After the grand success of the poco F1 in 2018, Xiaomi is back with the next generation flagship smartphone, the poco F2 pro. Although it is not as cheap as the poco F1, the improvements this phone brings to the table are also pretty impressive and it does seem like a significantly refined product from the company. Here is what we have to say about the Poco F2 pro.
The display: this time the company has given us a full screen notchless design. It is a fairly large 6.67 inch super Amoled FHD+ display. The display in general is great and a significant improvement over the IPS LCD display on the last phone. Although it is just a 60Hz refresh rate, which for a 2020 smartphone is a bit uncommon, especially in the midrange segment. Nonetheless, the notchless design offers some great media consumption experience, and overall it is quite impressive.
The performance: the phone, just like its predecessor, comes with top of the line hardware at amazing prices. Yes, the phone too comes with a Snapdragon 865 processor, so expect top notch performance here. The base model of the phone comes with 6gb of ram and 128 gb of internal storage, whereas the top most model comes with 8gb of ram along with 256gb of internal storage. The storage option is the fast UFS 3.1 storage, which enables high speed data transfer.
The OS: this is one place where the phone disappoints, and in typical Xiaomi fashion, this phone too comes with MIUI on top of Android 10. Unlike standard Redmi phones, this one comes with the Poco Launcher, which although is a little better than the stock MIUI, it is still nowhere close to Stock Android performance. It still occasionally pushes some ads which does get annoying at times. So yes, this is a major drawback of the phone, and this was the same case with the Poco F1, or any Xiaomi phone in general.
The Cameras: similar to the previous phone, the cameras on this phone are also good. They are nothing great, nothing out of this world, but they will get the job done. Give it enough light, and you will see good shots, but in low light it struggles a little, and as compared to the competition, it lags behind a bit. It comes with a primary 64Mp camera. Along with this it comes with a 13Mp ultrawide camera, a 5Mp telephoto + macro lens and a 2Mp depth sensor. So the setup is fairly versatile, but the cameras on their own are not really that great. The front camera is a motorized module, and houses a 20Mp sensor. That too is good, again nothing exceptional or great. So if having a great camera is your primary focus, then this phone may not be the right buy.
The battery: the phone comes with a large 4700 Mah battery. Add to it the fact that the display is just a 1080p panel and the refresh rate is also low, at 60Hz, this means that the phone can give you some amazing battery life. You will easily be able to last the phone well over a day, maybe even two if you are a light user. Add to this the fact that the phone comes with a 30W fast charger out of the box, so charging speeds should also be fairly great.
The audio: the phone comes with a single bottom firing speaker. Although its not a dual speaker, still the single speaker is very loud and it is very impressive. Another interesting point to note is that the phone comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack. So bonus points for that too.
The Verdict:
The Poco F2 is a direct successor to the Poco F1. As the market has evolved, so has the phone, and it is surely an improvement. Of-course it skimps out on a lot of features, and the UI is pretty bad. The cameras too are nothing really impressive. So if you are a person who is a power user, just needs the phone to perform lag free even during heavy tasks, or probably are a gamer, looking for a powerful phone at a budget, this might be the phone for you. The expected price of the phone is supposed to be Rs 27,000. Even if this is not accurate, and the phone ends up costing around Rs 30,000 , it would still be a worthy buy. Anything above this price, and you won't be getting your money's worth.
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The performance: the phone, just like its predecessor, comes with top of the line hardware at amazing prices. Yes, the phone too comes with a Snapdragon 865 processor, so expect top notch performance here. The base model of the phone comes with 6gb of ram and 128 gb of internal storage, whereas the top most model comes with 8gb of ram along with 256gb of internal storage. The storage option is the fast UFS 3.1 storage, which enables high speed data transfer.
The OS: this is one place where the phone disappoints, and in typical Xiaomi fashion, this phone too comes with MIUI on top of Android 10. Unlike standard Redmi phones, this one comes with the Poco Launcher, which although is a little better than the stock MIUI, it is still nowhere close to Stock Android performance. It still occasionally pushes some ads which does get annoying at times. So yes, this is a major drawback of the phone, and this was the same case with the Poco F1, or any Xiaomi phone in general.
The Cameras: similar to the previous phone, the cameras on this phone are also good. They are nothing great, nothing out of this world, but they will get the job done. Give it enough light, and you will see good shots, but in low light it struggles a little, and as compared to the competition, it lags behind a bit. It comes with a primary 64Mp camera. Along with this it comes with a 13Mp ultrawide camera, a 5Mp telephoto + macro lens and a 2Mp depth sensor. So the setup is fairly versatile, but the cameras on their own are not really that great. The front camera is a motorized module, and houses a 20Mp sensor. That too is good, again nothing exceptional or great. So if having a great camera is your primary focus, then this phone may not be the right buy.
The battery: the phone comes with a large 4700 Mah battery. Add to it the fact that the display is just a 1080p panel and the refresh rate is also low, at 60Hz, this means that the phone can give you some amazing battery life. You will easily be able to last the phone well over a day, maybe even two if you are a light user. Add to this the fact that the phone comes with a 30W fast charger out of the box, so charging speeds should also be fairly great.
The audio: the phone comes with a single bottom firing speaker. Although its not a dual speaker, still the single speaker is very loud and it is very impressive. Another interesting point to note is that the phone comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack. So bonus points for that too.
The Verdict:
The Poco F2 is a direct successor to the Poco F1. As the market has evolved, so has the phone, and it is surely an improvement. Of-course it skimps out on a lot of features, and the UI is pretty bad. The cameras too are nothing really impressive. So if you are a person who is a power user, just needs the phone to perform lag free even during heavy tasks, or probably are a gamer, looking for a powerful phone at a budget, this might be the phone for you. The expected price of the phone is supposed to be Rs 27,000. Even if this is not accurate, and the phone ends up costing around Rs 30,000 , it would still be a worthy buy. Anything above this price, and you won't be getting your money's worth.
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