Pocophone F1 by Xiaomi - The Best Flagship-Killer Killer?

The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has just been released on August of 2018 and it has taken the smartphone world by storm. It was packed with the Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) chipset which has an Octa-core CPU (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) and an Adreno 630 GPU combined with a 128GB ROM and 6GB of RAM. But the factor that really made this phone standout is its price! It only costs around 300 USD and it can easily outperform the mid-ranged smartphones and can also match flagship devices which eventually would make it a killer of flagship-killers. Or would it?

Just a brief description about Pocophone, it is just a sub-brand by Xiaomi and it's not a separate company. It was first unveiled in India, France and Hong Kong. The China's tech giant has made this bold marketing move to deliver a device with high-end specs but with a cutthroat price range.

Let's go to the Pocophone F1's specifications here.

Specs	POCOPHONE F1
Display	6.18-inch Full HD+ edge-to-edge display @ 2160 x 1080px
Glass protection	Corning Gorilla Glass (version not specified)
CPU	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 2.8GHz octa-core
GPU	Adreno 630
RAM	6GB/8GB LPDDR4X
Storage	64GB/256GB
Expandable Storage	expandable via MicroSD up to 256GB
Rear Camera	12MP Sony IMX363 + 5MP Samsung sensor rear cameras, LED flash
Front Camera	20MP front camera
Connectivity	4G+ VoLTE (India)
SIM	Dual-SIM (hybrid)
Wi-Fi	WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0
GPS	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
USB	USB Type-C
OS	MIUI for POCO (Android 8.1 Oreo)
Battery	4,000mAh battery w/ QC 3.0

Pocophone F1 Design and Build

The Pocophone F1 comes with 4 different color variants.
From Left to Right: Red, Kevlar, Graphite Black or Grey and Blue.

The body is mostly built up with plastic materials and glass screen. The 6.18 inch screen size is just right for the hands of an average person. It can be held by a single hand only with ease.

Here's a video for the unboxing of the device.

Gaming with Pocophone F1

There is no doubt this phone is a gaming powerhouse. With the specs mentioned above, the following heavy-graphics games can be played with ease.

With the whooping speed of 2.8Ghz speed of the Octacore processor (Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845) and 6GB RAM of Pocophone F1, here are the best games that you could play on this device. Kindly add on the comments all your suggestions:

Asphalt 9: Legends
Darkness Rises
Shadowgun Legends
Tekken Mobile
Sdorica Sunset
PUBG Mobile
Lineage II: Revolution
Warhammer 40, 00 Freeblade
Dead Trigger 2
Galaxy Reavers
Middle-Earth: Shadow of War
Samorost 3
SBK16 Official
Broken Age
NBA Live Mobile

Here are some videos of gaming apps with heavy graphics using Pocophone F1.

Now, who is this Pocophone F1 for? This question is answered by Joshua Vergara on his YouTube video below:

In general, we could say this phone is at a high-end level in terms of specs and functionality but falls into the budget-friendly price. The looks may not be as fancy as the top high-end competition like Apple and Google's Pixel, it's still not bad because it's a flagship-killer killer, indeed.

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