Xiaomi has already conquered the budget smartphone segment with its honest pricing, but it is now eyeing the premium market with a similar strategy in mind. The Chinese giant's new sub-brand Pocophone has taken the wraps off its first smartphone, the Poco F1, and it's locking horns with the big guns in the flagship segment with its premium spec sheet and amazing pricing.
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The Poco F1 features a 6.18-inch Full-HD+ IPS LCD display, with a notch for IR face unlock. It is powered by the Snapdragon 845 chipset, along with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage. There is a 12MP + 5MP dual camera setup on the back, along with a 20MP selfie camera.
It runs Android 8.1 Oreo-based MIUI for POCO out-of-the-box (Android 9 Pie update expected by the end of the year). You also get a 4000mAh battery, USB Type-C port, 3.5mm headphone jack and all your connectivity options in tow.
As if all these flagship features were not enough, Pocophone has launched this device at a mouth-watering price of Rs 20,999 for their base variant (6GB RAM + 64GB storage). Yes, even my jaw dropped to the floor when I first heard the price of the Poco F1. Xiaomi had already killed the smartphone game but it has now slaughtered the competition with the launch of Poco F1.
