Xiaomi Pocophone F1: Cheapest Flagship Phone Running Snapdragon 845

Xiaomi has set the smartphone world on fire by launching a flagship device called Pocophone F1 with Snapdragon 845 processor and set the price under £300. This is very affordable when compared to the price of other phones with similar features that the Poco F1 has.

Also known as Poco F1, Xiaomi Pocophone F1 sports 6.18 inches large screen protected with Corning Gorilla Glass. There are two memory versions - 6GB RAM / 64GB ROM version and 8GB RAM / 124GB ROM. Now tell me, isn't this amazing? Wait, there is more...

The Xiaomi Poco F1 features dual camera setup of 12MP+5MP at the back while there is a 20MP snapper in front for your selfies. The battery capacity is 4000mAh which can also be used to charge other phones. Thanks to the reversible battery features embedded on this device. Let's take a look at the full specs of this phone below.

XIAOMI POCOPHONE F1 SPECIFICATIONS AND PRICE

✔️ NETWORK
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes

✔️ DESIGN
Dimensions 155.5 x 75.3 x 8.8 mm (6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz)
Build Front glass, plastic body
SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

✔️ DISPLAY
Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.18 inches, 96.2 cm2 (~82.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2246 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
- MIUI 9.6 (POCO customization)

✔️ PLATFORM
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo)

✔️ PROCESSOR
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
CPU Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Adreno 630

✔️ MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM

✔️ MAIN CAMERA
Dual 12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, depth sensor
Features Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@240fps

✔️ SELFIE CAMERA
Single 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

✔️ MEDIA
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

✔️ CONNECTIVITY
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio FM radio, recording
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

✔️ FEATURES
Sensors Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
- Fast battery charging 9V/2A (Quick Charge 3.0)
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.265 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer

✔️ BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery

✔️ MISC
Colors Graphite Black, Steel Blue, Rosso Red, Armored Edition with Kevlar

✔️ PERFORMANCE TESTS
Performance Basemark OS II: 4034 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3713
Basemark X: 43652
Display Contrast ratio: 1468:1 (nominal), 3.059 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 72dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 86dB
Audio quality Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery life Endurance rating 94h

WHAT IS THE PRICE OF XIAOMI POCO F1? (POCOPHONE).
The Pocophone costs £300 which is about N120,000 in the Nigerian Market. Same price is obtainable in India.

The above image shows specs and price comparison of Poco F1 and OnePlus 6. The Difference is CLEAR!