Pocophone F1 by Xiaomi review

22 August 2018
Xiaomi's announcements have been relatively predictable so far, but the introduction of a new Poco sub-brand was a surprising move. It sounds like a marketing experiment - deliver flagship specs at cutthroat prices. Sound familiar? Well, it does remind of how OnePlus came to be, but we're not sure the new Pocophone F1 is headed in the same direction. Poco is still just a brand, and not a separate company and they stand on the shoulders of Xiaomi's logistics and after sales support network.

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  • joeshibeek
  • 3Tv
  • 03 Nov 2024

Served for 6 years, various custom roms, it's time for a change and the change is Redmagic 9S Pro, a mobile phone for another 6 years, a minute of silence for the Poco F1 :(

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    • K1234
    • 7kp
    • 23 Apr 2024

    uganda emperor , 04 Jul 2023how is the battery after 4 yearsI had to change the battery after 3½ years because of bulging, maybe because of intense gaming (majorly PUBG,Rocket League etc.) Apart from this no issues.

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      • 7kp
      • 23 Apr 2024

      Can I use 32ohms IEM (Blon Bl03) directly without any external amp with Poco F1 using the headphone jack?

        P G, 21 Jan 2024Been using this for over 5 years now. Still running like a ... moreWhere did you get the battery from?

        Please post product link if bought online or tell the name of battery you got. Thanks

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          • gNT
          • 21 Jan 2024

          Been using this for over 5 years now. Still running like a dream. Recently replaced the battery and getting decent backup as well. Doubt there will a more VFM product like Poco F1.

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            • Surfision
            • gDL
            • 29 Oct 2023

            uganda emperor , 04 Jul 2023how is the battery after 4 yearsI have it for 5 years now. It still holds up pretty well throught the day without very heavy use. In my casual day (I wake up at 6:30AM) it lasts to about 7-8 pm remaining with 15-20%, with light use (2 hours instagram, 1-2 hours snapchat, some tiktok, games, spotify...). However, with heavy use (pubg, ace racer, asphalt 9, camera...) it lasts roughly about 4 hours, so keeping a powerbank and a charger nearby is a pretty good idea. Conclusion is that it still lasts pretty long for it's age and lasts longer than the flagship of it's year (Samsung S9). My father had S9 and needed to charge it 3x a day to get through with very light use...

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              • Togi
              • iKj
              • 28 Jul 2023

              Jeremiah c , 27 Dec 2021How can I restart my phone If you want to factory reset search it in the settings and do it but if you want to just restart your phone just press and hold the power button

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                • uganda emperor
                • 3Z5
                • 04 Jul 2023

                Elaria , 28 Apr 20234 years and still my favourite how is the battery after 4 years

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                  • Jo
                  • 3YZ
                  • 25 Jun 2023

                  Thought I had a issue with the screen colors, but it was soon solved. It is still perfectly usable today

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                    • Elaria
                    • D74
                    • 28 Apr 2023

                    4 years and still my favourite

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                      • Jeremiah c
                      • Nuw
                      • 27 Dec 2021

                      How can I restart my phone

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                        • DNL
                        • 610
                        • 26 Nov 2021

                        I love my poco f1 , excellent phone, good display ( 3 year use) good for gaming 👍, better than my iPhone xs

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                          • Franck
                          • LrM
                          • 24 Sep 2021

                          John Paul, 12 Jul 2021still hoping for miui 12.5 to miui 13 update 🙄Yes, fingers crossed!

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                            • Mco
                            • 8va
                            • 22 Sep 2021

                            John Paul, 12 Jul 2021still hoping for miui 12.5 to miui 13 update 🙄No need to wait try flashing custome miui 12.6

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                              • Anonymous
                              • t@g
                              • 17 Jul 2021

                              Irshad, 18 Dec 2020For 20k this phone is though not the best but reasonable. I... moreOh no dear, that's not good even very bad, the Hardware is VERY Capable to multitask than low end phone, Ultimate flagship chipset, with UFS and big RAM, still hang to reboot? That's bad comparing with other phone with middle class chipset without any problen

                                still hoping for miui 12.5 to miui 13 update 🙄

                                  I am proud owner of Poco f1 and k20 pro...to be very honest i like using poco f1 more...one of the best mobiles at very resonable price.

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                                    • Irshad
                                    • rJ3
                                    • 18 Dec 2020

                                    omkhond, 07 Dec 2020you have miui12For 20k this phone is though not the best but reasonable. If you open too many search items in search option the phone hangs.You have to reboot it. That's annoying.

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                                      • Irshadul Haque
                                      • rJ3
                                      • 18 Dec 2020

                                      It is a good phone for a reasonable price. The specifications are good.The only problem I found is sometimes the phones lags if you open too many search items.You need to reboot it. For this price the phone is satisfactory.If you want a phone in and around 20,000.00 you can buy pocofoneF1.

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                                        • omkhond
                                        • 7k7
                                        • 07 Dec 2020

                                        Nikki, 19 Nov 2020Don't know if it's just me but the phone has a to... moreyou have miui12