When is the Pocophone release date?
The Pocophone was announced in India as the Poco F1 on 22 August 2018. It is now on sale there, and will roll out to other markets gradually. Confirmed markets for the Pocophone F1 include:
Americas: Chile; Columbia; Mexico; UruguayAsia: Bangladesh; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Kazakhstan; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Thailand; VietnamEurope: Albania; Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czech Republic; Denmark; England; Estonia; Finland; France; Greece; Hungary; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; UkraineMiddle East & Africa: Bahrain; Egypt; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Kenya; Kuwait; Lebanon; Morocco; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; South Africa; United Arab Emirates
You’ll note that the US, Australia and Canada are among those notably absent from this list.
How much does the Poco F1 cost?
For the standard Pocophone F1 there are three combinations of memory and storage, with the cheapest just 20,999 Rupees, which is roughly £233 or US$300. There is also an Armoured Edition with a Kevlar back panel – the standard F1 has a polycarbonate rear in Graphite Black, Steel Blue or Rosso Red.
6GB RAM + 64GB storage: INR 20,999 (£233/$300)6GB RAM + 128GB storage: INR 23,999 (£266/$343)8GB RAM + 256GB storage: INR 28,999 (£322/$415)Armoured Edition (8GB + 256GB): INR 29,999 (£333/$429)
Pocophone specifications
6.18in Full-HD+ (1080×2246, 416ppi), 18.7:9 displayMIUI for Poco OS (custom MIUI 9.6 based on Android Oreo) with Poco Launcher2.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core procesorLiquidCool Technology cooling system (300% more effective than non-liquid-cooled solutions)6GB/8GB LPDDR4 RAM64GB/128GB/256GB UFS 2.1 storagemicroSD support up to 256GB12Mp Sony IMX363 + 5Mp AI dual-camera, f/1.9, 1.4um pixels, 4K video20Mp Super Pixel AI selfie camera, f/2.0, 1.8um pixels, 1080p video4G LTEDual-SIM dual-standby (hybrid slot: 1 SIM + microSD or 2x SIM)Dual-band 802.11n Wi-FiBluetooth 5.0 with aptX HDGPSUSB-CRear fingerprint scanner & AI Face Unlock4,000mAh battery (up to 8 hours gaming) with Quick Charge 3.0156x75x8.8mm180g
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