Poco F1 Unveilled: SD 845, Liquid Cooling, 4000 mAH Battery and Starting at Rs 20,999

Xiaomi's sub-make Pocophone has officially launched its first-ever smartphone, the Poco F1, at a launch event today in New Delhi. This marks the Chinese behemothic'due south grand render to India'southward premium smartphone segment.

Price And Availability

Competing with the likes of OnePlus and Asus in the upkeep flagship segment, Xiaomi's Poco F1 has been priced starting at Rs xx,999. Information technology will be available in 3 different variants:

6GB + 64GB – Rs 20,999
6GB + 128GB – Rs 23,999
8GB + 256GB – Rs 28,999
8GB + 256GB (Kevlar Edition) – Rs 29,999

It is available in iii color variants, namely Steel Blue, Rosso Red, and Graphite Black. You can also choose the Kevlar rear panel on the Poco F1 to get the feel of owning the Avengers-edition OnePlus half-dozen.

The device volition be exclusively bachelor online via Flipkart (even though persistent issues with wink sales in the past) and Xiaomi'south Mi stores across the land, with the first auction scheduled for Baronial 29.

Poco F1: Key Specs

Let's start off with the design, the Poco F1 looks a lot like the Mi 8 on the front, with its huge notch and chin but doesn't boast of a premium drinking glass rear. Poco F1 is instead rocking a plastic build that doesn't necessarily scream flagship correct off the bat.

Coming to the specs, the devicesports a five.99-inch Full-Hd+ IPS LCD display, with xix:9 aspect ratio and resolution of 2160×1080 pixels. Its notch not but hosts the front camera, earpiece, and sensors merely likewise boasts of 'IR Face up Unlocking' hardware similar to the one we've seen on the Xiaomi Mi 8. You can cheque out the IR Face Unlock hardware right here:

The Poco F1, as revealed past recent teasers, ispowered by the Snapdragon 845 and comes with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage. It runs Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box, with the Poco Launcher in tow. It has an app drawer every bit opposed to MIUI and features a ton of customizations such as hidden apps, group icons by color and third-political party icon back up.

On the eyes forepart, the Poco F1brings a dual 12MP + 5MP rear camera setup placed along the heart, forth with a single 20MP front photographic camera for your selfie cravings. Information technology boasts of several AI camera features, including scene recognition (206 scenes over 25 categories), AI portraits (with options to switch between normal, backlit, and silhouette) and more.

On the connectivity front, the device features all your traditional stuff like Bluetooth 5.0 LE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/thou/n/ac, dual-ring, WI-Fi Direct, 3.5mm headphone jack (the oh-and then-of import mention) and USB Type-C charging port.

It also boasts of a massive 4,000mAh battery pack, coupled with Quick Charge 3.0, that should easily last you the day on a unmarried charge. In that location'south no IP rating of any sort on board but you do get liquid cooling tech on board for 300% faster heat transfer and much improved graphics performance.

To sum it all up, here'south a quick roundup of all the key specs of the Poco F1:

Display	6.18-inch Full-HD+ IPS LCD
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPU	Adreno 630
RAM	upwardly to 8GB
Storage	up to 256GB
Primary Photographic camera	12MP + 5MP
Secondary Camera	20MP
Software	Android viii.1 Oreo-based MIUI ix.5
Connectivity	Bluetooth 5.0 LE, Wi-Fi 802.xi a/b/g/due north/ac, dual-band, GPS A, GLONASS, WI-Fi Direct, 3.5mm headphone jack, and USB Type-C
Colors	Steel Blue, Rosse Red, and Graphite Black

With beastly specs and a mod notched design, the Poco F1 is gearing upwardly to have on the likes of OnePlus 6 and ZenFone 5Z head-on in the premium segment. The device has been priced extremely low and with the backing of Xiaomi's brand name, Poco F1 tin can potentially outperform its peers (and even kill the Award Play, which launched just recently).

So, how practise you like the Poco F1? Will you be interested in buying the Poco F1? Do let u.s.a. know your opinions in the comments beneath.