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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  • 30 Aug 2018

Where can I find the wallpaper on page 4 ?

    Anonymous, 30 Aug 2018Joke of the year! third world countris need higher-tier ... moreAre you still not done with your crying?

    Why does it bother you so much that Xiaomi makes SD845 available for a much larger group of people than previous phones has? Why shouldn't a person with a $300 budget also be able to get SD845, plenty of RAM og battery to power it all, and not have any need for such as NFC?

    We should have different types of phones available, not just one phone with different names and UI.

      Anonymous, 30 Aug 2018Joke of the year! third world countris need higher-tier ... moreI don't know what's hard to understand that a country like India likes fast phones at a cheaper price and doesn't mind lack of things like nfc which is of no use to us. People in more developed countries are free to pay more and buy other phones that have nfc which are plenty.

      At the end of the day xiaomi will sell at least a million of those phones over its life time in India.

        Anonymous, 30 Aug 2018Can't believe they are ruined another great phone with no N... moreDepends on your region. In India having nfc is as useful as stones to a hungry man. There is no real use for nfc and this phone was basically deigned for India considering how much the focus is on price.

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          • Anonymous
          • 80$
          • 30 Aug 2018

          Anonymous , 30 Aug 2018Please. Not every country is first world. Digital payment i... moreJoke of the year!

          third world countris need higher-tier SoC at first.
          lol

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            • Anonymous
            • 80$
            • 30 Aug 2018

            Anonymous, 30 Aug 2018This phone will be a runaway hit. It simply has no competit... moreMaybe a runaway hit . . .

            but sucks as a phone
            with entry level network coverage (bands)
            nice!

            all the media hyping about the big nothing lol
            and forget to check for the main phone-functions. nice!

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              • Anonymous
              • 80$
              • 30 Aug 2018

              Geric.770, 30 Aug 2018My burning question for Xiaomi: Will they gain at least ... moreO course they will . . .

              with that entry level radio support (3G, 4G Bands - no licence cost to pay for that)
              (and so probably lower binned, cheaper SoC-s as well
              . . . for a 'flagship-killer') lol

              with that lower-midrange displays
              (that does not even matches the given specs - 500nits, see review!)

              ZF MPM1 offers similar - or even better - for much less.
              . . . and so on.
              Dont worry!

              and please don't forget Shaomi has been cought earlier
              using cheaper parts later in production (other displays and cam-sensors
              and who knows what else . . .)

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                • Anonymous
                • 80$
                • 30 Aug 2018

                Anonymous, 29 Aug 2018That depends, Check what network band are available in your... morealso 6 (six) FDD-LTE Bands

                some entry level Android (Go Edition) phone
                offers there more even for $100

                and that's titled as a flaship killer . . . ???? LOL

                FYI a really flagship phone supports over 20 FDD-LTE Bands, or even near 30.
                The media and Shaomi just fooling people.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 80$
                  • 30 Aug 2018

                  Anonymous, 29 Aug 2018I'm not sure why you are saying that but 8/256 variants is ... moreWhat is not clear?

                  8/256 GB version isn't listed on global POCO sites,

                  nor offer for that, stolen (copycat) kevlar back - versions.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 80$
                    • 30 Aug 2018

                    Anonymous, 29 Aug 2018It has an IR blaster...and your source for that is . . .?

                    Please post a reliable source!

                    Xiaomi does not mentioning that in Specs,

                    but the given 500nits brightness has not been proved in review as well.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • tZ4
                      • 30 Aug 2018

                      Anonymous, 30 Aug 2018Can't believe they are ruined another great phone with no N... morePlease. Not every country is first world. Digital payment is still far away in third world country. A wise decision for xiaomi to cut cost. It blaster nfc is pretty much useless to me. I lived with cash. So the best thing is still the chipset

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                        • tu6
                        • 30 Aug 2018

                        Xiaomi must be insane selling rm1,4k with 128gb storage, 6gbram and sdg845.😍😍😍, Its remind me my mi5 compare s7 price at that time

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 30 Aug 2018

                          This phone will be a runaway hit. It simply has no competition in terms of price:performance+features ratio in the flagship range. Xiaomi probably produced this phone with barely a profit or even possibly zero profit.
                          However, I won't buy it because it doesn't have an IR blaster.
                          The GSMArena team probably made a typo saying it has IR blaster when it only has infrared face recognition [not infrared/IR blaster for remote control apps].
                          I need my master remote control.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • j5y
                            • 30 Aug 2018

                            Anonymous, 29 Aug 2018Pocophone F1, Honor Play, Huawei 3i or Honor 9n Whi... moreIs your dad a mobile gamer? if not, either of honor or poco would be fine, don't bother with huawei because of less battery

                              My burning question for Xiaomi:

                              Will they gain at least 3-5% of the profit with this phone?

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 3%u
                                • 30 Aug 2018

                                Can't believe they are ruined another great phone with no NFC. I could suffer the notch and MIUI, but with no NFC in 2018 it's basically a feature phone.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • LC8
                                  • 30 Aug 2018

                                  Anonymous, 29 Aug 2018Pocophone F1, Honor Play, Huawei 3i or Honor 9n Whi... moreI guess get the Poco Armored edition, since the other devices have glass back they're easier to mess up, Poco will get plenty of battery life for your dad, and performance so he can keep using same phone for years, making it way more future proof, plus he gets all the goodies, IR blaster, 3.5mm jack, USB-C, QC 3.0, and a big screen, if he by any chance cant very well small numbers.

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                                    • 29 Aug 2018

                                    Nice , if they can keep that price, i can even stomach "the notch"

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                                      • 3Yf
                                      • 29 Aug 2018

                                      The original 111 endurance was not true?!

                                        Anonymous, 29 Aug 2018Well in fact it does: // https://www.xda-developers.com/xia... moreI request you to read that comment of mine properly and understand it's content by reading it till end.

                                        I know very well what is Poco phone capable of.that guy I replied was asking stupid question regarding VOLTE capabilities of a flagship killer.

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