What is the Pocophone F1?
Pocophone, a sub-brand from Xiaomi which launched its first phone Pocophone F1 in India and got a very good review. Now, it is being launched all over the world and available in Nepal also. The phone has the same processor as Pixel 3XL, OnePlus 6T which costs much less than these phones and also has a cooling feature that is similar to Samsung Galaxy Note 9. The Pocophone F1 is officially a flagship mid-range smartphone.
Pocophone F1 Overview
Pocophone F1 comes with front glass and plastic body with a size of 155.5 x 75.3 x 8.8 mm and weighs approximately 180 grams. The display type for this phone is an IPS LCD touchscreen,16 M colours with 6.18 inches screen size and 1080 x 2246 pixel resolution(~403 ppi density).
It has an Android 8.1 Oreo OS, Octa-core processor and Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon chipset. The phone comes with a 64GB internal storage and 6GB RAM which can be expanded up to 256GB using an SD card.
Major Specifications of Pocophone F1
Dimensions: 155.5 x 75.3 x 8.8 mm (6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight: 180g
Size: 6.18 inches(~82.2% screen-to-body ratio)
CPU: Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Card Slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Primary Camera: Dual; 12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, depth sensor
Rear Camera: 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
Battery Capacity: Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
Connections: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Colours: Graphite Black, Steel Blue
Let's quickly go through these phone's pros and cons before you buy it.
Pros of Pocophone F1
- Reasonable Price
- Smooth Performance
- Decent cameras
- Battery capacity is quite long lasting.
Cons of Pocophone F1
- Thick Bezels
- No NFC
- Plastic Build
So, if you are thinking of buying a new phone and your budget is less than 40K then investment in Pocophone F1 would be the right decision. This phone features a great specification which is hard to find in such a price.
Daraz is the only official distributor for the Pocophone till this date, with the increasing popularity of Pocophone in the Nepalese market, Lets hope to see more distributors in the future soon
