Pocophone F1

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Xiaomi Pocophone F1
(Xiaomi Poco F1 in India)
Front of the Xiaomi Pocophone F1

Front of the Xiaomi Pocophone F1

Manufacturer Xiaomi
publication August 2018
Technical specifications
display Touchscreen , IPS with LED backlighting , 6.18 screen diagonal
2246 × 1080  pixels (403  ppi ),
scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass
Main camera Sony IMX363 with 12 MP + Samsung Isocell s5k5e8 with 5 MP

2-fold LED flash
4032 × 3024 pixels, 3840 × 2160 pixels, 60 fps

Front camera Samsung Isocell S5K3T1 with 20 MP + Omnivision OV7251 (face recognition)
Current operating system MIUI 11.0.8.0 based on Android 10 (as of May 2020)
System-on-a-chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
processor 4 × 2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4 × 1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
R.A.M. 6 GB / 8 GB LPDDR4X RAM
Graphics processor Adreno 630
Internal memory 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB UFS 2.1 flash storage
Memory card MicroSD
Connectivity
Radio links
connections
accumulator
Type Lithium polymer , 4000 mAh
Changeable No
measures and weight
Dimensions ( H × W × D ) 155.5 mm × 75.3 mm × 8.8 mm
Weight 180 g
particularities
  • Infrared sensor for face recognition
  • Dual SIM

The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is a smartphone / phablet developed by the manufacturer Xiaomi and sold under the Pocophone sub-brand.

Availability

Sales of the Pocophone F1 first started in India. The smartphone is also available in many other regions, including 30 European countries including Austria , Switzerland and France . In Germany the Pocophone is not officially sold F1.

Root and Custom ROMs

The bootloader of the Pocophone F1 can be unlocked with the software Mi Unlock for Microsoft Windows provided by the manufacturer . It is thus also possible to install a custom ROM or to gain root access . However, the manufacturer specifies a waiting time before the bootloader can be unlocked.

reception

The Pocophone F1 is in many reviews of various magazines such as B. Chip or Computer Bild praised because of the powerful hardware and the low price. In addition to the positive properties such as the large battery, other properties such as the plastic back that does not protect against water are criticized. It was also criticized that the DRM protection Widevine L1 is not included, which is required to stream films on Netflix and Amazon Prime in HD . In mid-February 2019, Xiaomi published an update for this, which raised the Widevine level to L1.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 - camera. Retrieved December 28, 2018 .
  2. Xiaomi Pocophone F1: Buy, video, pictures, specs and prices in Germany. August 22, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018 .
  3. Buy the Pocophone F1: Here you can get the Snapdragon 845 phone at a bargain price. Retrieved December 28, 2018 .
  4. Watch the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 announcement live here (en-US) . In: Digital Trends , August 22, 2018. Accessed March 1, 2018. 
  5. Andra Reinhardt: Pocophone F1 coming to Austria and Switzerland. Retrieved December 28, 2018 .
  6. Poco F1 users can now unlock the bootloader after 3 days. In: xda-developers. September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018 (American English).
  7. The new price hit from Xiaomi. Retrieved December 28, 2018 .
  8. Xiaomi Pocophone F1: review, release, price, buy, technical data. Retrieved December 28, 2018 .
  9. Dennis Steimels: Pocophone F1 in the test - a lot of smartphone for little money. October 5, 2018, accessed on December 28, 2018 (German).
  10. Sascha Ostermaier: Pocophone F1: Update brings certification for Widevine L1, but with a catch . In: Caschy's blog . February 26, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.