POCO X2 gets another price hike, now starts at Rs. 17499


The recent GST Rate Hike on smartphones increased the prices of various phones including POCO smartphones. Within 2 months of the previous price hike, POCO X2 has now received a price hike again by Rs. 500.

The POCO X2 6GB+64GB model is now priced at Rs. 17,499, against its previous selling price of Rs. 16,999. The 6GB+128GB model is now priced at Rs. 18,499, against its previous selling price of Rs. 17,999. However, there is no change in the price of the 8GB+256GB model, and it is available at Rs. 20,999. The revised price is already reflecting on Flipkart, but all variants are out of stock.

Smartphone Old Price New Price Price Hike
POCO X2 (6GB+64GB) Rs. 16,999 Rs. 17,499 Rs. 500
POCO X2 (6GB+128GB) Rs. 17,999 Rs. 18,499 Rs. 500

In related news, a couple of days back, three Redmi smartphones also received a price hike again in India.

POCO X2 specifications

  • 6.67-inch (1080 × 2400 pixels) Full HD+ 20:9 LCD screen with 120Hz refresh rate, HDR 10, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
  • Octa-Core (2.2GHz Dual + 1.8GHz Hexa) Snapdragon 730G 8nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 618 GPU
  • 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 64GB / 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage, 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 256GB (UFS 2.1) storage, expandable memory up to 512GB
  • Android 10 with MIUI 11
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
  • 64MP rear camera with LED Flash, Sony IMX686 sensor, 0.8μm, f/1.89 aperture, 8MP 120° ultra-wide sensor with 1.12μm, f/2.2 aperture, 2MP depth and 2MP macro sensor with 1.75μm, f/2.4 aperture, 4K 30fps, 960 fps at 720p
  • 20MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP secondary camera with 1.75μm pixel size for portrait
  • Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, IR sensor
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio, 1217 Linear Speaker, Qualcomm Aqstic WCD937x audio codec
  • Splash resistant (P2i coating)
  • Dimensions: 165.3×76.6×8.79mm; Weight: 208g
  • Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), VoWiFi, Bluetooth 5, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C
  • 4500mAh (Typical) / 4400mAh (Minimum) battery with 27W fast charging

Author: Manoj Nagendra

Manoj Nagendra is passionate about smartphones and the latest technology. He likes to write and explore the latest tech and you can often find him with an Android phone. You can follow him on Twitter @manojshesh24 and also mail at manojnagendra@fonearena.com