Poco M6 Pro 5G dethrones Redmi 12 5G to become India’s most affordable 5G phone with Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

Poco has launched its new “5G disrupter”, the Poco M6 Pro 5G in India, narrowly beating Xiaomi’s Redmi 12 5G to become the country’s most affordable 5G phone with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chip. The Poco M6 Pro essentially has the same hardware— as the Redmi 12 5G— re-packaged inside a tweaked chassis with Poco branding.

The real draw is the relatively more affordable pricing. You can get the Poco M6 Pro 5G for as low as Rs 10,999 (4GB/64GB). Redmi offers higher storage by default (128GB), but an equivalent 6GB/128GB Poco M6 Pro 5G is still Rs 500 cheaper than the Redmi 12 5G.