Could the Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro be the best budget phone for creatives in 2023?

Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro smartphone press images
(Image credit: Xiaomi / Poco)

Xiaomi has announced a new smartphone, the Poco M6 Pro, and if the proposed spec sheet and price estimates are to be believed, it may be a serious contender for the best budget smartphone of 2023. So what's the catch? 

The bottom line is, the Poco M6 Pro has some impressive specs for a very impressive price. It offers a Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chip, plus a 50-megapixel dual AI camera for a staggeringly low price of just $132/£103. The M6 Pro is only available in India for the time being, but like other Poco phones, will eventually make its way around the world (rumoured for a US release of December). 

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Beth Nicholls
Ecommerce Writer

Beth is Creative Bloq’s Ecommerce Writer and has the fun job of finding you the very best prices and deals on creative tech. Beth kicked off her journalistic career writing for Digital Camera World, and has since earned bylines on TechRadar too. With a Masters degree in Photography, Beth loves getting to tinker with new cameras, especially camera phones, as the resident Samsung fan on the team. Her background working as a tester for CeX let her play around with all kinds of weird and wonderful products, including robots, and she’s recently gotten into 3D printing too. Outside of CB, you’ll find her gaming on her PS5, photographing local shows under the alias Bethshootsbands, and making TikToks of her dog, Tilly. 

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