The Xiaomi Poco F1 is the most affordable Snapdragon 845 powered smartphone. It was announced in August. With a span of 3 months, the Chinese manufacturer has managed to sell 700,000 units of the Poco F1 smartphone.
Boom! We've got 700,000 #POCOF1 users across the globe.
POCO means little in Spanish. Glad to see the POCO community has become so big globally in a matter of months. 🙏
Thank you POCO fans, more power to you!#MasterOfSpeed #GoPOCO @IndiaPOCO pic.twitter.com/ylxIACWTU5
— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) December 5, 2018
Xiaomi’s Global Vice President and Managing Director for India and Poco India have confirmed through a tweet that the company has gained 700,000 Poco F1 users in over 3 months. As it can be seen below, it is the third Poco F1 masterstroke from the company.
POCO fans! As promised yesterday, here comes first of the #3Masterstrokes.
Price Drop! You can buy #POCOF1 at huge discounts up to â‚ą5000* on 6th, 7th and 8th December only on https://t.co/DREiXV90LG and @Flipkart.
RT to win exclusive POCO merchandise. 🤟 pic.twitter.com/7eASBCSbcu
— POCO India (@IndiaPOCO) December 3, 2018
Through first masterstroke tweet, Poco India had confirmed that the Xiaomi Poco F1 would be available with up to 5,000 discount on mi.com and Flipkart starting from today until Dec 8. Currently, the Poco F1 variants such as 64 GB storage + 6 GB RAM, 128 GB storage + 6 GB RAM and 256 GB storage are now available with revised price tags of Rs. 19,999 (~$281), Rs. 21,999 (~$301) and Rs. 25,999 (~$366). The Armored Edition of the phone is now priced at Rs 26,999 (~$380). A second masterstroke from Poco India was the creation of the Poco community (forum.poco.in) for global users of Poco F1.
POCO community is live! Yes, you read it right. We are launching POCO community, a place where POCO fans from around the globe can come together and feel at home.
So what are you waiting for? Log on to https://t.co/d1eeZRKzSi and be a part of POCO community now! 🤟 pic.twitter.com/V7FgM9RmrT
— POCO India (@IndiaPOCO) December 4, 2018
The Poco F1 houses a 6.18-inch IPS LCD screen that produces Full HD+ resolution. The screen of the phone is protected by Gorilla Glass 5. The Snapdragon 845 chipset is assisted by up to 8 GB of RAM. The second SIM slot on the phone’s SIM tray support carries support for microSD card.
The rear shell of the phone is equipped with 12-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual camera system. A 20-megapixel selfie shooter is available on the device. For facial recognition in the dark, it features an IR sensor in the notch. The smartphone is loaded with MIUI 9.6 flavored Android 8.1 Oreo OS. The handset includes 4,000mAh battery that carries support for Quick Charge 4.0 fast charging technology.
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The Poco F1 users have been recently treated with MIUI 10. Users who have enrolled in beta testing program have been provided with a new update that brings support for super low-light photography and 960 fps slow-motion video shooting. The Poco F1 users are also expected to receive Widevine L1 support for watching streaming content from Amazon Prime Videos and Netflix.
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