Xiaomi sub-brand Poco launched the Poco F1 phone in India on Wednesday at a starting price of Rs 20,999. This is for the base 6GB RAM and 64GB storage variant. The Poco F1 will also be available in as many as three other variants: 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, and a special armored edition with 8GB RAM, 256GB storage and a Kevlar back.
The Poco F1, which is clearly directed towards the OnePlus 6, is the most affordable phone in India to pack a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor. It is the most affordable phone in India to come with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, in addition to cramming liquid cooling that you normally associate with more expensive gaming phones. It is also the most affordable phone in India to ship with a Kevlar back.
“Poco stands for ‘a little’ – we believe in starting small but dreaming big. As a small outfit within Xiaomi, Poco has the freedom to start from scratch, zeroing in on the product choices and technologies that matter. This is why we have created a smartphone that delivers unbelievable performance, focusing on the core innovations that truly matter, which we believe will resonate with tech enthusiasts,” Jai Mani who is head of product, Poco Global, said.
Specifications:
Processor: The Mi A2 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor.
RAM: 6GB, 8GB
Internal storage: While the 6GB RAM version will come with 64GB and 128GB storage, the 8GB RAM version will come with 256GB storage. All versions of the Poco F1 support expandable storage via a hybrid micro-SD card slot.
Display: The Poco F1 comes with a 6.18-inch FHD+ IPS LCD display with a 1080×2246 pixel resolution and 18.7:9 aspect ratio.
Rear camera: The Poco F1 comes with a dual camera system on the rear consisting of one 12MP sensor and f/1.9 aperture lens and another 5MP sensor for depth sensing. The dual camera system supports AI-powered features like scene recognition.
Front camera: On the front, the Mi A2 comes with a 20-megapixel camera with soft LED flash. Even the front camera uses AI to assist in all-round better portrait selfies.
Software: The Poco F1 runs Android 8.1 Oreo-based MIUI 9.6 software with a customized Poco launcher.
Battery: The Poco F1 uses a 4,000mAh battery and supports Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 3.0. The phone charges via USB Type-C.
Special features
— The Poco F1 isn’t carved out of glass or metal like many other flagship phones but it’s made entirely out of plastic. Xiaomi or rather Poco says there’s a reason behind it. All of a sudden there’s a barrage of all-glass (and metal) phones in the market but glass also makes these phones susceptible to wear and tear. This is something that sort of forces buyers into buying cases, but then that negates the whole purpose of owning such a pretty phone. The Poco F1 is seemingly designed to take on everyday wear and tear.
— Poco is marketing the Poco F1 chiefly on the grounds of speed. The Xiaomi sub-brand is in fact calling it the master of speed. Not only does it come with top-notch hardware, it also runs a tweaked version of MIUI. The biggest positive of this approach is that it gives users access to a Google Pixel-like app drawer, and also Poco says the phones like the Poco F1 have a chance of being updated faster than Xiaomi phones that run simply MIUI.
— The Poco F1 comes with dual cameras on the rear. The Poco F1 can auto identify scenes and make your greenery look greener, and the sky look bluer, so on and so forth.
Price and availability
The Poco F1 has been launched in India at a starting price of Rs 20,999. This is for the base 6GB RAM and 64GB storage version. There’s also a 6GB RAM and 128GB storage version that will sell for Rs 23,999, alongside a top-tier version with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage that will sell for Rs 28,999. All of these versions will be available in black, blue and red.
Lastly, Poco also has a special armored edition of the Poco F1 that will ship with a Kevlar back, 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. The armored edition of the Poco F1 will sell for Rs 29,999. The Xiaomi Poco F1 will be available for buying exclusively from Flipkart and Mi.com/in from August 29. Poco, in addition, will also be selling custom skins for the Poco F1 starting from Rs 299.
Source:- indiatoday