POCO, a spinoff brand from Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi, has introduced a new smartphone called the POCO F2 Pro. This new smartphone is essentially a rehashed Redmi K30 Pro. It is coming out two years after its predecessor Pocophone F1.
Xiaomi created the POCO brand to launch high-end, premium smartphones that would compete directly with flagship smartphones of OnePlus and Samsung.
The smartphone has a 6.67″ full-HD+ AMOLED display (2400X1080 pixels)
Here is a summary of the technical specs:
- Qualcomm octa-core Snapdragon 865 processor
- Camera setup: 20MP pop-up selfie camera; Quad rear camera setup including 64MP Sony IMX686 sensor, which serves as the primary camera, with a 13MP ultra wide-angle lens, a 5MP macro and one 2MP depth sensor
- Equipped with the latest LPDDR5 memory and UFS 3.1 flash storage which boosts operation speed, greatly reducing loading times and facilitating multi-tasking.
- Runs Android 10
- 5G support
- In-screen fingerprint scanner
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- 4,700mAh battery. It supports 30W fast charging and it only takes 63 minutes to 100% charge itself! It is claimed that the battery supports a standby time of 17 hours, 13 hours of gaming or 6 hours of video recording (1080p)
- Available in 2 variants – 6GB RAM/128GB storage – €499 (roughly $540); 8GB RAM/256GB storage €599 (roughly $650).
The smartphone is available in four colours – Neon Blue, Phantom White, Electric Purple and Cyber Gray.
The POCO F2 Pro is available on Gearbest and Aliexpress online sites. It will be soon begin selling on Amazon and other e-commerce sites including its official website. Shipping should start on May 19 (a week from now)
