Where are my Poco F1 fans at? Well, Poco has finally taken the wraps off the Poco F1 successor in an online event today. Called the Poco F2 Pro, this smartphone not only packs inside the latest flagship hardware but boasts a premium design as well. This smartphone is available to order globally but we expect it to officially find its way to India over the coming weeks.

  • Display

Let’s start off with the display. All of the three phones include an AMOLED Full-HD+ display with a 20:9 aspect ratio, 2400 x 1080 pixel resolution, and HDR10+ support. That’s surely a given in this price segment. They do differ in terms of screen size and selfie camera placement though.

Display

Moving past Poco F2 Pro, the OnePlus 8 brings along a 6.55-inch display that’s curved at both edges to provide you a more immersive experience. The selfie camera here is housed inside a punch-hole cutout, so it looks pretty trendy and premium. Realme X50 Pro, on the other hand, offers a smaller 6.44-inch display with flat edges. Realme sets itself apart from its rivals with the inclusion of a dual-camera in a punch-hole cutout.

Internals

There’s no need to beat around the bush here. All of the three flagship phones we are talking about here are equally powerful. Poco F2 Pro, OnePlus 8, and Realme X50 Pro are powered by the Snapdragon 865 chipset from Qualcomm. All three phones also support dual-mode 5G connectivity (SA/NSA), thanks to the Snapdragon X55 modem onboard.

The RAM and memory configurations do vary a little. While the Poco F2 Pro only brings along up to 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM, the Realme X50 Pro includes up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM in the high-end variants. OnePlus 8 lags behind and includes up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM> All three flagship phones have up to 256GB of storage on offer but Poco F2 Pro supports the latest UFS 3.1 (slightly faster) standard as opposed to UFS 3.0 on the other two.

  • Software

Software

Cameras

Both Poco F2 Pro and Realme X50 Pro feature 64MP quad-camera setups on the rear whereas OnePlus 8 only brings along a 48MP triple camera array.

Battery & Charging

Poco F2 Pro weighs the most among the three flagships in question but it also packs in the biggest battery – a 4,700mAh battery pack. OnePlus 8 and Realme X50 Pro, on the other hand, include a 4,300mAh and 4,200mAh battery packs respectively. The former will also be able to offer longer battery life than the other two flagships due to the lack of a high refresh rate display.

Specs Sheet

Poco F2 Pro vs OnePlus 8 vs Realme X50 Pro: Which One Would You Pick?

It’s a truly tough decision to make and we can’t deliver a final judgment until we have gotten to try out all three phones. Poco F2 Pro does offer you a salivating package at its price but the absence of a high refresh rate display makes me turn my attention to the competitors – OnePlus 8 and Realme X50 Pro – more often than not.