Poco, the renown smartphone brand, is making waves in the Indian market with exciting announcements on the horizon. Teasing a promising partnership with Airtel to introduce the ‘Most Affordable 5G Device’ in India, alongside hints of a potential launch of the Poco X6 Neo, the brand is poise to continue its legacy of delivering innovative and budget-friendly smartphones to consumers in the country.
Poco Teases Partnership With Airtel to Launch ‘Most Affordable 5G Device’
Poco India Head, Himanshu Tandon has hint at the arrival of a new budget 5G smartphone in the country.
Himanshu Tandon on X (formerly Twitter) on 5th March 2024 post that Poco is extending its partnership with Airtel to launch a new handset.
Poco release an Airtel-exclusive variant of the Poco C51 in July 2023.
It offers an Airtel Prepaid connection and includes exclusive benefits from Airtel.
The Poco C51 runs on the MediaTek Helio G36 SoC and comes with a 5,000mAh battery.
Himanshu Tandon tease Poco’s forthcoming handset as part of the partnership with Airtel.
'POCO X Airtel' another partnership! Coming soon!#5GRevolution #5GDisruption #5G
— Himanshu Tandon (@Himanshu_POCO) March 5, 2024
“Poco X Airtel’ another partnership! Coming soon!” he posted.
It is claim to be the most affordable 5G phone ever to be launch in India.
While replying to comments on the posts, Himanshu Tandon said the upcoming smartphone will not be an “Airtel version” of an existing device, hinting at a new phone.
But, when a user ask Himanshu Tandon whether it would be the Airtel edition of Poco M6 5G, he replied “true”.
Poco launch the Poco C51 in April 2023 with a price tag of Rs. 8,499 for the single 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant.
The Airtel-exclusive version later comes in July for Rs. 5,999.
Poco C51 comes with an Airtel Prepaid connection and 50GB of one-time free mobile data.
The Poco C51 features a 6.52-inch HD+ (720×1,600 pixels) display with 120Hz touch sampling rate.
Poco C51 is power by an octa-core MediaTek Helio G36 SoC with 4GB of RAM.
The inbuilt RAM can be virtually expand up to 7GB by using 3GB of unuse storage.
Poco C51 features a dual rear camera unit comprising a primary 8-megapixel primary sensor and a secondary depth sensor.
The Poco C51 includes a 5-megapixel sensor at the front.
Poco C51 comes with 64GB of onboard storage and has a 5,000mAh battery.
Poco Teases Launch of a Neo Phone in India, Could Be Poco X6 Neo
The Poco seems to be gearing up to unveil the Poco X6 Neo in India soon.
The Xiaomi sub-brand on 6th March 2024 share a teaser on its social media handle to offer hints about the arrival of the Poco X6 Neo without confirming the exact name or launch date.
The Poco X6 Neo is tip to come as a rebrand version of the Redmi Note 13R Pro that launch in China in November 2023.
Poco X6 Neo is expect to run on a MediaTek Dimensity 6080 SoC.
On an X post, Poco announce the launch of a new Poco Neo series smartphone in India.
The post doesn’t specify the exact launch date of the smartphone, but the Poco X6 Neo which has in the rumour mill for the past few weeks is anticipated to break cover soon.
As Realme 12 5G with MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ 5G SoC went official om 6th March 2024.
Taking a dig at Realme, Poco India head Himanshu Tandon sarcastically wrote that he felt “red flags” by seeing an LCD panel and a MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ processor inside a sub-17K smartphone.
After seeing today's launch, everyone should REALly wait for the 'Neo' upgrade.
— Himanshu Tandon (@Himanshu_POCO) March 6, 2024
Red Flags: Dimensity 6100+, LCD at 17k? 😮😕
Just an FYI, we use Dimensity 6100+ in #POCOM65G which is priced under 10k. #POCOX6Neo
Himanshu Tandon reiterated that the Poco M65 5G offer the same chipset under Rs. 10,000, urging buyers to wait for the new Neo phone.
Poco X6 Neo is expect to come in an orange colour option with dual rear cameras, resembling the design language of the Redmi Note 13R Pro.
Poco X6 Neo can has price under Rs. 16,000.
Poco X6 Neo and Redmi Note 13R Pro will have similar specifications if the former is indeed a rebranded phone.
The Redmi Note 13R Pro came with a 6.67-inch (1,080×2,400 pixels) OLED display with up to 120Hz refresh rate and 2,160Hz pulse width modulation (PWM) dimming.
Redmi Note 13R Pro has a MediaTek Dimensity 6080 SoC with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage.
The Redmi Note 13R Pro has a dual rear camera system with a 108-megapixel primary camera alongside a 2-megapixel shooter.
Redmi Note 13R Pro comes with a 16-megapixel front-facing camera.
The Redmi Note 13R Pro has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for authentication.
Redmi Note 13R Pro comes with a 5,000mAh battery with 33W fast charging support.
