Xiaomi Poco F1 to go for sale tomorrow on Flipkart; check price and specs

Chinese technology firm Xiaomi’s new smartphone, Poco F1, under its new brand Poco last week, will go for sale tomorrow exclusively on Flipkart and mi.com. The sale will start at 12 pm. The device features Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 845 SoC with liquid cooling technology.
 
The device would be available in two memory configurations- 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage at a price of Rs 20,999. Xiaomi will offer two colour choices to buyers – Steel Blue and Graphite Black.
 
POCO F1 also has an Armored Edition which features the same 8GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage, costing Rs 1,000 extra. Flipkart is offering an instant Rs 1,000 discount on payment through HDFC Bank debit and credit cards. The discount is also applicable on EMI transactions.
 
Xiaomi Poco F1 features
Performance is the key USP of the device and is coupled with Snapdragon 845 processor and liquid cooling technology. This technology will dissipate heat during taxing tasks such as prolonged gaming.
 
On the camera front, it sports a 12MP + 5MP dual camera at the rear end and 20MP front camera.  On the front, it sports a 20 MP high-res front camera and IR Face unlock. The main camera sensor features 1.4 um pixels, Dual Pixel Autofocus, and Multi-frame noise reduction. POCO F1 also boasts of a massive 4000 mAh (typ) battery with Quick Charge 3.0 to keep you going all-day long.
 
Teasers of the smartphone are also revealed with Gorilla Glass and a notched display. It is expected the device would come with the latest Corning Gorilla Glass 6. The company has also revealed a limited edition of the device and that all variants of it will come with 3D face unlock, which is likely to work in low-light conditions.
 
Other than Xiaomi’s teasers, the device was leaked in an unboxing and benchmarks of the smartphone showed up on Geekbench as well. Poco F1 was spotted on Geekbench with 6GB and 8GB RAM, in terms of benchmarks.
 
Poco F1 also runs Android 8.1 Oreo and according to an earlier leaked video, the smartphone comes with MIUI on top. 
 
The POCO F1 sports Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, an octa-core CPU with a maximum clock speed of 2.8 GHz which is supported by 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM. 
 
The smartphone box is packed with the handset, an adapter, USB cable, warranty card, user guide, SIM insertion tool, back case.