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After leaked in Unboxing Video, and spotted on Grekbench, the Xiaomi Poco F1 (Pocofone F1) has been officially launched in India. It is mid-range device comes with a 6.18-inch 18.7:9 2.5D display, up to 8GB RAM, Dual Rear Cameras and Snapdragon 845 from the Xiaomi India being launched today.
Poco F1 Price in India and Availability
The Poco F1 price in India starts from Rs. 20,999 for the 6GB RAM with 64GB storage version, Rs. 23,999 for the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage and the 8GB RAM with 256GB storage version costs Rs. 29,999. There is also Kevlar Armored Edition with 8GB RAM with 256GB storage will cost Rs. 29,999 and comes in Graphite Black, Steel Blue, and Rosso Red color options. It will be available for order from August 29, 2018, only on Flipkart.com.
Poco F1 Specifications
The Poco F1 features a 6.18-inch 2.5D curved glass display with Full HD+ (2246 × 1080 pixels) resolution, 18.7:9 aspect ratio and 84% NTSC Color Gamut, 1500:1 contrast ratio, and Corning Gorilla Glass protection. It features a hard-coated polycarbonate unibody design and also comes in Kevlar back option called Armored Edition that uses Kevlar aramid fibre.
It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor with Adreno 630 GPU and 6GB/8GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB / 128GB/256GB (UFS 2.1) storage, expandable memory with up to 256GB with microSD. The handset also packs LiquidCool Technology, runs Android 8.1 Oreo with MIUI on top with POCO launcher, and the company has promised Android 9 Pie update in Q4 2018.
On the camera front, the Poco F1 flaunts a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture, 1.4μm pixel size, Sony IMX363 sensor, Dual Pixel autofocus, a secondary 5MP camera with Samsung sensor to capture portrait shots, real-time AI, intelligent scene recognition that can detect 206 scenes across 25 categories. It also comes with a 20-megapixel front camera with ƒ/2.0 aperture, AI features and pixel binning. It has IR face unlock that can unlock the phone 0.4 seconds, even in pitch darkness.
The Xiaomi Poco F1 also has a fingerprint sensor on the back, and packs a 4000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging and also includes 9V/2A (18W) charger in the box. It supports hybrid SIM slot with dual standby and for connectivity includes 4G+ VoLTE, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, GPS+, GLONASS, Bluetooth 5, and USB C. The device measu155.5x 75.3x 8.8mm and weighs 180 grams.
