Xiaomi Pocophone F1 review - unboxing (where to buy in EU)

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Channel: Home Factory · 2018 · Science & Technology

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I recently bought Xiaomi Pocophone F1 smartphone, so I thought to share my experience with you. This is mostly useful for those who live in EU so they can avoid customs and import problems. But others can find this procedure useful too.

Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is considered to be 'a flagship killer' as some like to call it. It is very fast, has great features, awesome battery and it costs fraction of the price of the premium smartphone models.

I will mention just a few of Xiaomi Pocophone F1 features:
- Gorilla Glass
- 6.18" IPS LCD, 2246x1080px resolution, 18.7:9 aspect ratio, 403ppi.
- rear camera: Primary 12MP, Type 1/2.55" sensor, 1.4µm pixel size, f/1.9 aperture, dual pixel PDAF; Secondary 5MP - serving as depth sensor. 2160p/30fps, 1080p/240fps slow motion.
- front camera: 20MP, 0.9µm pixel size, f/2.0 aperture; 1080p/30fps video recording.
- OS: Android 8.1 Oreo; MIUI 9.5 for Poco custom overlay, MIUI 10 on the way.
- chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845: octa-core CPU (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Adreno 630 GPU.
- memory: 6/8GB of RAM; 64/128/256GB storage; (hybrid) microSD slot.
- battery: 4,000mAh Li-Po; QuickCharge 3.0 fast charging.
- rear-mounted fingerprint reader
- stereo speakers
- infrared face recognition
- 3.5mm jack.

You can find more here: https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_pocophone_f1-9293.php

Review here: https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_pocophone_f1-review-1808.php

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