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Two new Pocophone devices
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Annual tech eventMWC 2022is currently going on, and it’s become a hotbed for impressive cheap smartphone launches, withfive new TCL mobiles,three new Nokia devicesand now twoXiaomi phones.
These are the Poco X4 Pro 5G and the Poco M4 Pro, coming from Xiaomi’s sub-brand Pocophone. They’re two impressively-spec’d phones, and since they’re Poco devices we’d expect them to launch with pretty low prices.
We’ll start with prices: the X4 Pro 5G starts at €299 (about $460, £250, AU$460) while the M4 Pro starts at €219, (around $250, £180, AU$340). There are also higher-spec versions for more, but those are the starting prices.
New Poco phones are here
We’re really impressed by the look of the Poco X4 Pro 5G - its screen, camera and battery specs all sound incredible for a low-cost phone.
Its chipset could be its weak point though - we haven’t tested this on enough phones to really be able to tell if it’s good or not, but we’ve previously been disappointed by Snapdragon 600-series processors.
The Poco M4 Pro sounds like more of a standard Chinese budget phone, with a few weak areas, but still specs that stand out compared to lots of rivals (33W charging, for example, is good for a low-cost phone).
And since the M4 Pro goes for less, it could be a really tempting option for people on a budget.
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Once these devices go on sale globally, we’ll bring you all the important information on them, including our hands-on impressions.
Tom Bedford was deputy phones editor on TechRadar until late 2022, having worked his way up from staff writer. Though he specialized in phones and tablets, he also took on other tech like electric scooters, smartwatches, fitness, mobile gaming and more. He is based in London, UK and now works for the entertainment site What To Watch.
He graduated in American Literature and Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. Prior to working on TechRadar, he freelanced in tech, gaming and entertainment, and also spent many years working as a mixologist.
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