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Back in 2018 a rather oddly named phone, the Poco F1 , appeared out of Xiaomi’s smartphone stable. Its goal was clear: to offer lots of power at not much of the cost usually associated with such specifications. You could think of it as Xiaomi’s way to take on OnePlus in its endeavours. After a short hiatus Poco is back with its follow-up, the F2 Pro (there’s no ‘standard’ model – it’s Pro all the way). The Poco brand has supposedly separated from Xiaomi to be its own entity, but with the F2 Pro’s design being effectively the same as the Redmi K30 Pro and the software being the same MIUI 11 as you’ll find in Xiaomi phones, it’s fair to say that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. The real question is whether the Poco F2 Pro is as ‘pro’ as its name suggests and if at this price point – it’s €499 for the entry model, or ₹40,790 (India being a big target market) – it can be called a true flagship buster? Design & Display 6.67-inch OLED display, 1080 x 2400 resolutio...