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POCO X6 review: SD 7s Gen 2 mid-ranger with 64 MP OIS and 120 Hz.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2024·$299
Overall
72/100
Class rank
#6 of 7
Tier
Mid
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A sharp 1.5K screen at a budget price.

Poco X6 brings a 1.5K 120 Hz AMOLED, OIS camera and 67 W charging to $299. SD 7s Gen 2 keeps it out of flagship-killer territory.

01Display

80/100

80/100 trails the 82-point cohort average for mid phones of 2024.

TypeAMOLED, 120 Hz
Size6.67 inches
Resolution2,712 × 1,220 px
Peak brightness1,800 nits

02Camera

68/100

68/100 trails the 71-point cohort average for mid phones of 2024.

Main64 MP, f/1.8, OIS
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

68/100

68/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid phones of 2024 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 7s Gen 2 (4 nm)
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 trails the 82-point cohort average for mid phones of 2024.

Capacity5,100 mAh
Wired67 W

05Build

70/100

70/100 trails the 75-point cohort average for mid phones of 2024.

06Value

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2024.

What works
  • 1.5K 120 Hz AMOLED at $299.
  • 64 MP OIS + 67 W charging.
  • Jack + microSD + IR blaster.
  • Light at 181 g.
What doesn't
  • SD 7s Gen 2 is upper-mid only.
  • IP54 only.
  • HyperOS ads.
  • 2 OS updates.

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 7-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .