Poco X2 from Xiaomi has been announced in India in the early part of February 2020. Some have closely associated this smartphone with Redmi K30. This phone has been given some hype this year and one reason is that it comes in three variants. Another highlight of the phone is that it has a 120Hz display. Learn about all of them here in this mini review.
Poco X2 Design
Poco X2 is a magnificent smartphone. Take a look at the body for instance, it comes with a glass front, glass back, and an aluminium frame. These are enough to show everyone that the buyer must be ready to cough up some dough. Yet, this phone is actually somewhat mid-range in price.
Poco X2 Display
The X2 has IPS LCD touchscreen technology at the display and for the size, it is 6.67 inches big. This display also has 84.8 screens to body ratio, 395 ppi density, 20:9 ratio, and 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution. The protection technology is Corning Gorilla Glass 5, HDR10, 120Hz, and 500 nits brightness. Superb display for the smartphone.
Poco X2 Processor
The chipset found in the Poco X2 is Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G, 64-bit processor Cores 8. The CPU is Octa-core 2×2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold. But the CPU is actually dual in nature. Furthermore, the GPU is Qualcomm Adreno 618.
Storage Features
The smartphone receives praise for having three variants. The RAM composition is as follows- 6 GB, and 8 GB. while the internal storage is 64 GB, 128 GB, and 256 GB respectively. Add a microSD card to increase the storage on the external side of things. The manufacturer is silent on how far that can go.
Battery Power
Powering the Poco X2 is a good 4500 mAh Li-Po non-removable battery. It doesn’t have wireless charging, though it has fast charging technology. But count on it for good backup which can run for long hours.
Speaker and Call Quality
The speaker and call quality are good enough. The phone has 24-bit/192KHz audio sound. When the user makes calls or play media on the device, it gives off good sounds.
Software Features & Sensors
Actually, the Poco X2 is Android v10.0 operating system user on MIUI 11 interface. Furthermore, the sensors are fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, compass, and light. The fingerprint sensor is placed at the rear of the phone.
Camera, Video, and Image Quality
Certainly, the four cameras at the rear of the Poco X2 are massive testimony of the greatness to which the phone attained. The rear cameras are 64 MP, 8 MP, 2 MP, and 2 MP. At the front, there is a dual composition of 20 MP and 2 MP selfie camera. The features for those cameras are digital zoom, auto flash, dual-LED flash, face detection, touch to focus, and more.
Poco X2 Full Technical Specification
General
| Device Type | Smartphone |
| Model | Poco X2 |
| Announced | February 2020 |
| Released | February 2020 |
| Status | Available on Shopping Stores |
Network
| 2G Network | Yes |
| 3G Network | Yes |
| 4G Network | Yes |
| SIM Type | Nano |
| SIM Count | Dual SIM |
Design
| Type | Glass/Aluminum |
| Dimensions | 165.3 x 76.6 x 8.8 mm |
| Weight | 208 grams |
| Protection | No |
| Colours | Atlantis Blue, Matrix Purple, Phoenix Red |
Display
| Display Type | IPS, LCD capacitive touchscreen |
| Size | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels, 24-bit colour depth |
| Colours | 16 M colours |
| Pixel Density | 395 |
| Screen-To-Body Ratio | 84.8% |
| Touch Screen | Yes |
| Protection | Yes |
| Features | Multi-touch |
| Secondary Display | No |
Camera
| Primary | 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP |
| Image | Yes |
| Video | Yes |
| Features | LED flash |
| Flash | Yes, Single LED flash |
| Secondary | 20 MP + 2 MP |
Software
| Operating System | Android 10.0; |
| User Interface (UI) | MIUI 11 |
| Java Support | Yes |
| Skype | Yes |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Youtube | Yes |
Hardware
| Chipset (SoC) | Qualcomm Snapdragon (SDM730) 730G (8nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core |
| GPU | Adreno 618 |
| RAM (Memory) | 6GB, 6GB, 8GB |
| Internal Storage | 64GB, 128GB, 256GB |
| Card Slot | Yes |
| Sensors | Fingerprint, light, accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| Controls | Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Infrared | – |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Wi-fi Hotspot | Yes |
| USB Type | Type-C USB v5.0 |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| NFC | – |
| HDMI | – |
| Wireless Charging | No |
Battery
| Battery Type | Li-Poly |
| Capacity | 4500 mAh |
| Placement | Non-removable |
| Fast Charging | Yes, 27W |
| Standby | – |
| Talk Time | – |
| Music Play | – |
Media
| Audio Playback | Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC |
| Video Playback | Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player |
| Video Out | – |
| FM Radio | – |
| Alert Types | Vibration, Ringtones |
| Ring Tones | MP3, WAV |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| Handsfree | Yes, 3.5mm jack |
Other Features
| – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player – Photo/video editor – Document viewer |
Poco X2 Price
Poco X2 came with a price of $215.57 when it was released. The price of the smartphone will amount to about N78,790.
X2 Verdict
As far as I can see, Poco has made a big deal of the display features of the X2. It was all deliberately made. The refresh rate of 120Hz is a winner. Four cameras at the rear and two at the front is definitely attention-grabbing. Users have reportedly said they prefer if this phone came with AMOLED display. The doubters are so in perspective because of the experience they had with the F1.
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