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POCO X2 review: 120Hz mid-ranger with Snapdragon 730G and 64 MP.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2020·$230
Overall
74/100
Class rank
#1 of 1
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

First sub-$230 120Hz phone.

Poco X2 (the rebadged Redmi K30) brought a 120Hz display to the sub-$230 tier for the first time, paired with the IMX686 64 MP sensor and stereo speakers. It kicked off the high-refresh-rate race in budget phones.

01Display

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.

TypeIPS LCD, 120Hz
Size6.67 inches
Resolution1080 x 2400 px

02Camera

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.

Main64 MP Sony IMX686, f/1.89
Ultrawide8 MP, 120 deg
Macro2 MP
Depth2 MP
Selfie20 MP + 2 MP depth dual punch hole

03Performance

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.

ChipsetSnapdragon 730G (8nm)
GPUAdreno 618

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.

Capacity4500 mAh
Charging27W

05Build

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.

What works
  • 120Hz at sub-$230 was unheard of
  • IMX686 64 MP main
  • Stereo speakers + 3.5 mm + microSD
What doesn't
  • IPS not AMOLED
  • Heavy 208 g
  • 2 MP filler lenses

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .