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POCO F1 launches in India

Written By Diangson Louie
Published • August 22nd, 2018
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A new smartphone brand under Xiaomi has launched in India called Pocophone and unveiled their first smartphone, the POCO F1.

The POCO F1 features a hard-coated polycarbonate unibody treated with a 7-layer color process. The POCO F1 boasts toughness and features a reinforced internal frame structure. Running the software is “MIUI for POCO” with POCO Launcher and POCO’s Turbocharged Engine for faster startup, better performance, and more responsive experience. It offers customization options and is focused on fast updates.

POCO F1 specs:

6.18-inch Full HD+ (2246 x 1080) 18.7:9 Edge-to-Edge display, 403ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass
500 nits, 1500:1 contrast ratio
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core CPU
Adreno 630 GPU
6GB/8GB LPDDR4X RAM
64GB/256GB UFS2.1
MicroSD up to 256GB
12MP Sony IMX363 (f/1.9, 1.4um pixels, Dual Pixel AF) + 5MP (1.12um pixel, f/2.0)Samsung rear cameras, LED flash
20MP front camera
Dual-SIM (hybrid)
4G+ LTE
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, WiFi 2×2 MIMO, MU-MIMO
Bluetooth 5.0, AAC, aptX, aptX-HD, LDAC
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
USB Type-C
Infrared face unlock
3.5mm headphone jack
Dirac HD Sound (Top and Bottom speakers), Dual Smart PA
MIUI for POCO (Android 8.1 Oreo)
Android P update in Q4 2018
LiquidCool Technology
4,000mAh battery w/ QC 3.0
155.5 x 75.2 x 8.8 mm, 182 g (Standard Edition)
155.7 x 75.5 x 8.9 mm, 187 g (Armoured Edition)
Graphite Black, Steel Blue, Rosso Red

In addition to the standard POCO F1, Pocophone also announced the POCO F1 Armoured Edition which features a Kevlar Aramid fiber imported from DuPont USA, which is the same material used in the manufacturing of bulletproof vest. Pocophone says that it is scratch and wear resistant.

Here are the prices for each variant:

POCO F1 6GB + 64GB – RS 20,999 (~Php 16,045)
POCO F1 6GB + 128GB – RS 23,999 (~Php 18,338)
POCO F1 8GB + 256GB – RS 28,999 (~Php 22,158)
POCO F1 Armoured edition 8GB + 256GB- RS29,999 (~Php 22,930)

The Poco F1 will be exclusively available in Mi.com and Flipkart on August 29, 2018. It will also be launching on August 27, 2018 in Jakarta, HongKong, and Paris.

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Diangson Louie

This article was written by Louie Diangson, Managing Editor of YugaTech. You can follow him at @John_Louie.

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9 Comments

MN Hemant says:

6 years ago

Poco ne to maza aa gaya. Really great
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Matt Davis says:

6 years ago

This is the one to wait and watch for. Lets hope it makes it to the Philippines.
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mark says:

6 years ago

free shipping ?
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Zeth Gabrielle says:

6 years ago

Kelan po ang release dito sa Philippines?
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pauldiapz says:

6 years ago

kelan kaya ang releasing d2 sa atin? sana d gaanong kamahal pag sa grey seller. T_T
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Goxiaomigo says:

6 years ago

Finally! Murang flagship phone na hindi salamin ang likod. Eto ang gayahin ninyo Oneplus. Dapat may stock android version din nito sa global release.
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winston says:

6 years ago

This would compete the Huawei honor play but much more beefier spec with almost the same price point.
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R2D2 says:

6 years ago

Wow!
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EASY E says:

6 years ago

WOW. the price :D
Bring it here please!!
Pero gawa sa polycarbonate material. Sana nag wireless charging na rin sila.
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