Highlights
- The POCO X6 series is expected to launch in India soon.
- The company has teased the launch via its official social media account.
- POCO X6 could be a rebrand of the Redmi Note 13 Pro.
Following the POCO M6 5G launch in India, the company now seems to be gearing up to announce its mid-range POCO X6 series in the country. POCO has subtly teased the phones’ arrival via its official social media account on X (formerly known as Twitter). The series will most likely include a couple of models, namely POCO X6 and X6 Pro, much like last year’s POCO X5 series. Here’s everything we know so far:
POCO X6 India launch teased
- Himanshu Tandon teased the POCO X6 India launch on Twitter.
- The post on X (formerly Twitter) reads, “Happy Xmas Everyone. Santa is coming with the gift soon.”
- While the POCO India head hasn’t explicitly mentioned POCO X6 anywhere in the post, the image posted highlights the letter ‘X’.
Happy Xmas Everyone 🎄🎄🎄
Santa is coming with the gift soon 😎🎁. pic.twitter.com/kJBfxY4CvD
— Himanshu Tandon (@Himanshu_POCO) December 25, 2023- This is an indication that the POCO X6 series is indeed headed to India.
- While Himanshu hasn’t revealed the launch timeline or date, recent leaks have suggested the POCO X6 will be heading to India around January.
- The POCO X6 Pro is believed to be a rebrand of the Redmi K70e, while the POCO X6 will be a rebadge of the Redmi Note 13 Pro.
POCO X6 series specifications (expected)
Considering the POCO X6 and POCO X6 Pro are rebrand of Redmi smartphones, here are their expected specifications
- Display: The phones are believed to sport a 6.67-inch OLED screen with 1.5K resolution, 12-bit colour, a 120Hz refresh rate, and a peak brightness of 1,800 nits.
- Chipset: The POCO X6 Pro will feature the MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra SoC, while the standard model could get the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoC.
- Rear cameras: The POCO X6 could get a 200MP primary camera, an 8MP secondary sensor and a 2MP triplet, and on the front, there is a 16MP selfie shooter.
- While the vanilla POCO X6 Pro has a 64MP main camera with OIS, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 2MP macro sensor.
- Front camera: There could be a 16MP snapper on the front for selfies.
- Storage: Up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB internal storage.
- OS: Android 14 with the HyperOS custom skin pre-installed
- Battery: The POCO X6 Pro could have a 5,500mAh battery with 90W fast wired charging technology. While the vanilla POCO X6 might have a 5,100mAh battery with 67W fast charging.
