Almost a month ago, there were rumours of the Poco F2 Pro coming to our markets as a rebranded Redmi K30 Pro. The rumours seemed legit, given that the K30 Pro had all the making of Poco’s next flagship phone. Poco India’s GM dismissed those claims, stating that the Poco F2 will come this year but not as a rebranded Redmi K series device. However, there has been proof from Google that the Poco F2 Pro will indeed be a K30 Pro, with a twist.

A recent finding from chaps at XDA Developers found some evidence regarding the Poco F2 in Google’s listings. Google keeps updating its list of Google Play-certified devices every month and this time, a Poco X2 Pro is on the list. Yes, the Poco F2 Pro is coming soon and as suggested previously, it is going to be a Redmi K30 Pro.

The coding in the list suggests that Xiaomi will be launching the Redmi K30 Pro as a Poco F2 Pro in global markets outside China. There’s no launch date or specifications mentioned, which means it could be just a rebadged device for Xiaomi’s customers in European markets.

This falls in line with what Poco India’s GM, C Manmohan confirmed last month. In a video meet with Poco fans, it was clarified that the Poco F2 will be coming this year but it won’t be a rebadged Redmi K30 Pro. It was said that the Poco F2 will be a completely new device, similar to the original Poco F1. Some of the previous listings also suggested that Poco has plans to come up with the Poco F2 series later in the year.

Unlike the Poco F1, the Poco F2 will spawn two devices. The Poco F2 Pro is currently known as the rebadged Redmi K30 Pro and it qualifies its flagship ambitions in that way. A Snapdragon 865 chipset, a notch-less AMOLED display, flagship-grade cameras and 33W fast charging. However, what remains to be seen is what the Poco F2 turns out to be.

Based on the current market trends, chances are that the Poco F1 could either be relying on the Snapdragon 765G chipset and a great set of cameras to inch closer to the original launch price of the Poco F1. We also speculate that Poco could be using the MediaTek Dimesity 1000 chip in the standard model to offer flagship levels of performance at a much lower price.

Will this be the reality in a couple of months? All we can do now is wait for official announcements.