Last month, a Poco device with model number 23049PCD8G was spotted with the “POCO F5” moniker in the IMEI database. The Indian variant of the device, with model number 23049PCD8I, was approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in February. The global edition of the Poco F5 (23049PCD8G) has now been approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authority. These certifications indicate that the Poco F5 will be launching soon in the Indian and global markets.

The FCC certification has revealed that the Poco F5 may arrive in three variants: 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage, and 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage.

The device will come preloaded with the Android 13 OS with MIUI 14 on top. Some of the connectivity features that have been revealed through the certification include dual SIM, 5G bands (n1 / n5 / n7 / n38 / n41 / n77 / n78), NFC, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and an IR blaster.

Poco F5 FCC
Poco F5 FCC listing

The Chinese variant of the device has the model number 23049RAD8C. The device has already been certified by Chinese certification platforms such as MIIT and 3C.

Speculations are rife that the 23049RAD8C device will be called the Redmi Note 12 Turbo (or Note 12T) when it arrives in the home market. Reports have revealed that the Redmi Note 12T Turbo will arrive with specs like a 6.67-inch AMOLED FHD+ 120Hz display with an under-display fingerprint scanner, the forthcoming Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen1 chipset, up to 12 GB of RAM, up to 512 GB of storage, MIUI 14-based Android 13, and a 5,000mAh battery with 67W charging support. It may feature a 50-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera unit. The Poco F5 is likely to pack the same specs.

The Redmi Note 12 Turbo may launch in March, whereas the Poco F5 may debut in April.

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