Weekly poll: Xiaomi Pocophone F1, how hot is it?

26 August 2018
There's a history  of $300 flagships that shook up the market. Is the Poco the latest chapter in that or a dud?

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  • AnonD-558092
  • Yd6
  • 26 Aug 2018

Price is unbeatable. Quality isn't.

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    • AnonD-789972
    • D0g
    • 26 Aug 2018

    Considering frequent design changes and upgrades the flagship prices should be around $500 so that people will actually care and buy new mobiles whenever possible. The current situation on decline in sales is happened because of the inflated price. One who bought S8 8 to 10 months around $800 to $900 will never look to invest again in S9 just because of new chipset with minimal speed difference and dual aperture camera. Same goes for all brand. Even Apple standard version should start at $500 and plus version at $600 and X version at $700.

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      • AnonD-632062
      • 3Ye
      • 26 Aug 2018

      Anonymous, 26 Aug 2018I love my Galaxy S4 with polycarbonate back. Yes it scratch... moreYup, essentially the Note 4, then.

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        • AnonD-632062
        • 3Ye
        • 26 Aug 2018

        Shanti Dope, 26 Aug 2018The difference is that Samsung made it feel too cheap in th... moreNot true. S5 user here.

          The Poco F1 is a beast for the price. For $300, there's literally no competition. This phone is better than every single mid-range smartphone that's priced the same. Too bad it isn't available globally yet, as people would probably pay $100+ for tax fees.


          "What were Note9's biggest upgrades over the Note8? The Snapdragon 845 chipset, the 4,000mAh battery and the new S Pen. Two out of three isn't a bad score for the Pocophone F1."

          Btw, I'm just gonna say that just pointing out the upgrades on the Note9 over the Note8 while completely ignoring every other awesome hardware features that's already available on the Note8 (like wireless charging, etc) is really a bad and misleading comparison.

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            • D0g
            • 26 Aug 2018

            suman0, 26 Aug 2018Where!!? Not on mi store till now.Well this changes everything

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              • Ivar
              • IxH
              • 26 Aug 2018

              Just to support the principle of a $300 dollar flagship i think i will purchase

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                • YoloBS
                • gN%
                • 26 Aug 2018

                Only If this phone did n have the notch .

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                  • YoloBS
                  • gN%
                  • 26 Aug 2018

                  Whackcar, 26 Aug 2018I wouldn't call it that just yet. The OnePlus is now consid... moreChinese smartphone company didn't have any fan ,people buy those phones only because they cheap. That's all
                  if someone sell sd 845 for $250 people gonna buy that too. Brand name didn't matter in mid range pricing phone.

                    Gauri, 26 Aug 2018For the people who hate Poco's polycarbonate back , Xiami i... moreWhere!!? Not on mi store till now.

                      Ash, 26 Aug 2018The only complain would be its flash sales.Hope they've more devices than they had during rn5p sales earlier this year. That was a frustrating.

                        Hot as hell .

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                          • Anonymous
                          • LGZ
                          • 26 Aug 2018

                          I voted HOT but wish the article wasn't so biased, it should list both reasons to buy it and to not buy it, not making the Cons pass for Pros

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                            • Ash
                            • gwI
                            • 26 Aug 2018

                            The only complain would be its flash sales.

                              It's burning in the sea.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • vgN
                                • 26 Aug 2018

                                Easy choice, even im a xiaomi hater

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                                  • Ronin523
                                  • UD{
                                  • 26 Aug 2018

                                  Whackcar, 26 Aug 2018I wouldn't call it that just yet. The OnePlus is now consid... morethe only mistake OnePlus did tho was the fabrication of some of their tests before, but it only affected the brand slightly, not like what happened to Apple's bendgate and Samsung's Note bomb which brought down their sales for the specific unit

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                                    • fkU
                                    • 26 Aug 2018

                                    It's very hot . It's burning

                                      The last Oracle, 26 Aug 2018The Pocophone is Definitely a One Plus Slayer. I wouldn't call it that just yet. The OnePlus is now considered a renowned brand. It has a huge fanbase & it is sold pretty much all around the world by now.

                                      The Pocophone on the other hand is starting to create a buzz and will take time & multiple successors to get to that popularity. Also, currently it is being sold in select few markets, so again it has a smaller reach.

                                        Shanti Dope, 26 Aug 2018The difference is that Samsung made it feel too cheap in th... moreJust to correct you, the Sony Z3 has a glass back. Sony has been using glass backs since the Z series (2013).

                                        Also, i agree about Samsung using ugly designs on their phones until they switched to the glass-sandwich design back in 2015.

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