A smartphone labelled as “Xiaomi POCO F2” has been spotted on Geekbench. The name of the smartphone suggests that it could be the successor of the well-received Poco F1 budget-friendly flagship phone from Xiaomi. As usual, the Geekbench listing of the Poco F2 has revealed key information on its CPU, RAM and OS.
The Poco F2 listing on Geekbench reveals that it is fueled by Snapdragon 845 chipset and 6 GB of RAM. The original Poco F1 also features the same chipset and RAM. The Poco F2 is loaded with Android 9 Pie OS. In the single-core benchmarking test of Geekbench, the handset recorded a score of 2321. In the multi-core test, it has scored 7564.
Since the Poco F2 is equipped with the same processor and RAM as the predecessor model, it appears that it will be arriving with improvements in other departments such as display, camera and battery. The Poco F1 features a wider notch that houses a 20-megapixel selfie shooter and an IR sensor for dim-light facial recognition. Probably, the Poco F2 could be equipped with an improved display with smaller notch.
Flagship phones from Xiaomi have failed to gain popularity outside of China. Hence, the company reportedly established the Pocophone sub-brand to sell affordable flagship phones. The Poco F1 that features a polycarbonate build is the cheapest Snapdragon 845 chipset powered handset.
Xiaomi has recently rolled out the Android 9 Pie update with MIUI 10 skin for the Poco F1. It is equipped with a 6.18-inch IPS LCD screen that supports full HD+ resolution and 18.7:9 aspect ratio. For photography, the Poco F1 has 12-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual camera setup on its rear. The back shell of the smartphone also features a fingerprint scanner. The handset includes a 4,000mAh battery that supports Quick Charge 4+.
The Poco F1 is selling with a very enticing price tag of Rs. 19,999 (~$286). Poco has recently released Kevlar back enabled Armoured Edition model for the 6 GB RAM + 128 GB variant of the Poco F1. It is now selling with a price tag Rs. 23,999 (~$343).
As far as Xiaomi POCO F2 is concerned, it is advisable to wait for further leaks to confirm its existence and learn more about it features.
