Xiaomi's Pocophone F1 benchmarked: as fast as any flagship

Xiaomi’s Pocophone F1 is the self-titled “master of speed” - thanks to the Snapdragon 845 chipset, it should be the fastest phone in its price class. How fast? Well, let’s turn to Geekbench for an early peak.

GeekBench 4.1 (multi-core)

Higher is better

• Xiaomi Pocophone F1
  9081
• OnePlus 6
  9042
• Xiaomi Mi 8
  9028
• Samsung Galaxy S9+
  9010
• HTC U12+
  8964
• LG G7 ThinQ
  8865
• Samsung Galaxy S9+ (Snapdragon)
  8161
• Huawei P20 Pro
  6754

GeekBench 4.1 (single-core)

Higher is better

• Samsung Galaxy S9+
  3748
• Xiaomi Pocophone F1
  2467
• Xiaomi Mi 8
  2427
• HTC U12+
  2414
• Samsung Galaxy S9+ (Snapdragon)
  2402
• OnePlus 6
  2401
• LG G7 ThinQ
  2395
• Huawei P20 Pro
  1908

So, it’s as fast as the other S845-powered phones. The cost of some of those are hair-raising, however, Pocophone’s competitive advantage stems from its price tag. The Xiaomi Mi 8 goes for around €500 in Europe, the Asus Zenfone 5z is €480. An early Poco unit was briefly available for sale at €430, but we shouldn’t read too much into that price.

That Zenfone currently carries the title “most affordable Snapdragon 845-powered phone”, but that will likely change on August 22 when Xiaomi unveils its first phone sub-brand.

PS. There have been plenty of leaks if you’re curious about the specs.

Source | Via