Xiaomi Poco F1 India launch set for August 22, to compete with OnePlus 6

Xiaomi's sub-brand Poco will launch its debut smartphone, the Poco F1, in India on August 22. Poco F1 will compete with OnePlus 6.

By: Tech Desk
New Delhi | Updated: August 14, 2018 01:48 PM IST

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Xiaomi will likely to position the Poco F1 as an affordable premium smartphone. (Image credit: POCO/Twitter)

Xiaomi’s sub-brand Poco will launch its debut smartphone, the Poco F1, in India on August 22. Poco’s official Twitter and Facebook handles have started teasing the launch of Poco F1, which will happen in New Delhi on August 22. The company claims the F1 will be the master of speed, which means the smartphone will be powered by a Snapdragon 845. Poco has already indicated that the F1 will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor.

Poco F1 is expected to be a powerful smartphone from the hardware point of view. The handset is rumoured to come with a 6.18-inch FHD+ notched display, a Snapdragon 845 processor, either 6GB or 8GB RAM, 64GB/128GB/256GB of storage options, dual 12MP +5MP cameras, a 20MP front-facing camera, liquid cooling, Android Oreo, and a 4000mAh battery.

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Xiaomi will likely to position the Poco F1 as an affordable premium smartphone. Evidently, the smartphone will be priced at around Rs 24,999, giving the Poco F1 an edge over OnePlus 6. The latter smartphone starts at Rs 34,999 for the base model and it goes up to Rs 39,999 for the top-end variant.

Xiaomi’s sub-brand Poco will be headed by Jai Mani, who currently takes care of the company’s product portfolio in India. According to Mani, the newly created sub-brand “is all about making a powerful smartphone with the technologies that truly matter.”

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