{"id":39613,"date":"2020-07-07T15:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T15:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2639986"},"modified":"2020-07-07T15:40:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T15:40:00","slug":"the-new-poco-m2-pro-is-just-a-redmi-note-9-pro-in-disguise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/07\/07\/the-new-poco-m2-pro-is-just-a-redmi-note-9-pro-in-disguise\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u2018new\u2019 Poco M2 Pro is just a Redmi Note 9 Pro in disguise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/4001-logo.png\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"u-wrapper-bleed\">\n<div class=\"c-post-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"is-passedTop is-passedBottom\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=1280%2C720&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2020%2F07%2FPoco-M2-e1594109322493.jpg&amp;signature=7623f0855523862f6e6f06cb44a63d9d\" alt=\"Poco M2\" data-offset=\"599\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad c-post-ad c-post-ad--top\">\n<div id=\"TNW_ROS_TOP_1303611\" class=\"ad-unit ad-unit\" data-ad=\"TNW_ROS_TOP\" data-ad-initialized=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"COCqoJeGu-oCFWlB9ggdULUCtQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/5117602\/thenextweb.com\/TNW_ROS_TOP_0__container__\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-post-split\">\n<aside class=\"c-post-split-meta js-tnwSticky\" data-sticky=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-post-author\">\n<p>At the turn of this year, Xiaomi announced that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2020\/01\/17\/after-two-years-of-launch-xiaomi-india-spins-off-poco-as-a-sub-brand\/\">it&rsquo;s spinning of Poco as a separate brand<\/a>. Since that day, the company has launched&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2020\/05\/12\/the-poco-f2-pro-is-the-xiaomi-k30-pro-with-a-new-name\/\">the Poco X2<\/a>&nbsp;in India, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2020\/05\/12\/the-poco-f2-pro-is-the-xiaomi-k30-pro-with-a-new-name\/\">the Poco F2<\/a>&nbsp;Globally.<\/p>\n<p>While Poco shares a ton of resources with Xiaomi including software and manufacturing, it has tried hard to push a narrative that it&rsquo;s an independent brand. But with its new phone, the Poco M2 pro, the firm is making that hard to believe.<\/p>\n<p>The $175&nbsp;Poco M2 Pro is a new offering from the company, but it&rsquo;s a love child of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro and the Note 9 Pro Max, I&rsquo;ll tell you why, but let&rsquo;s look at the specifications of the new device first.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Specifications:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Screen:<\/strong>&nbsp;6.67-inch full HD+ display<\/li>\n<li><strong>Processor:<\/strong>&nbsp;Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G<\/li>\n<li><strong>RAM:<\/strong>&nbsp;4GB\/6GB<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rear camera:<\/strong>&nbsp;48-megapixel primary + 8-megapixel ultra-wide + 5-megapixel macro + 2-megapixel depth sensor<\/li>\n<li><strong>Front camera:<\/strong>&nbsp;16-megapixel<\/li>\n<li><strong>Internal Storage:<\/strong>&nbsp;64GB\/128GB<\/li>\n<li><strong>Battery:<\/strong>&nbsp;5,000 mAh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now, Redmi Note 9 Pro has similar specs, but it ships with an 18W charger instead of a 33W charger available with the M2 Pro. The Redmi Note 9 Pro Max also ships with a 33W charger, but it has a 64-megapixel primary sensor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1303789 size-featured_img lazy is-passedTop is-inView\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/07\/F80A8EB5-2AF6-40ED-B9F3-ADCFF1A6C206-796x763.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"603\" data-offset=\"3009.75\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><figcaption>Credit: Ivan Mehta<\/figcaption><figcaption>Comparision of Redmi Note 9 Pro Max and Poco M2 Pro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All these phones have similar designs with a fingerprint sensor mounted on the power button on the side. Sure, the Poco M2 offers a slightly different gradient on the back as compared to its Xiaomi cousins. But the similarity is unmissable.<\/p>\n<p>My first ever story for TNW was about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2018\/09\/05\/many-xiaomi-phone-launches-to-keep-up\/\">Xiaomi&rsquo;s confusing series of phones<\/a>, and while the company had managed to streamline and untangle its portfolio in the last two years, here we are again.<\/p>\n<p>The phone is available in three variants: 4GB + 64GB for \u20b913,999 ($187) , 6GB + 64GB for \u20b914,999 ($200), 6GB + 128GB for \u20b916,999 ($226). The device will be on sale from July 14.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tags\">\n<div><strong>See Campaign: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2020\/01\/17\/after-two-years-of-launch-xiaomi-india-spins-off-poco-as-a-sub-brand\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2020\/01\/17\/after-two-years-of-launch-xiaomi-india-spins-off-poco-as-a-sub-brand\/<\/a><br \/><b>Contact Information:<\/b><br \/>Ivan Mehta<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b><br \/><a href=\"\"><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/news-category\/wire\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Wire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/global-regions\/united-states\/\" rel=\"category tag\">United States<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/language\/english\/\" rel=\"category tag\">English<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"image\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"cwdfimg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Contact Information:<\/h3>\n<p>Ivan Mehta<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/4001-logo.png\" alt=\"\">&nbsp; At the turn of this year, Xiaomi announced that&nbsp;it&rsquo;s spinning of Poco as a separate brand. Since that day, the company has launched&nbsp;the Poco X2&nbsp;in India, and&nbsp;the Poco F2&nbsp;Globally. While Poco shares a ton of resources with Xiaomi including software and manufacturing, it has tried hard to push a narrative that it&rsquo;s an independent &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/2020\/07\/07\/the-new-poco-m2-pro-is-just-a-redmi-note-9-pro-in-disguise\/\">Continue reading <span>The &lsquo;new&rsquo; Poco M2 Pro is just a Redmi Note 9 Pro in disguise<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/07\/07\/the-new-poco-m2-pro-is-just-a-redmi-note-9-pro-in-disguise\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,22,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","category-united-states","category-wire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The \u2018new\u2019 Poco M2 Pro is just a Redmi Note 9 Pro in disguise - Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/07\/07\/the-new-poco-m2-pro-is-just-a-redmi-note-9-pro-in-disguise\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The \u2018new\u2019 Poco M2 Pro is just a Redmi Note 9 Pro in disguise - Business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; At the turn of this year, Xiaomi announced that&nbsp;it&rsquo;s spinning of Poco as a separate brand. 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