At the turn of this year, Xiaomi announced that it’s spinning of Poco as a separate brand . Since that day, the company has launched the Poco X2 in India, and the Poco F2 Globally.

While Poco shares a ton of resources with Xiaomi including software and manufacturing, it has tried hard to push a narrative that it’s an independent brand. But with its new phone, the Poco M2 pro, the firm is making that hard to believe.

The $175 Poco M2 Pro is a new offering from the company, but it’s a love child of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro and the Note 9 Pro Max, I’ll tell you why, but let’s look at the specifications of the new device first.

Specifications:

Screen: 6.67-inch full HD+ display

Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

RAM: 4GB/6GB

Rear camera: 48-megapixel primary + 8-megapixel ultra-wide + 5-megapixel macro + 2-megapixel depth sensor

Front camera: 16-megapixel

Internal Storage: 64GB/128GB

Battery: 5,000 mAh

Now, Redmi Note 9 Pro has similar specs, but it ships with an 18W charger instead of a 33W charger available with the M2 Pro. The Redmi Note 9 Pro Max also ships with a 33W charger, but it has a 64-megapixel primary sensor.

All these phones have similar designs with a fingerprint sensor mounted on the power button on the side. Sure, the Poco M2 offers a slightly different gradient on the back as compared to its Xiaomi cousins. But the similarity is unmissable.

My first ever story for TNW was about Xiaomi’s confusing series of phones , and while the company had managed to streamline and untangle its portfolio in the last two years, here we are again.

The phone is available in three variants: 4GB + 64GB for ₹13,999 ($187) , 6GB + 64GB for ₹14,999 ($200), 6GB + 128GB for ₹16,999 ($226). The device will be on sale from July 14.