Poco Laptops May Launch in India Very Soon

Ever since Xiaomi's Poco became an independent brand, the visitor has been selling smartphones in Bharat. While Poco planned to expand its portfolio with truly wireless earbuds dubbed Poco Popular Buds before this year, information technology appears like Poco may enter the laptop segment in the country before that happens.

Every bit spotted by tipster Mukul Sharma, two laptop battery models have recently passed through the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification website. The bombardment models – R15B02W and R14B02W are listed under both Mi and Poco brands.

two new laptop batteries (R15B02W, R14B02W)have at present received the Indian BIS certification, but this fourth dimension they are listed nether the POCO branding.
POCO laptops? #Xiaomi #POCO pic.twitter.com/fNeP3kEFTG

— Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings) December 17, 2020

Poco Laptop: A Rebranded Mi Notebook Pro 15?

The battery model R15B02W belongs to the Mi Notebook Pro xv. In case you're unaware, Xiaomi launched the Mi Notebook Pro 15 in Prc this June. In fact, searching for the battery model directs us to the AliExpress listing of the Mi Notebook Pro. Although this is non conclusive evidence, this suggests that the first Poco laptop could be a rebranded Mi Notebook Pro.

poco laptop R15B02W

Given Poco'south track record in rebranding Xiaomi's phones, information technology won't be a surprise if this actually turns out to be the case. That said, since this is quite early to speculate, nosotros propose you take this with a grain of salt and wait for the official confirmation.

Poco is not the just smartphone make that has shown involvement in the laptop segment. Earlier this calendar week, Nokia launched its PureBook X14 lightweight notebook in the country. Seeing more brands testify interest in launching new laptops in Bharat is proficient for customers as in that location are more options to choose from. It will exist interesting to see if this trend catches on going forward.