Poco X6 Review – An excellent sub-£300 Android phone with expandable storage and 3.5mm headphone jack
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Poco X6 Review – An excellent sub-£300 Android phone with expandable storage and 3.5mm headphone jack

Xiaomi sub-brand Poco has announced its latest devices, the X6 and X6 Pro. These are affordable phones that are very similar in specification. From the initial rumoured specs of the Poco X6 Pro, the only differences I can see are that it has a much better Dimensity 8300 Ultra chipset, faster 90W charging and faster…

Poco Watch Review: Initial impressions of the global variant of the Redmi Watch 2 – Cheap GPS running watch for Strava
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Poco Watch Review: Initial impressions of the global variant of the Redmi Watch 2 – Cheap GPS running watch for Strava

Today, Poco has launched its first smartwatch, the Poco Watch, alongside the Poco F4 GT. Poco were kind enough to send me the watch to review early but didn’t grant my Mi Fitness the ability to add it to add it until yesterday! So this is very much an initial impression of the watch. To…

Poco X4 Pro 5G announced from €299/£250 with a €50/£40 early bird discount
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Poco X4 Pro 5G announced from €299/£250 with a €50/£40 early bird discount

The Poco X3 Pro was a superb phone for the price, and now at MWC 2022, Poco has announced the new Poco X4 Pro 5G. This year, it looks like affordable mid-range phones are really ramping up the quality of their cameras. We have already seen Realme launch the Realme 9 Pro+ for £349 (£299…

Xiaomi Poco F3 GT vs Poco X3 GT vs OnePlus Nord 2 Specifications Compared

Xiaomi Poco F3 GT vs Poco X3 GT vs OnePlus Nord 2 Specifications Compared

Earlier this week, OnePlus announced the Nord 2 globally, and it is one of the first phones to feature the Mediatek Dimensity 1200, it is also the first phone to use a custom version of that chipset. The following day Xiaomi / Poco announced the Poco F3 GT in India, and they are expected to…

POCO M3 Pro 5G will be priced from £139 (RRP £179) available on the 8th of July in the UK
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POCO M3 Pro 5G will be priced from £139 (RRP £179) available on the 8th of July in the UK

If you are looking for an affordable phone, then the POCO M3 Pro 5G could be one of the best options to buy this year. As usual with Xiaomi/POCO, they have an early bird offer on taking the RRP of the base model down by £40, meaning you can get a 5G phone for just…

Poco M3 Pro 5G vs Realme 8 5G – Basically the same phone. Buy whatever is cheapest at the time
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Poco M3 Pro 5G vs Realme 8 5G – Basically the same phone. Buy whatever is cheapest at the time

Today, Xiaomi / Poco took the wraps off the new Poco M3 Pro 5G, which will be one of, if not the cheapest 5G phone to launch in the UK. In recent years, Xiaomi and Realme have been trading blows with the phone launches, all of which offer the best spec possible for the price….

Poco F3 now available from £299 for a limited time from Amazon UK & Poco
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Poco F3 now available from £299 for a limited time from Amazon UK & Poco

I loved the Poco X3 Pro, it offered incredible value for money. However, if you can stretch your budget further, the Poco F3 offers a significant upgrade to both the display and the chipset. Switching from a 120Hz IPS LCD display to a 120Hz AMOLED. Then swapping out the Snapdragon 860, which is the same…

Xiaomi launches no frills budget Poco M3 with mid-range SD662 processor, 48MP camera and 6000mAh battery for under £140

Xiaomi launches no frills budget Poco M3 with mid-range SD662 processor, 48MP camera and 6000mAh battery for under £140

If you are looking for an affordable phone that just works without being sluggish and can take a few decent photos too, the new Poco M3 could fit the bill. Priced at 149 euros with 4GB+64GB or 169 euros with 4GB+128GB this should be available in the UK for under £140 for the base model….

Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G vs Snapdragon 720G, 730G & 765G vs MediaTek Helio G90T – How does the new chipset in the Poco X3 compare to the OnePlus Nord & others?
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G vs Snapdragon 720G, 730G & 765G vs MediaTek Helio G90T – How does the new chipset in the Poco X3 compare to the OnePlus Nord & others?

[Update] Qualcomm have now officially launched the new chipset and confirmed it will be a Poco device that is first to feature it. Earlier this month. POCO Global Marketing Manager revealed they are working on an OnePlus Nord competitor. It has now been revealed that the POCO X3 will launch on the 8th of September…

Xiaomi, Redmi & POCO phones that will be upgraded to Android 11 with MIUI 12
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Xiaomi, Redmi & POCO phones that will be upgraded to Android 11 with MIUI 12

The Android 11 beta launched in June, and it is likely the Google Pixel 4a will be the first phone launched using it out of the box. The beta is currently available now, and both OnePlus and Xiaomi were the first companies that were eligible to try out the beta builds. Now a full list…

POCO M2 Pro vs Redmi Note 9 Pro – Poco rebadges the Redmi for July launch  – Gets benchmarked on Geekbench
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POCO M2 Pro vs Redmi Note 9 Pro – Poco rebadges the Redmi for July launch – Gets benchmarked on Geekbench

Xiaomi-owned POCO announced that it would launch its new mid-range smartphone — the POCO M2 Pro in India on the 7th of July. The company have made the announcement via social channels showing the rough design of the rear with a square arrangement of four cameras in the centre of the phone. There is then…