.

The new entry-level upcoming smartphone is labelled as the company’s most affordable smartphone, and it will be available in two variants – a 2GB+32GB variant at the price of ₹6,249 and a 3GB+32GB variant for the price of ₹6,999. The C50 smartphone will take you to another level with its design, 8MP dual and AI camera.

The smartphone boasts a 6.52 inches HD+ display with 720X1600 resolution and is powered by a MediaTek Helio A22 processor. The smartphone features a fast rear fingerprint sensor and 5000mAh battery, but it takes a long time to refill as it charges slowly at 10W. The smartphone will have a bare essential version of Android – Android 12 Go Edition.

POCO C50 sports two cameras on the back; one is a depth sensor, while the other is an 8MP f/2.0 wide camera and claims to capture crisp and vibrant photographs in all lighting conditions. The phone has a rear camera that can record 1080p video at 30 frames per second.

Himanshu Tandon, Country Head, POCO India, said, “We are confident that it will be a market disruptor and will further redefine the smartphone experience. Strengthening our position in the sub-10K segment, the latest addition to the C-series portfolio is a perfect blend of the enhanced display, software, gaming, and camera experience.”

Poco M5 launched with Helio G99, 50MP triple camera setup, and more

Poco had taken over the Indian market by storm with the launch of its first device, the Poco F1, in 2018. The brand was then under the leadership of Xiaomi and steered its way to become an independent global brand in 2020. As the years pass by, Poco has focused more on the budget segment bringing in promising features at a cheaper price for the consumer market. With the launch of the Poco M5 series, the company is yet again offering competiti9ve specs at a competitive price. Check out all the details about the latest offering by Poco, the Poco M5 and M5s, below:

Poco M5

The higher variant in the M5 series comes with an impressive 6.58” LCD Full HD+ display with a 90Hz refresh rate coupled with a 240Hz touch sampling rate. Aimed for gamers, the device houses an Helio G99 chipset built on the 6nm process technology. The Helio G99 sports two Cortex-A76 CPU cores running at 2.2GHz and six Cortex-A55 units at 2.0GHz. The Poco M5 houses a triple camera setup comprising a 50MP primary shooter, a 2MP depth sensor and a 2MP macro lens. Whereas on the front, the device sports an 8MP selfie camera. It packs a 5000mAh battery with an 18W charging unit. The M5 is priced at Rs. 12,499 and Rs. 14,499 for 4GB/64GB and 6GB/128GB variants, respectively.

Poco M5s

The Poco M5s comes with a few welcoming changes as opposed to the standard variant. The device sports a 6.43-inch HD+ AMOLED display, an upgrade to the POCO M5’s LCD display. However, the screen is limited to a 60Hz refresh rate. The quad-camera setup sees an upgrade too as it comes with a 64MP mains sensor with an f/1.8 aperture. There is also an 8MP ultrawide camera along with two 2MP lenses for macro and depth sensing, respectively. The device houses a Mediatek Helio G95 SoC and a 5000mAh battery with 33W fast charging capabilities. Both the newly launched devices will run with Android 12-based MIUI 13 out f the box.

POCO F4 – Is the Legendary Series Back With a Bang?

POCO is back with its disruptive F series with an addition of POCO F4. Here I have a 6.67-inch F4 smartphone which comes under the category of budget smartphone, and I used this device for quite some time to have a say on it, so here we go. 

On the front, you get a 120Hz Super AMOLED display with corning gorilla glass 5 protection. The colour contrast is lovely, and the image reproduction is impressive compared to other AMOLED display phones. Poco F4 has a glass back, and for the ports and buttons, you have speakers on both ends, a type-c charging port, a sim card tray and no headphone jack. Also, you get an IR blaster, which works as a universal remote.  

Getting to the technical stuff, this one has a 12GB RAM plus 3 GB expandable, with a 256Gb storage space and runs on Android 12. Poco F4 packs a Snapdragon 870 octa-core processor, so it’s quite good for heavy gaming. I played BGMI on this, and I have no complaints at all. It runs without lags and gives minimum heating issues. You can play BGMI at the highest setting, i.e. HDR with extreme frame rates. This is one of the best phones for gaming at this price range, hands down. 

The camera has a triple camera setup with a 64MP primary sensor and a 20Mp front camera. You can record 4K videos at 60fps, which is quite incredible. The camera setup is very similar to Redmi Note 11T pro plus, which was launched in China.

