After the resounding success of the Pocophone F1, the brand offers us a smartphone again, although this time it is already an independent brand further from Xiaomi. This new Poco X2 is a step forward, demonstrating what they can offer to the market, with another terminal that offers the best features trying to reduce prices to a minimum.
It remains to be known if there will really be a new Poco F2 that ends up unseating the Pocophone F1, but for now the Poco X2 that we already know is all we need, a worthy opponent for a much awaited and desired renewal.
Design, aesthetics and screen
When observing for the first time the POCO X2 we realize that there has been a remarkable leap in quality in the design of this smartphone with respect to the Pocophone F1 where polycarbonate was the chosen material. In this POCO X2 the aluminum alloy is present in all the ends of the mobile phone offering us a high-end finish with some brightness and colors that make it very attractive, something that in the Pocophone F1 was not at all remarkable.
The POCO X2 screen has also grown, with a 6.7-inch screen while maintaining IPS technology in FullHD + resolution . Its screen has integrated the refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, a feature that we see more and more often in mid-range / high-end terminals without forgetting the HDR10 certification. The Pocophone F1 screen was good, but we found a great leap in quality.
If we talk about the position of the front cameras, the difference is remarkable when we find a great notch in the Pocophone F1 and having an extended hole in the POCO X2 to integrate its double front lens.
Processor and configuration
We went from finding a high-end processor in the Pocophone F1 such as the Snapdragon 845 at 2.8 GHz to integrate a mid-range one designed for very demanding games, the well-known Snapdragon 730G. Both are capable of the best and offer similar results in games or throughout daily use. Its configuration starts in the POCO X2 of 6 and 8 GB of RAM, as we saw in the Pocophone F1, to offer us in storage the same configuration of 64, 128 and 256 GB.
Both terminals offer us a MicroSD card slot and a secondary SIM card, a utility that never hurts and can be very useful.
Cameras are the greatest advance
In the cameras we find great advances, going from having two lenses in the back of the Pocophone F1 to having up to four in the POCO X2. The Pocophone F1 had a 12 Mpx main lens with f / 1.9 aperture accompanied by a 5 Mpx F72.0 lens with the sole intention of improving portrait mode by capturing more information.
Meanwhile in the POCO X2 we find a main lens that grows widely to reach 64 Mpx with aperture f / 1.89 to get clear photos in low light situations, in addition to a 2 Mpx macro lens, a wide angle of up to 120 degrees and a lens to get depth details with 2 Mpx. Versatility takes great importance for POCO and demonstrates it in turn on the front.
A single 20 Mpx lens is found in the Pocophone F1 notch to now integrate in a much smaller space a set of 20 Mpx and 2 Mpx lenses that will help to obtain a better portrait mode also with the front camera.
Battery and connectivity
Another section where the POCO X2 improves is in its battery that presents us with 4,500 mAh along with a fast charge of 27W , while in the Pocophone F1 we had a complete 4,000 mAh battery with 3.0 fast charging lower than that of the POCO X2. Both terminals will have a similar consumption, so that extra battery can extend the duration so that in our day we do not have to charge the mobile.
In the connectivity section there is no detail missing for this POCO X2 that integrates from NFC to audio jack, while Pocophone F1 did not have NFC. In both cases, there is 4G connectivity and Bluetooth 5.0, in addition to USB Type-C cable, although if we find a great difference in the location of the fingerprint reader, placing it on the back of F1 and becoming on the side of POCO X2, a position which we will have to get used to.
Xiaomi is still present in the software
On the one hand, Pocophone F1 has just received Android 10 and MIUI 11 through a highly anticipated update with which Xiaomi fulfills what was promised and now it is POCO who with this terminal also offers a smartphone with Android 10 and MIUI. This customization layer of MIUI 11 is true that it is minimally modified to integrate the application drawer and the occasional minimum detail. But luckily we are faced with two products that apparently will update well, as it has been demonstrated in the first version.
Similar prices Which one do we keep?
Although for now the price of POCO X2 is not official in Spain, we can get an idea of what we will finally see when it arrives. For 299 euros to which is the Pocophone F1 is still a very complete purchase, although for the 250 euros in which the POCO X2 could arrive it is worth waiting for, especially for the design, aesthetics and screen where the jump has been abysmal. Another point for which we opt for the POCO X2 are its cameras that demonstrate great versatility and are more on par with what we can find today in the market. The only option we can opt for the Pocophone F1 before would be its processor since it is more powerful, but we would not notice much difference or because it is a more mature product.
Finally we leave you with the table of specifications of both terminals, so you can see on the paper directly their changes,
| – | Pocophone F1 | POCP X2 |
|---|---|---|
| screen | 6.18 inch IPS Full HD + / 403 dpi | 6.7 ″ 2.400 x 1.800 px FullHD + / 368 dpi / 120 Hz / HDR 10 IPS |
| Size and weight | 155.5 mm x 75.3 mm x 8.8 mm / 180 grams | 157.5 x 74.8 x 8.2 mm / 185 grams |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (octa-core) at 2.8 GHz | Snapdragon 730G (octa-core) at 2.2 GHz |
| RAM | 6/8 GB | 6/8 GB |
| Storage | 64/128/256 GB | 64/128/256 GB |
| Camera | – Dual 12 Mpx rear / Opening f / 1.9 / Dual Pixel / PDAF / LED flash 5 Mpx f / 2.0 – 20 Mpx front with f / 2.0 aperture |
– Quad rear 64 Mpx / f / 1.89 / AF / PDAF 2Mpx Macro: f / 2.4 8Mpx Wide angle: f / 2.2 / 120 ° 2Mpx Depth: f / 2.4 – Dual 20 Mpx front 2 Mpx f / 2.2 |
| Connectivity | 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C + 3.5mm headphone jack | Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, dual-band, Bluetooth 5.0 A-GPS, GLONASS, NFC, fingerprint sensor on the side, USB Type-C, 3.5 mm headphone jack |
| YOU | Android 10 + MIUI 11 | Android 10 + MIUI 11 for POCO |
| Battery | 4,000 mAh with fast charge 3.0 | 4,500 mAh with 27W fast charge |
| Price | From 299 euros | From 250 euros to change (unofficial in Spain) |
