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Business News/ Technology / Gadgets/  Xiaomi's POCO F1 receives price cut; 6GB/128GB variant now sells for 20,999
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Xiaomi's POCO F1 receives price cut; 6GB/128GB variant now sells for ₹20,999

POCO F1's 6GB RAM/128GB ROM variant is now available on Mi.com and Flipkart for ₹20,999, with an effective price cut of ₹2,000
  • The POCO F1 was at the time the cheapest smartphone to offer flagship-level Snapdragon 845 SoC
  • Thanks to the polycarbonate back, the POCO F1 doesn’t have the tendency to slip offPremium
    Thanks to the polycarbonate back, the POCO F1 doesn’t have the tendency to slip off

    One of Xiaomi's hottest selling devices last year, the POCO F1, has received another price cut in India. POCO F1's 6GB RAM/128GB ROM variant is now available on Mi.com and Flipkart for 20,999, with an effective price cut of 2,000. The variant, at the time of launch, was available at 23,999.

    The POCO F1 (or Pocophone F1 in other markets) was launched in India in August last year with the "Master of Speed" moniker. It gathered 200 crore of revenue in less than five minutes of going on its first flash sale.

    The POCO F1 was at the time the cheapest smartphone to offer flagship-level Snapdragon 845 SoC. This is paired with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. The phone is available in Steel Blue, Graphite Black, and Rosso Red colour schemes.

    The POCO F1 features a 6.2-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2246x1080. The POCO F1 skips the glass back design for a more functional soft touch back. Powering the device is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC coupled with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The phone features a LiquidCooling technology that claims to keep CPU temperatures low even during intense gaming sessions. It is backed by a 4,000mAh battery. The POCO F1 also features a 12MP+5MP dual rear camera and on the front is a 20MP front facing sensor.

    The POCO F1 is also available in an Armoured Edition, which uses a soft touch polycarbonate back reinforced with kevlar that makes it more durable and resistant to scratches. The Armoured Edition also packs 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage.

    Xiaomi might offer an even cheaper variant of the POCO F1 by offering a "Lite" version of it soon. The POCO F1 Lite was listed in a Geekbench listing in March running a Snapdragon 660 processor paired with 4GB of RAM. Slashleaks, a smartphone tipster recently shared a screenshot of the benchmark results on Twitter.

    There are also talks about the launch of POCO F2, the successor to the POCO F1. According to a Geekbench scorecard, the POCO F2 will be powered by the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset as the POCO F1. It has scored 2321 points in the single core benchmarking test and 7564 in the multi-core test on Geekbench.

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    Published: 01 May 2019, 05:18 PM IST
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