The Poco F4 is one of the best flagship killer smartphones released in 2022. Before its launch, there were leaks about a Pro model.

The so-called Poco F4 Pro was later revealed to be canceled. Now, months later, this unreleased smartphone appears in a video.

A Malaysia-based Xiaomi reseller called Xiaomi Kluang Technology showcased (via Xiaomiui) the canceled Poco F4 Pro in a Facebook live stream in late September. The video confirms what the initial leaks about this device stated earlier this year.

The Poco F4 Pro is indeed a rebranded Redmi K50 Pro. If it had gone official, it would have become the first Poco-branded smartphone with a QHD+ display.

The reason behind the product’s cancellation is a mystery. However, it is worth noting that the brand was undoubtedly testing it for global markets.

The phone in the video boots the last known internal MIUI Global build (V13.0.0.18.SLKMIXM). Xiaomi stopped releasing internal MIUI builds for this handset two months ahead of the launch of Poco F4.

If the Poco F4 Pro had been released, it would have offered features like a 6.67-inch QHD+ (3200 x 1440 pixels) 120Hz OLED display, MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC, LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3.1 storage, 108MP primary camera, 20MP selfie camera, dual stereo speakers, side-mounted fingerprint sensor, 5,000mAh battery, and 120W fast wired charging support.

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Poco is gearing up to unveil the Poco F4 5G. Though the brand is yet to reveal the launch date, it has started teasing the features. At the same time, the device has been leaked multiple times revealing almost everything about it. Amidst this, a report now states that there was going to be a Poco F4 Pro 5G but not anymore.

According to Xiaomiui, Xiaomi, the parent company of Redmi and Poco, was working on Poco F4 Pro 5G until recently. But it appears that the company seems to have axed the plan to bring this device to the market.

For the unaware, the Poco F4 5G is a rebranded Redmi K40S with a 64MP primary camera instead of a 48MP sensor. Similarly, per MIUI code, the Poco F4 Pro 5G is based on Redmi K50 Pro.

The Redmi K50 Pro codenamed ‘Matisse’ is one of the few smartphones powered by a Mediatek Dimensity 9000 chipset. It is also one of the few upper mid-range handsets with a 2K AMOLED display that also happens to support Dolby Vision.

Xiaomiui states that Xiaomi had been developing internal MIUI builds for the Poco F4 Pro 5G till April 19. As it has been nearly two months since the release of the last software build, the blog suggests that the phone may have been canceled.

However, it is worth noting that the Poco F4 Pro 5G’s branding recently appeared on the promo page meant for Poco F4 5G. Perhaps, it could be a typo as there are no other concrete proofs for the launch of this smartphone.

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Earlier today, POCO announced that Himanshu Tandon has been appointed as the head of POCO India. Other than that, the announcement also teased a major announcement that has now been made.

The Xiaomi sub-brand is planning on introducing new F series devices in the global market and India. The tweet from POCO states that the next-gen F series devices will be focused on “display and sound.”

Its Four o’ clock and as promised we have something very exciting to share…#MadeOfMAD pic.twitter.com/N7fPD6R36p

— POCO India (@IndiaPOCO) June 6, 2022

The POCO F4 GT, which is a rebranded Redmi K50 Gaming Edition has already been launched in the Europe and UK markets. So going off of that, we can expect that the rest of the POCO F4 series will also be rebranded Redmi K50 series devices.

So far, Redmi has two devices in the K50 series other than the gaming edition. These are the Redmi K50 and the K50 Pro. Both of these devices come with a 2K resolution AMOLED display and powerful stereo dual speakers. The K50 comes powered by the Dimensity 8100 SoC while the K50 Pro houses the Dimensity 9000 chipset.

Both the devices also feature triple-camera setups for photography with the pro model housing a 108-megapixel (OIS) + 8-megapixel ultra-wide + 2-megapixel macro. The K50 replaces the 108-megapixel sensor with a 40-megapixel sensor while the rest of the camera setup remains the same.

