Poco, the sub-brand of Xiaomi, made its debut in the Indian wireless earphone market with the i Poco Pods, a low-cost pair of TWS headphones that promise good sound quality and long battery life.
Poco Pods are the new affordable and powerful wireless earbuds
I Poco Pods were unveiled today at an online event, where the company unveiled the features and price of its new earphones. The Pods come with a 12 mm dynamic driver in each ear, which should ensure clear and powerful audio reproduction. The earphones also have a IPX4 classification, making them resistant to sweat and water splashes.
For connectivity, i Poco Pods use the Bluetooth 5.3, which offers a stable and low latency connection with paired devices. THE Poco Pods also support the feature Google FastPair, which allows you to easily pair them with Android smartphones. In addition, the earphones have a latency up to 60 ms, making them suitable for games and videos.
To reduce background noise during calls, i Poco Pods come with a ambient noise cancellation (ENC) technology, which uses two microphones in each ear to filter out unwanted sounds. However, the TWS earphones do not have active noise cancellation (ANC), which is a more advanced feature found in higher-end earphones. Furthermore, i Poco Pods they only support the SBC audio codec, which is the most common but not the most qualitative standard.
For earphone control, i Poco Pods have a sensitive touch surface, which allows you to perform various actions with taps. With two taps you can answer or end a call, play or pause music, activate the voice assistant or enter game mode. With three taps you can reject a call or skip to the next track.
Battery life is one of the strengths of the Poco Pods, according to the company. Earphones can deliver up to 6 hours of music playback on a single charge, while the charging case can extend the playtime up to 30 hours. The case also has fast charging, allowing you to get up to 90 minutes of playback from just 10 minutes of charge.
I Poco Pods are available in India Priced at INR 1.199 ($15 / €13), which makes them very competitive with other wireless earphones on the market. THE Poco Pods come in a single Midnight Groove color variant, which has a matte black finish.