The battery of the Poco F4 is a bit average at 4500mAh, but the 67W fast charging makes up for it. The battery will last long for a day with a single charge if you’re using it for calling and social media.

Overall, F4 is a performance-oriented smartphone that does not disappoint. It will be priced below 30,000. Games are good, the camera is good, performance is good. For a detailed review, you have to read our magazine. Yes, please switch to Exhibit Magazine and know tech closely. 

POCO X4 Pro 5G Launches in India

POCO, a Chinese company under Xiaomi launches POCO X4 Pro 5G in India today after a global launch. POCO X4 Pro 5G is the successor to the POCO X3 Pro with hardware updates and design changes. A more detailed look at the phone’s specifications is stated below.

Body and Display:

Poco X4 Pro 5G will function as a 6.67 inch Super AMOLED show with 1200 nits of peak brightness. This goes to be a 120Hz panel. The smartphone has a glass back, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 at the front, and a side-installed fingerprint reader for biometric authentication. It measures 8.12mm in thickness and weighs 205g. Poco X4 Pro 5G sports activities a 6.67-inch Full HD+ AMOLED DotDisplay with a refresh fee of as much as 120Hz.

Camera: 

The Poco X4 Pro 5G comes with a triple rear camera setup. In contrast to the 108MP primary camera in the global variant, the Indian variant has a 64MP primary camera. It is paired with 8MP Ultra Wide and 2MP Macro Sensors. There is a 16MP selfie camera on the front.

RAM and Processor: 

The company has used Snapdragon 695 chipset and is in all likelihood to get paired, which is paired with up to 8GB RAM and up to 128GB storage.

Battery: 

The phone packs a 5,000 mAh battery and supports 67W MMT Sonic charging, which the company claims will charge the tool as much as 50 per cent in 15 minutes.

Storage: 

The smartphone comes with up to 128GB of high-speed UFS 2.2 storage and can be had with 8GB of LPDDRX4 RAM. Storage can be extended with the device supporting microSD cards with capacities up to 1 TB. 

Price:

The Poco X4 Pro 5G will be available on Flipkart at 12 midday on April 5, 2022. The 6GB+64GB variation is priced at Rs 18,999, the 6GB+128GB variation at Rs 19,999 and the 8GB+128GB variation at Rs 21,999.

Poco X4 Pro 5G comes in Poco Yellow, Laser Blue, and Laser Black colours. The smartphone will come with up to seven 5G bands for the Indian markets. 

Xiaomi Rolled Out MIUI 12.5 Update To Limited POCO X3 Pro Users

The newest version of Xiaomi’s custom skin MIUI 12.5 update is now rolling out for Poco X3 Pro, but as of now the latest software update is available only for limited devices. POCO X3 Pro is the first POCO device to receive the MIUI 12.5 update and we can expect other devices such as POCO M3 Pro 5G, POCO X3, and others will soon receive the update in the coming weeks.

POCO India, Country Director, Mr. Anuj Sharma has confirmed that if everything works fine without perceiving any big issue, the update will soon roll out for all the Poco X3 Pro phones. The Chinese tech giant Xiaomi first unveiled the MIUI 12.5 update in late 2020, and since then, the update is being rolled out for various devices of Redmi, Mi, and POCO phones. Recently, it was made available for the Mi 10T, Mi 10T Pro, and MI 11. 

POCO X3 Pro was launched in India in March, and since then it is competing with other devices like Xiaomi Mi 10i 5G, Samsung Galaxy F62, Realme X7 5G, and Vivo V20 2021. The phone packs a 6.67-inch LCD 120Hz panel, Snapdragon 860 SoC, up to 8GB RAM, 256GB, quad cameras, and a 5,160mAh battery with 33W fast charging support. 

The new build is specified as MIUI 12.5.3.0.RJUINXM, and it weighs 830 MB. The firmware update is said to be lighter, faster, and more durable. In terms of computing power, it has 20 times more rendering power now. The update includes the June 2021 security patches, refreshed UI animations for a more seamless experience., and it comes with fewer and uninstallable system apps, which is one of the most notable parts of the update. 

Additionally, the Notes app has received a tremendous update with support for a gesture shortcut, and new tools for doodling and sketching. So, if you own a POCO X3 Pro then go ahead and check for the new firmware update, if you’re one of the lucky users you’ll get it, otherwise wait for a few more weeks!

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