The K50 Pro has a 5,000mAh battery with 120W fast charging while the vanilla K50 has a larger 5,500 battery with 67W fast charging. These are likely to be the specifications for the upcoming F series smartphones in the global market. The device can also debut with totally different specifications in the Indian market as the POCO F4 with model number 220212111RI (Indian variant) recently appeared on the IMEI database.

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POCO unveiled the F3 series in March last year with flagship-level specs. Now, it’s time for the successor POCO F4 to arrive in the market. So far, we have learned only a few details about the phone and rumors reveal that it will be a Redmi rebranded device. The tipster Mukul Sharma has now revealed some more details of the smartphone taking us closer to the launch.

[Exclusive] Serial production of the POCO F4 has begun in various European and Eurasian regions. Seems like the device is launching pretty soon now.#POCO #POCOF4

— Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings) March 21, 2022

According to the tipster, the POCO F4’s serial production has begun in European and Eurasian regions. This confirms that the global launch is soon. Having said that, the POCO F3 series was first released in the global market. So we can expect the POCO F4 series to launch in the global market initially, and later it is expected to arrive in the Indian market.

Earlier leaks have revealed that the upcoming POCO F4 will be the Redmi K40S rebranded version. The smartphone was recently spotted on certification sites with the model number 22021211RG. The device was seen with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC paired with 8GB of RAM. The phone scored 1028 single-core points and 3391 multi-core points on the Geekbench 5 certification. The phone will boot on Android 12 out of the box, with MIUI 13 on top of it.

The device was spotted with a 4,400mAh battery supporting a 67W fast charging technology. This will be an improvement over the 33W fast charging support on the predecessor device.

The POCO F4 is tipped to come with a 6.3-inch FHD+ AMOLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate. It is expected to come with a triple camera system with a 50MP main lens, a 13MP ultra-wide, and a 5MP telemacro sensor. Upfront, it could have a 32MP unit for selfies.

Other than the POCO F4, there will also be the POCO F4 Pro and POCO F4 GT. The former is expected to come with the Dimensity 9000 SoC, while the latter could have the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset.

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POCO is rumored to be gearing up to launch the F4 series of smartphones soon. While the company has not shared any finer details regarding the upcoming devices, the POCO F4 and F4 Pro have surfaced on certification website, revealing some of their specifications.

For those unaware, the F4 series is set to include a base, Pro, and F4 GT variant. But now, a recent leak has revealed interesting information regarding the vanilla model. The POCO F4 was spotted on FCC certification website (Via MySmartPrice), which hints at an imminent launch. It carried the 22021211RG model number and was even recently seen in an EEC listing as well. Furthermore, the FCC database lists the device with MIUI 13, which is a custom skin based on Android 12.

Apart from this, the certification also revealed that the smartphone will be powered by a 4,400mAh battery pack, which supports up to 67W fast charging. This model supports 5G networking, with at least three 5G bands. Previously, a BIS listing had revealed that the device will feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC, along with 8GB of RAM. Similarly, the F4 Pro from the Chinese brand was also spotted on another certification website. It was the IMDA that listed the higher end variant with the model number 22021211G.

Although, this listing did not reveal any information or specifications related to the device. Although, a recent IMEI database revealed its storage configurations, which included a 8GB+128GB, 8GB+256GB and 12GB+256GB variants. Notably, this model might launch in India as the Xiaomi 12X Pro or possibly as the Redmi K50 Pro+ as well. This would mean that it will be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC and feature a 108 megapixel primary camera. Keep in mind that this is still an unconfirmed report, so take it with a pinch of salt and stick around for more updates.

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After expanding the POCO X and M lineups with multiple new models, POCO is now gearing up to launch successors to last year’s POCO F3. Key details about the standard model — the POCO F4 — are already out but it looks that the series will actually comprise three models this year. An alleged POCO F4 Pro+ was certified by EEC earlier and it’s now joined by the POCO F4 Pro, which has just made an appearance on the IMEI database.

