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Poco X2 review: Another fine midrange phone without any element of surprise

The Poco X2 smartphone has a motley bunch of impressive specifications and features. But will it repeat the history for the Poco brand in India? Let's find out

Poco X2
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Khalid Anzar New Delhi
Chinese technology company Xiaomi has made several attempts to make strides beyond budget and midrange smartphone segments. The birth of Poco as Xiaomi’s sub-brand was an outcome of one such attempt it made in 2018. The brand’s first smartphone, the Poco F1, set a benchmark for premium midrange smartphones by offering a combination of top-notch features and specifications at an affordable price – these gave users an unmatched bang for their buck.
 
That was the happy part. But the Poco brand, after a successful start, faded into an oblivion of sorts for failing to produce a worthy successor to