Xiaomi’s Pocophone F1 Aims to Be The Next Speed King

Paired with a mind-blowing price

Not content in its line of bang-for-the-buck flagship phones, Xiaomi makes another iteration of its bang-for-the-buck flagship with the Pocophone F1. Unlike Xiaomi’s other Snapdragon 845-equipped phones, the Pocophone F1 utilizes a polycarbonate build while sporting a LiquidCool system and a bigger 4000mAh battery.

While it keeps the exterior simple, the Pocophone F1 is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Staying true to its “Master of Speed” moniker, the Pocophone F1’s Snapdragon 845 processor is paired with up to 8GB LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB UFS 2.1 expandable storage, giving users the ultimate in performance.

To keep the Pocophone F1 running at top speed, a LiquidCool system keeps temperatures at bay.

Aside from Rosso Red, Steel Blue, and Graphite Black, the Pocophone F1 will have an armored edition that is equipped with a Kevlar back.

The cameras aren’t a slouch either, as the Pocophone F1 comes with a 12-megapixel Sony IMX363 camera with AI tricks to boot. Other features of the Pocophone F1 include stereo speakers, quick charging, and IR Face Unlock.

Xiaomi Pocophone F1 specs

• AI-Powered Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor
• Adreno 630 GPU
• 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X RAM
• 6.18-inch Full HD+ IPS LCD display with 2.5D Gorilla Glass
• 64GB/128GB/256GB of UFS 2.1 storage, expandable up to 256GB via MicroSD
• 12-megapixel f/1.8 Sony IMX363 and 5-megapixel Samsung rear cameras with 1.4um pixels, Dual Pixel Autofocus, dual-tone flash, AI scene detection and AI portrait
• 20-megapixel f/2.0 front camera with 1.8um pixels, AI Portrait, AI Beauty
• Dual SIM, with 4G LTE, LTE-A, Dual VoLTE
• Dual Frequency GPS, GLONASS
• WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC
• Fingerprint scanner, USB Type-C port, LiquidCool system, IR face unlock, Dirac HD stereo audio
• 4000mAh battery with QuickCharge 3.0
• Android Oreo with MIUI for POCO overlay

The Pocophone F1 is priced at INR 20,999(~Php 16.1k) for the 6GB/64GB variant, INR 23,999(~Php 18.4k) for the 6GB/128GB variant, and INR 28,999(~Php 22.2k) for the 8GB/256GB.

The Armored Edition, which comes with an 8GB/256GB variant, retails at 29,999(~Php 23k).