POCO has officially launched POCO M2 smartphone in India. It is a slightly cut-down variant of POCO M2 Pro and sports specifications similar to Redmi 9 Prime.
The POCO M2 features in a rear mounted fingerprint sensor and supports AI face unlock. It has dual Nano SIM slots and supports dual 4G VoLTE. The handset also comes with P2i splash resistant coating.
The front side helms a 6.53-inch IPS LCD screen with FHD+ resolution and boasts 89.83% screen-to-body ratio. It has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection as well. Powering inside is an octa-core MediaTek Helio G80 SoC with 6GB RAM.
The POCO M2 specs include 64GB / 128GB storage space options and a 5000mAh battery with 18W fast charging. It has linear speakers for audio and sports an 8MP selfie camera. At the back side is quad-camera setup of 13MP (main) + 8MP (wide-angle) + 2MP (depth) + 5MP (macro) shooters and LED Flash.
POCO M2 specifications
- Dimensions: 163.32 x 77 x 9.1 mm
- Weight: 198 grams
- SIM: Dual Nano slots + MicroSD card
- Biometrics: Fingerprint sensor (rear), AI Face unlock
- Water resistance: P2i splash resistant coating
- Display: 6.53-inch IPS LCD dot-drop screen with 2340 x 1080 pixels resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 394ppi pixel density, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 70% (Typ) NTSC color gamut, 400nits brightness, multi-touch support, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 89.83% screen-to-body ratio
- Chipset: MediaTek Helio G80 processor with Mali-G52 MC2 (950Mhz) GPU
- RAM: 6GB LPDDR4X
- Storage: 64GB / 128GB built-in (eMMC 5.1), expandable up to 512GB using MicroSD card
- Front camera: 8MP with F/2.0 Aperture, 77.8-degree FOV, Fixed Focus
- Rear cameras: Quad Rear cameras with LED Flash
- 13MP main with F/2.2 Aperture, 75.2-degree FOV, AF, 1.12um pixels, 5P lens
- 8MP ultra-wide angle with 118.2-degree FOV, F/2.2 Aperture, 5P lens, 1.12um pixels, Fixed focus
- 5MP Macro with F/2.4 aperture, 4cm focus, 3P lens, 83-degree FOV
- 2MP dept cameras with F/2.4 Aperture, 3P lens, 83-degree FOV, 1.75um pixel size, Fixed focus
- Battery: 5000mAh with 18W fast charging
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Hotspot, Bluetooth V5.0, GPS, USB Type-C
- Audio: High audio output amplified by a large 0.7cc speaker box, 3.5mm Audio jack
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light, Proximity, Infrared
The POCO M2 64GB variant price is Rs. 10,999 while its 128GB storage model costs Rs. 12,499. It comes in Brick Red, Pitch Black and Slate Blue colors. It will go on sale at Flipkart from September 15th. ICICI and Federal Bank card users can avail Rs. 750 instant discount under its launch offer.
