Poco added a Neo telephone to the X6 lineup at this time, and it brings some spectacular options at its worth. According to the corporate, that is the slimmest Poco smartphone ever. The most attention-grabbing characteristic on the telephone, not less than the one which caught our eye, was the show. It’s acquired uniform and slim bezels throughout, which isn’t one thing you may discover on a telephone that prices beneath Rs. 20,000. We’ve been utilizing the Poco X6 Neo 5G for a few days, and this is our first take a look at the telephone.
Starting with the design, the entrance of the Poco X6 Neo is best than the rear. Poco has managed to slim down the bezels uniformly on all sides, which implies that there is no thick chin right here. The firm is promoting a screen-to-body ratio of 93.30 p.c, which is sort of spectacular. The left and proper bezels are simply 1.5mm skinny, whereas the highest and backside are 2mm and a pair of.5mm, respectively.
The show gives 120Hz refresh and full-HD+ decision. It’s a 6.67-inch AMOLED panel that is protected with Gorilla Glass 5. You get a hole-punch cutout on the high for the selfie digital camera. For content material consumption and gaming, this is a wonderful panel. We’ll be testing out the show completely in our full evaluate.
Flipping over to the again, the rear panel is plastic and has a marble-like end that appears distinctive when mild hits it. We’re utilizing the Martian Orange variant of the Poco X6 Neo, and it seems that the sample on the rear panel is meant to resemble the floor on Mars (it would not).
There’s a twin digital camera setup with a major 108-megapixel sensor. I did check out the digital camera, and it seems to take good pictures in daylight. Once once more, we’ll be testing the cameras in our full evaluate, so keep tuned for that. The cameras are positioned atop an oblong module that is just like what we have seen on the opposite Poco X6 collection telephones. The handset has flat sides with a slight taper that makes it comfy to carry regardless of its giant measurement. The body additionally seems to be constructed from plastic.
As for connectivity, the smartphone has a USB Type-C port on the backside, an IR blaster on the high, dual-band Wi-Fi, 5G twin SIM assist, GPS, and Bluetooth 5.3. It additionally will get an IP54 ranking for mud and water resistance. The quantity and energy buttons are positioned on the appropriate facet of the telephone, with the facility button additionally appearing as a fingerprint scanner. The scanner registered my fingerprint rapidly and labored nicely. Poco has included a single speaker on the X6 Neo, however you do get a 3.5mm headphone jack on the high.
In phrases of {hardware}, the Poco X6 Neo is provided with a MediaTek Dimensity 6080 SoC that is paired with as much as 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. In the few days we have been utilizing the telephone, issues have been largely snappy, with the occasional lag. However, we’ll need to run some video games and benchmarks and use the telephone extra to learn the way it performs in day-to-day duties. Will it warmth up throughout intensive gaming periods? You’ll have to attend for the total evaluate to seek out out.
On the software program facet, the Poco X6 Neo comes loaded with MIUI 14, based mostly on Android 13. The firm is providing two years of Android updates and 4 years of safety patches. When most telephones, together with the opposite telephones within the Poco X6 collection, are operating Android 14, it is disappointing to see the Neo on Android 13. There’s additionally loads of bloatware on the telephone, however we’ll dive deep into or run away from them within the full evaluate.
Poco has packed a 5,000mAh battery on the X6 Neo, which helps 33W quick charging. You additionally get the charger within the field, which is good. The standout options at this worth vary—the telephone begins at Rs. 15,999—are the show and the 108-megapixel rear digital camera. How will the telephone fare in opposition to its competitors? We’ll discover out within the full evaluate, which must be out quickly.
