POCO F1 the first smartphone under the sub-brand POCO is set to debut in India. Just to recall POCO is a sub-brand that was announced by xiaomi last week and now the company is all set to launch its first phone POCO F1 in India in New Delhi.
Launch Date
A twitter post from the account of POCO has revealed that the phone will be launched in India on the 22nd of August at an event in New Delhi. The twitter post also says that the phone is"The Master of Speed".
Specifications
While Poco hasn't revealed the specifications of the Poco F1, an initial listing on a Belarusian online store suggested that the handset will come with a 6.18-inch full-HD+ display that will an 18.7:9 aspect ratio. The Poco F1 is also rumored to come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC along with a liquid cooling system. Codenamed Beryllium, the new model is also said to run Android 8.1 Oreo with MIUI on top and come with a 4,000mAh battery. It is also reported to have a rear-facing fingerprint sensor and a dual rear camera setup, supporting optical zoom. A Bluetooth SIG certification also previously hinted at a combination of a 12-megapixel primary sensor and a 5-megapixel secondary sensor with a dual-pixel autofocus lens. Moreover, a recent video preview of the smartphone also showed its performance on AnTuTu benchmark in which the hardware scored 258,149 points.
Display | 5.99-inch IPS LCD, 1080 x 2246 (Full HD+), 18:9, 416 dpi |
SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, 10nm, octa-core, liquid cooled |
GPU | Adreno 630 |
RAM | 6GB |
Storage | 64GB, expandable |
Cameras | Rear: 12MP+5MP dual-pixel autofocus Front: 20MP |
Audio | 3.5 mm audio jack |
Battery | 4,000 mAh Quick Charge 3.0 |
IP rating | No |
Sensors | Fingerprint (rear mounted) IR face unlock (TBC) |
Network | GSM 900/1800 UMTS band 1/8 LTE band 1/3/7/8/20/38/40 |
Connectivity | USB Type-C Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct Bluetooth 5.0 LE, A-GPS, Glonass, Beidou |
SIM | Dual-SIM |
Software | Android 8.1, MIUI 9.6 |
Dimensions and weight | TBC |
Colors | Blue, Graphite Black |
The smartphone is said to debut in two different storage variants - with 64GB and 128GB of onboard storage options. While the Poco F1 price for the 64GB variant is speculated to debut in Eastern Europe at EUR 420 (roughly Rs. 33,300), its 128GB variant could arrive at EUR 460 (roughly Rs. 36,400). India prices of the smartphone are likely to emerge at the time of formal launch later this month.
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