Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro vs POCO X2 256GB

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro vs POCO X2 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,792, while POCO X2 256GB scores 1,696, making Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro the better performer.


Display: POCO X2 256GB offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro offers 6.39 inches, making POCO X2 256GB the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro features a AMOLED display compared to POCO X2 256GB's IPS LCD, making Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: POCO X2 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro offers 48 MP, making POCO X2 256GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro and POCO X2 256GB feature a 20 MP primary front camera.


Battery: POCO X2 256GB offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro offers 4000 mAh, making POCO X2 256GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: POCO X2 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro offers 128 GB, making POCO X2 256GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro and POCO X2 256GB equally at 8.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro and POCO X2 256GB both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

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Summary

Spec Score

79%
78%

Release Date

22 Jul, 2019
11 Feb, 2020

Performance

Snapdragon 855
Snapdragon 730G
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

20 MP
20 MP + 2 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
4500 mAh
Quick Charging
27W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • A stunning design with an all-screen fascia
  • Killer internals
  • Versatile rear cameras
  • Powerful battery
  • 120Hz display is insane
  • Catchy design
  • Software is customisable
  • Primary camera is quite good

Cons

  • Selfies look quite artificial
  • Low-light imaging performance could've been better
  • Suffers from heating issues
  • Chipset is limiting the full potential for the 120

User Ratings

4.5/5
(90,160 ratings)
4.5/5
(61,053 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

373,945
AnTuTu Score
279,444
AnTuTu Score
13h 45m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jul 22, 2019
(Official)
Feb 11, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

MIUI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 470 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 470

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
8 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Adreno 618

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

373,945
279,444

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

12.0 s
18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

12.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.4 %
40.9 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)
6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
500 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.9 %
84.83 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.9 %
91 %

Design

Height

156.7 mm
165.3 mm

Width

74.3 mm
76.6 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
8.7 mm

Weight

191 grams
208 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.891/1.7" sensor size IMX686 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.4" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.4" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Camera1.75µm pixel size

Camera Type

Pop-Up
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
4500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v4.0 58% in 30 minutes
Yes 27W Fast Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

13h 45m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 12m 46s
1h 0m 29s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg
Head: 1.080 W/kg Body: 0.620 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope