Xiaomi’s sub-brand Poco is all set to launch its new smartphone in the Indian market. Last year in November Poco M3 made its debut in the US which is now set to enter India on February 2. The company has begun teasing the arrival of the smartphone a few days back and now it has officially declared the launch date for its upcoming product. The device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SoC and houses a 6,000mAh battery. In addition to this, it has a triple rear camera setup too. The device is a successor to Poco M2.
Poco M3 India launch was teased through a video teaser recently. The video teaser suggested that the smartphone will soon get launched in India and several users were shown using the smartphone and discussing the features of the device. Additionally, the video teaser also showed that the Poco M3 will arrive in three colour options of Black, Blue, and Yellow. Now in a new development, the company has officially revealed that the Poco M2 is set to make its debut in India on February 2.
The Chinese smartphone company took to Twitter to confirm its upcoming mobile phone, In addition to this, the company also did confirm that the phone will be available via Flipkart and the launch event will be live-streamed at 12 noon onwards. Poco is yet to reveal more details on the online live stream for the event soon.
To recall Poco M3 was launched in the US in different configurations, 4GB RAM with 64GB storage priced at $149 that translates to Rs 11,000. While the 4GB RAM with 128GB storage option comes at $169 that translates to Rs 12,500. There it comes in three colour options Cool Blue, Poco Yellow, and Power Black.
Poco M3 tech specs
Poco M3 features a 6.53-inch full-HD+ display offering 1,080×2,340 pixels of resolution with a screen-to-body ratio of 90.34 percent and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The display is protected with a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass. The device runs MIUI 12 for Poco based on the top of Android 10. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SoC paired with 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 128GB of onboard storage.
In terms of optics, there is a triple rear camera set up that includes a 48-megapixel primary sensor with f/1 aperture. Furthermore, there is a 2-megapixel macro lens with f/2.4 aperture and a 2-megapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture. Upfront there is an 8-megapixel selfie camera with an f/2.05 aperture.
The smartphone packs a 6,000mAh battery that comes with 18W fast charging support. For connectivity, Poco M3 includes 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, a 3.5mm audio jack and a USB Type-C port for charging. Furthermore, there is an Infrared (IR) blaster and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor to unlock the phone.
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