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The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is a smartphone with flagship hardware, which has a good camera and long battery life but costs less than €350 (~$404). Find out in this review whether Xiaomi’s concept of an affordable flagship works and what cuts have been made to keep the cost down.
The Pocophone has a large 6.18-inch IPS display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC, 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of UFS 2.1 storage. There is a 128 GB variant too, which costs an additional €40 (~$46). Moreover, the Pocophone has expandable storage, dual rear-facing cameras and a 4,000-mAh battery. Xiaomi has Honor and OnePlus in their sights with the Pocophone as its specifications suggest.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Full Specifications
| NETWORK | Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
|---|---|---|
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 | |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| 4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) | |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | |
| EDGE | Yes |
| LAUNCH | Announced | 2018, August |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Available. Released 2018, August |
| BODY | Dimensions | 155.5 x 75.3 x 8.8 mm (6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 in) |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 180 g (6.35 oz) | |
| Build | Front glass, plastic body | |
| SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| DISPLAY | Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 6.18 inches, 96.2 cm2 (~82.2% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2246 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) | |
| – MIUI 9.6 (POCO customization) |
| PLATFORM | OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo) |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 | |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | |
| GPU | Adreno 630 |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
|---|---|---|
| Internal | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
| MAIN CAMERA | Dual | 12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF 5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, depth sensor |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@240fps |
| SELFIE CAMERA | Single | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm |
|---|---|---|
| Features | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| Radio | FM radio, recording | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass |
|---|---|---|
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| – Fast battery charging 9V/2A (Quick Charge 3.0) – MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.265 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player – Photo/video editor – Document viewer |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery |
|---|
| MISC | Colors | Graphite Black, Steel Blue, Rosso Red, Armored Edition with Kevlar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | About €300 EUR/$350 USD |
| TESTS | Performance | Basemark OS II: 4034 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3713 Basemark X: 43652 |
|---|---|---|
| Display | Contrast ratio: 1468:1 (nominal), 3.059 (sunlight) | |
| Camera | Photo / Video | |
| Loudspeaker | Voice 72dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 86dB | |
| Audio quality | Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB | |
| Battery life | Endurance rating 94h |
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