The Pocophone F1 is flagship fast and crazy-cheap | Engadget Today

Xiaomi is one of the most respected smartphone brands in India, but apparently that wasn't good enough. Earlier today, the Chinese phone maker launched a new sub-brand called Pocophone, which in turn revealed its new F1 smartphone. Normally, we wouldn't get too worked up over this kind of news, but as it turns out, Pocophone's F1 is a fascinating little machine.

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[davea]

$300.00... Snapdragon 845, 6GB RAM, 64GB Storage, SD Card support, Decent cameras, 4000 mAh battery, USB C, Headphone Jack, Stereo Speakers, FM Radio, Bluetooth 5, Dual band WiFi, Fast Charging, Fingerprint Scanner.
Well done Xiaomi... brilliant, brilliant job.

[Joshua_Lawrence]

I shouldn't here about any petty crap like latency or basic camera issues from a phone that costs $300 and basically has the capabilities of a S9. There are no cons for this phone.

[nSpiraliArchitectb]

that one-handed catch, though. DEXTEROUS

[Lydia]

Excuse me. The s9 plus is $840 unlocked in the USA

[reguluscaius]

Well done, xiaomi, but it seems like the biggest competitor for this phone will be their own Mi 8.

[byronjosephhallar]

This is how phones should be built. Cheap, neat, fast and practical.

[matejmilovanovic]

Tf?Latency?They made the launcher that way so it is more responsive to the touch, what arw you even talking about?And "surprisingly not terrible dual cameras", they are far from that pal, directly comparable to the OP6.

[XSpImmaLion]

Let's see how hands on detailed reviews goes with this, but it's not that much surprising that brands will try to replace what OnePlus and a few other brands that are becoming too expensive did in the past.

[DS-Pakaemon]

Can we get to know more about that latency that you speak of?

[CairoRipper]

Wtf is the use if it's not sold in America?

[furkankahveci]

Screen latency; hardware or software ?

[kavind]

The software tilts me away from this... It could be a great backup phone though...

[wassup]

Does this mean I won't be able to get it in USA or connect it here even if I could get it?

[nishac]

I'm from India and I'm gonna buy it

[justdoit]

What is better huawei honor play or xiaomi pocophone f1?

[voltgaming]

Those who are wondering how is it so cheap cause xiaomi make 5% profit they only sale for market share, even the iPhone X is of $450 and the retail price is from $999 to $ 1100.

[andrewc]

How's the screen quality, DAC, and software support from Xiaomi based on previous devices?

[needmoneynow]

can we actually buy this phone in the US i hate when they shows phones and are like currently u can only find this phone in a pickup truck by an abandon Burger King in Asia but may come to North America in 3 years

[bommadevaraprudhvi]

For Camera poco f1 vs nokia 6.1 plus??

[danielquevedo]

Well that's what you get when a company doesn't spend a dime in R&D or design.