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Redmi K30 Pro to launch in India under POCO, hints MIUI Camera app code

Redmi introduced its latest smartphone in the flagship killer K series, Redmi K30 Pro 5G along with Zoom edition in China earlier this week. Redmi K30 Pro 5G is the successor to Redmi K20 Pro which was quite popular and an easy recommendation in its price category in India. While everyone was waiting to hear about the Redmi K30 Pro India launch from Redmi India team, a new finding from XDA suggests that the smartphone might launch under POCO in India.

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POCO X2 will go on special open sale on Flipkart from March 19 to 22

POCO launched the POCO X2 smartphone in India last month starting at Rs. 15,999. After the ‘Head for Red’ sale on Flipkart few weeks back, the company has announced that the smartphone will be available on a special four-day open sale as part of Flipkart Big Shopping Days from 19th March until 22nd March, 2020. SBI Credit card users get 10% instant discount on normal and EMI transactions. Continue reading “POCO X2 will go on special open sale on Flipkart from March 19 to 22”

POCO X2 users not able to unlock Bootloader [Update: Issue fixed]

[Mar 2, 2020]: POCO team has resolved the issue and POCO X2 users can now successfully bind their Mi account to the device for unlocking the bootloader.

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Xiaomi releases Android 10 based Kernel Source Codes for Mi A3, Mi A2, POCO F1 and Mi 8 Series [Update: Mi A2 Lite as well]

Update: Xiaomi has released Android 10 kernel source code for the Mi A2 Lite as well. Continue reading “Xiaomi releases Android 10 based Kernel Source Codes for Mi A3, Mi A2, POCO F1 and Mi 8 Series [Update: Mi A2 Lite as well]”

POCO X2 will go on sale on March 3 in its biggest ‘Head for Red’ sale

POCO launched the POCO X2 smartphone in India in Atlantis Blue, Matrix Purple and Phoenix Red colors, starting at Rs. 15,999. It went on sale on Flipkart from February 11th every week. Today the company has announced that it will go on sale on Tuesday, March 3rd in its biggest sale yet. It is also offering Rs.1000 instant Discount on ICICI Credit and Debit Cards and EMI transactions. Continue reading “POCO X2 will go on sale on March 3 in its biggest ‘Head for Red’ sale”

MIUI Security App update brings Dark Mode — Here’s how to get it

Xiaomi introduced system-wide Dark mode in MIUI last year, the dark mode brought the dark theme to many system apps such as Phone, Contacts, Messaging, Gallery, Calculator, Notes, Screen Recorder, and Updater. Xiaomi added the dark mode to remaining apps such as Mi File Explorer and App Vault with updates but MIUI security app was one such app that didn’t receive dark mode yet. Continue reading “MIUI Security App update brings Dark Mode — Here’s how to get it”

POCO X2 Matrix Purple Photo Gallery

POCO earlier this month launched the POCO X2, its first mid-range smartphone in the new X series in India. We already brought you the unboxing of Atlantis Blue variant and now, we have the POCO X2 Indian retail variant in Matrix Purple color, check out the unboxing and photo gallery of the device. Continue reading “POCO X2 Matrix Purple Photo Gallery”

POCO X2 Review: Value for money POCO phone that was worth the wait

POCO F1, the first phone under the POCO brand was launched back in August 2018. Earlier this month the company, which became an independent brand launched the POCO X2 smartphone in India. This was actually launched in China as Redmi K30 4G back in December last year and is not the successor of the POCO F1. The specifications look great on paper for the price. Let us dive into the review to find out what the device has to offer. Continue reading “POCO X2 Review: Value for money POCO phone that was worth the wait”

Get Android 10 on POCO F1 with Nitrogen OS

Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO launched the POCO F1 smartphone in India back in August 2018 running MIUI 9.6 Global Stable on top of Android 8.1 (Oreo) and later updated it to Android 9.0 in December 2018. The device recently received Android 10 update. POCO F1 (beryllium) has one of the most active developer community and as a result, we have plenty of Android 10-based custom ROMs for the device. Continue reading “Get Android 10 on POCO F1 with Nitrogen OS”

POCO X2 Unboxing and First Impressions

POCO today launched the POCO X2, the company’s second smartphone and its first mid-range smartphone in the new X series in India today. Here we the first impressions of the smartphone and also the unboxing video from our FoneArena Tamil channel. Continue reading “POCO X2 Unboxing and First Impressions”

POCO X2 with 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 730G, 64MP quad rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 15999

POCO just launched the POCO X2, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone as it had promised. This is a rebranded version of the Redmi K30 4G which was launched in China back in December last year. It packs a 6.67-inch Full HD+ “Reality Flow” 120Hz LCD screen with 4.38mm, dual-punch-hole screen with 91% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to 4.25mm ultra-narrow bottom frame, is powered by Snapdragon 730G with up to 8GB of RAM, has liquid cooling, and runs Android 10 with MIUI 11 on top. Continue reading “POCO X2 with 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 730G, 64MP quad rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 15999”

POCO X2 with 64MP Sony IMX686 sensor, liquid cooling launching in India on February 4 on Flipkart [Update: 120Hz refresh rate confirmed]

A new teaser on Flipkart has confirmed 120Hz refresh rate for the phone. The teaser also confirms side-mounted fingerprint scanner. We can expect more details in the coming days.

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POCO India teaser hints at POCO X2, confirms new phone will be launched in February

Update: In a new interview POCO India GM C Manmohan has confirmed that POCO launch its next product in the Indian market next month.

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Get Android 10 on POCO F1 with Havoc OS

POCO will make a comeback as independent brand in India

POCO is the brand that remained in news for the entire 2019 without launching any smartphones, POCO fans kept asking company and company officials about POCO F1 successor. Built on ‘Everything you need. Nothing you don’t.’ mantra, POCO F1 was a hit amongst gamers and power users. Last month, POCOPHONE Global head Alvin tweeted that the users will hear more from POCO in 2020, but later removed the tweet. There have been a lot of speculations going around POCO as a sub-brand for the last few months. Continue reading “POCO will make a comeback as independent brand in India”