Xiaomi spin-off brand Poco launched the Poco X6 5G in India today, per schedule. The big takeaway is that, it’s virtually the same phone as Redmi’s Note 13 Pro with a tweaked design and a different— less powerful— main camera. But it costs whopping Rs 6,000 less. The Poco X6 5G 8GB/256GB variant has been launched at Rs 21,999. An equivalent Redmi Note 13 Pro configuration costs Rs 27,999.
Poco X6 5G price, availability
The Poco X6 comes in a choice of 8GB/256GB, 12GB/256GB and 12GB/512GB at a price of Rs 21,999, Rs 23,999 and Rs 24,999, respectively. The device is available to pre-order from today, January 11 itself, starting 8:00 PM. General availability is pegged for January 16 (starting 12:00 PM) from Flipkart (the 12GB/256GB model will be available in February).
Poco says it will offer Rs 2,000 discount on purchases made using ICICI credit/debit cards and EMI.
Poco X6 5G specs, features
The Poco X6 has a 6.67-inch 1.5K OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, up to 1,800 nits of peak brightness and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chip, and a 5,100mAh battery with 67W fast charging. You get a trio of sensors on the back of this phone with a 64-megapixel main sensor behind an optically stabilised lens in addition to an 8MP ultrawide and 2MP macro.
The phone has a glass back of unspecified type and comes in black and white colours. The chassis is flat while the screen has a hole punch cutout at the centre— this houses a 16-megapixel selfie camera. Running the show is MIUI 14 based on Android 13. Rounding off the package are dual speakers (with headphone jack) and an in-display fingerprint reader for biometrics.
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