A new Xiaomi device under the POCO brand has been spotted on the IMEI database with model number 22011211G L11 (via Xiaomiui). Codenamed ‘matisse,’ the POCO F4 Pro moniker has actually been mentioned in the certificate, effectively confirming the name. The same device could be rebranded as the Xiaomi 12X Pro in India, as customary.

The appearance of the POCO F4 Pro and POCO F4 Pro+ signals a change in strategy for the lineup, which last year offered the POCO F3 alone. The POCO F3 was sold as the Xiaomi Mi 11X alongside the Xiaomi Mi 11X Pro in India, but global users were deprived of a Pro model. This looks to be changing now, though.

It’s worth mentioning here that the POCO F4 Pro’s model number is shared with the Redmi K50 Pro+ launched recently in China, meaning it’s again nothing but a rebrand. Both will thus also have identical spec sheets. The Redmi K50 Pro+ is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 chip and has the 108MP Samsung ISOCELL HM2 sensor as its primary rear camera.

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A new device from POCO carrying model number 22021211G has made an appearance on EEC and it is most likely the POCO F4 Pro+. The EEC document was published on Tuesday and was first registered last year on December 29th.

The POCO F4 Pro+ will probably be the global variant of the soon-to-launch Chinese Redmi K50 Pro+ device, and will be a successor of sorts to the POCO F3 that was released in March 2021. The POCO F3 never had a Pro variant, let alone a Pro+ model, so the new device could be signaling a new strategy.

As seen in the above image (via Xiaomiui), the EEC certificate does not delve into any of the specifications of the device. Still, we have had a few leaks in the past, revealing bits about its Chinese variant — Redmi K50 Pro+ — and we can be sure of both models coming with near-identical specs.

The Redmi K50 Pro+ and POCO F4 Pro+ will thus likely be coming with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, although there are chances of them being powered by the Dimensity 9000 as well. The handset will also feature a dual VC liquid-cooled heat dissipation unit with a large surface area and pack a 4,700mAh battery with 120W fast charging support.

The Redmi K50 Pro+ has been confirmed to go live sometime next month, meaning the POCO F4 Pro+ will likely be launched globally a few weeks later. March 2022 is the most likely date for a release considering the POCO F3 made its debut during the same month last year.

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We first heard about Xiaomi Ingres at the end of August. A month later in September, certain details about the phone emerged. Two months from that, a report now says that this handset will be sold under three names worldwide.

According to a report by Xiaomiui, the upcoming Xiaomi Ingres bears shortened model number L11. This model number was recently tipped to belong to the Redmi K50 series.

The smartphone has now appeared in the IMEI database with three different model numbers confirming multiple regional variants and brandings. At present, it has the following model numbers.

Xiaomi Ingres (L11) Model Numbers

• 22011211C – China
• 22011211G – Global
• 22011211I – India

The listings say that in China, the device will be released under the Redmi brand. Whereas, in India, it will sport Xiaomi branding. Elsewhere, it will be a POCO smartphone.

Previous findings from MIUI code have revealed that the handset will be powered by the yet-to-be-announced Qualcomm SM8450 (Snapdragon 8 Gen 1). Hence, Xiaomiui suggests that this phone could be called Redmi K50 Pro in China, Xiaomi 12X Pro in India, and POCO F4 Pro in other parts of the world.

Further, the device is said to sport a triple rear camera setup consisting of a 64MP OmniVision OV64B primary sensor, an ultrawide unit, and a macro snapper. It is expected to feature a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, however, a reliable tipster Digital Chat Station hinted at an in-display fingerprint sensor not long ago.

As far as the launch timeline is concerned, the smartphone is anticipated to debut in January 2022, as per the first four digits of its model numbers. Lastly, although the MIUI development for the handset began in August 2021, there’s a chance it might hit the market with MIUI 13 based on Android 12.

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