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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  • Anonymous
  • j5y
  • 22 Aug 2018

[deleted post]You need to save cost somewhere don't you? If you want qc 4+ you are welcome to buuy mi8... or buy a 1000$ phone and shut up, you don't get 1000$ for 300...

    This phone basically took out Honor Play , Mi A2, OnePlus 6 and Asus Zenfone 5Z out of the competition.

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      • Shui8
      • KZ8
      • 22 Aug 2018

      xXENDER FREAKXx, 22 Aug 2018Bruh Sony and SAMSUNG don't even come close to HUAWEI and X... moreYup actually theres nothing wrong with samsung & sony midranger, except pricing lol.

      Seriously, this is actually a good thing. We'll be seing more of this flagship budget phones battle a lot in the future because of Xiaomi move by introducing Pocophone in the market. It will benefits us eventually.

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        • Shui8
        • KZ8
        • 22 Aug 2018

        Droidtard, 22 Aug 2018But guess what. It uses the same low quality LCD display, m... moreOh yeah? Really? Such a genius comments. (at least it looks like).

        Sadly i trust the professional reviewers rather than some random people.

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          • Anonymous
          • j5y
          • 22 Aug 2018

          Anonymous, 22 Aug 2018The design - sub mediocre/ugly, chin, top bezel and notch?!... moreWelp market disagrees with you, but whatever, stay in your little shell..

            Shui8, 22 Aug 2018For $300 price bracket, Mi A2 beats Huawei Nova 3i. Ho... moreBruh Sony and SAMSUNG don't even come close to HUAWEI and XIAOMI when it comes to price to performance ratio. I mean, they do make solid smartphones, but considering the price when compared to the 2 Chinese brands, HUAWEI and XIAOMI takes the W

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              • Anonymous
              • j5y
              • 22 Aug 2018

              Droidtard, 22 Aug 2018But guess what. It uses the same low quality LCD display, m... moreAre you sure you got a minute mix 2s not some dogee mix armor 2s? Because I'm pretty sure that phones front looks nowhere close to iPhone x and camera is better than my iPhone 8 for stills in most situations, video, yeah that's bad, but that ain't my major concern anyways (this one depends on person to person), performance is crazy good and to think I bought it for 500 for 128 rather than iPhone 8(my work phone) which was 800 odd...

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                • Tom
                • HkH
                • 22 Aug 2018

                That's it, this will be my next phone. Please release it globally soon

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                  • Anonymous
                  • ps3
                  • 22 Aug 2018

                  damn xiaomi went batshit crazy on this one, truly the only flagship killer of this year

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                    • Why?
                    • snQ
                    • 22 Aug 2018

                    Vic4BBM, 22 Aug 2018Now truely this is a flagship killer, if we look at price v... moreI agree pretty much with every single thing you wrote, except this:
                    "- the cameras. With Sony sensors, it may not be the best but will not be bad ones at least"
                    I am not sure what you meant by it, but ATM there are no better camera sensors than Sony's and that has been the case for years.

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                      • Data
                      • 7kd
                      • 22 Aug 2018

                      IAmLigma, 22 Aug 2018The displayand in hand feel...

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                        • Droidtard
                        • Q0y
                        • 22 Aug 2018

                        Shui8, 22 Aug 2018For $300 price bracket, Mi A2 beats Huawei Nova 3i. Ho... moreBut guess what. It uses the same low quality LCD display, microphone and speakers like other Xiaomi phones. And also bad video recording capability. My dad uses the Mi Mix 2S and the video quality is worst than an iPhone 4S. Camera is par on iPhone 6. 0$ budget for engineering and design team because they completely copied iPhone X design. That's what make them keep the prices very low.

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                          • Data
                          • 7kd
                          • 22 Aug 2018

                          Phone looks very cheap not only looks but also quality

                            for this price range , it's completely unbeatable by all means , super !
                            great review GSMarena as usual .

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                              • Shui8
                              • KZK
                              • 22 Aug 2018

                              For $300 price bracket,

                              Mi A2 beats Huawei Nova 3i.
                              Honor Play beats Mi A2.
                              Pocophone beats Honor Play.

                              People must be questioning, 'come on man, where is samsung and sony midrange?'. Please, those two big companies doesnt even come close to device that i listed above.

                              I'm not even a Xiaomi fan neither owns 1. Stop being a blind fanboy and accept the facts that this Pocophone is one d@mn good specs good all rounder phone for the price, excellent device.

                              This is good as other big companies will be afraid as many of their customers will go to this phone. Time to do something.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • PRW
                                • 22 Aug 2018

                                perfect... take my money!

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • mJs
                                  • 22 Aug 2018

                                  The design - sub mediocre/ugly, chin, top bezel and notch?! But the pricing - sweet. I wont buy it, but Im sure it will hit the market quite well. I can't recommend it for its 6"+ display. Nobody wants such big screen - no one I know personally.

                                    That Was one hell of a quick review, It got released a few hours back.
                                    One hell of a phone... now only if it didn't have the NOTCH. Man I hate that notch.
                                    Still: Great Phone Xiomi, Well done... Now that's what you call a FLAGSHIP KILLER.

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                                      • Raky
                                      • 0uZ
                                      • 22 Aug 2018

                                      Well, no one can deny that this is great offer, best buy for that money...but, I won't be minding spending double as much to buy 1+ phone, just because this one comes with MIUI.
                                      Even Samsung's skin is better, and in case of problems, you can expect that you will get some help from their customer support, unlike with Xiaomi.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • rxh
                                        • 22 Aug 2018

                                        IAmLigma, 22 Aug 2018The displayJust pay 1234$ and get away from poco f1