POCO F3 brings 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 870 SoC under €300

Posted on by Prakhar Khanna

POCO has launched its much-awaited POCO F3 alongside the POCO X3 Pro today. The smartphone is essentially a rebadged Redmi K40 for the international market. It offers a slew of premium features at an affordable price. It comes with a 120Hz AMOLED display, three rear cameras, a powerful processor, a fairly large battery with 33W fast charging and more. Here’s all you need to know about the device.

120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 870, and 33W fast charging support

The POCO F3 features a 6.67-inch AMOLED DotDisplay that offers a Full-HD+ resolution. It has a centered punch-hole cutout. The display supports a 120Hz refresh rate and a 360Hz touch sampling rate. It can go up to 1300 nits of peak brightness, which comes into effect for supported HDR content. It weighs 196 grams and comes with Gorilla Glass 5 both on the front and back.

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The POCO F3 is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 870 SoC, which is based on the 7nm process and paired with Adreno 650 GPU. You get options for 6GB LPDDR5 RAM + 128GB UFS 3.1 storage or 8GB RAM + 256GB storage. The smartphone packs a 4,520mAh battery that supports 33W fast charging and comes with a 33W fast charger in the box. You also get support for Wi-Fi 6 as well as Bluetooth v5.1 connectivity.

You get a 33W charger in the retail package

Coming to the optics, the POCO F3 sports a triple rear camera setup as opposed to the quad-camera setup found on the POCO X3 Pro. It is led by a 48MP primary sensor with an f/1.79 aperture, which is accompanied by an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens with a 119-degree field of view and a 5MP telemacro camera that was also found on the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max. On the front lies a 20MP selfie shooter. You also get a 3.5mm audio jack and dual speakers that are Dolby Atmos certified. It runs MIUI 12 based on Android 11.POCO F3 BLACK

The POCO F3 price is set at 349 euros for the base variant, which will be available for 299 euros early bird price. On the other hand, the 8GB + 256GB model will set you back at 399 euro or 349 euro during the early bird sale. The phone will be eligible at the introductory price till April 6.

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Poco F3 renders have leaked. Of course, it looks like the Redmi K40!

Posted on by Nadeem Sarwar

Ever since Xiaomi launched the POCO F1 and left us in awe with its bonkers price back in August of 2018, fans have been clamoring for a sequel. Xiaomi launched the POCO F2 Pro last year, but hasn’t given us a proper successor yet. It now appears that the company is finally ready to launch a pure F-series budget flagship called the POCO F3, whose detailed renders just got leaked. And it looks identical to the Redmi K40 that was launched earlier this year. 

Rebranded…? Well, POCO is not new to this game!

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Image Courtesy: Twitter / Ishan Agarwal

The leaked POCO F3 renders come courtesy of leakster Ishan Agarwal, who also mentioned that the phone will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC, the same chipset that ticks inside the Redmi K40 as well. So, in a nutshell, the POCO F3 will just be a rebadged version of the Redmi K40. But that’s not exactly a new tactic. Last year, the POCO F2 Pro arrived as a rebranded version of the Redmi K30. Xiaomi has followed a similar renaming strategy for phones sold in the international market, many of which are just renamed models that have already been launched in China. 

But hey, that’s not necessarily a bad thing

Yes, I’d have loved to see POCO do something original, just the way they went with their first phone. However, if POCO F3 does turn out to be a Redmi K40 rehash, but still manages to offer it at a competitive price that the brand is known for, I’m not complaining. And just to be clear, the Redmi K40 is a terrific device on its own, and I’d have purchased it in a heartbeat for that sweet asking price.

At the end of the day, all we want is a great phone at a great price!

As for the specs, you get a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 1300 nits of peak brightness, and an impressive 360Hz touch response rate. The screen is flat and is protected by a layer of Gorilla Glass 5. Inside, you’ll find the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC that is paired with up to 12 gigs of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. A 4,520mAh battery keeps the lights on and supports an impressive 33W fast charging. 

At the back, you’ll find a 48MP snapper that can capture slow-mo 1080p videos at a peak frame rate of 960FPS. It sits alongside an 8MP ultra-wide-camera, and a 5MP telephoto shooter that also doubles as a macro lens. On the front, you’ll find a 20MP sensor to handle selfies and video calls. Of course, the phone supports 5G as well, and brings Wi-Fi 6 and NFC to the table too. 

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POCO F3 could go global as soon as this month

Posted on by Prakhar Khanna

When Xiaomi announced the Redmi K40 series in China last month, it was soon reported that the Redmi K40 could go global as a POCO smartphone, specifically the POCO F3. A phone with a model number associated with the Redmi K40 was listed under the POCO branding on a certification site.

Now, tipster Mukul Sharma took to Twitter to claim that POCO F3 might launch globally in March. It will be a rebranded Redmi K40. Further, he also said that the company is gearing up to launch its POCO X3 Pro, which is tipped to be powered by the Snapdragon 860 SoC. It could feature a 120Hz FHD+ display and pack a 5,200mAh battery.

As for the POCO F3 specifications, if it is indeed the Redmi K40, it will come equipped with a 6.67-inch full-HD+ (1,080×2,400 pixels) display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a 360Hz touch sampling rate. There is also an in-display fingerprint sensor. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 870 SoC, paired with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. It runs Android 11 with MIUI 12 out of the box. 

In the optics department, the Redmi K40, which is likely the future POCO F3, sports a triple rear camera setup of 48MP primary + an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens + a 5MP macro sensor. There is a 20MP selfie shoote on the front. Coming to the connectivity options, it includes 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.1, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, Infrared (IR), and a USB Type-C port. The device packs a 4,520mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging.

We are likely to get a bang for a buck with the upcoming POCO F3. For reference, the Redmi K40 starts at CNY 1,999 in China. It translates to around $310.

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POCO F3 launch seems around the corner

Posted on by Prakhar Khanna

POCO F1 took the market by storm when it launched back in 2018. It featured flagship specs at a price that was surreal. The POCO F1 was so good that we re-reviewed the device in 2020 and concluded that it was still a good buy in February. However, the success of POCO F1 made things tough for the brand to release an eligible successor. Three years later, we are still waiting for the next POCO F-series model, and it seems like the company is all set to launch the successor as POCO F3.

According to tipster Mukul Sharma, Redmi K40 will debut globally under the POCO brand. It has received FCC certification and will be called POCO F3. In one of the replies to the thread, the tipster goes on to say that POCO could launch the phone as soon as next month. This comes after we reported that Redmi K40 could debut as a POCO smartphone globally.

For the unaware, the Redmi K40 was launched in China late last month. features a 6.67-inch full-HD+ (1,080×2,400 pixels) display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a 360Hz touch sampling rate. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC, paired with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. The device runs Android 11 with MIUI 12 out of the box. 

POCO F3 launch

On the optics front, the Redmi K40 sports a triple rear camera setup of 48MP primary + an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens + a 5MP macro sensor. On the front lies a 20MP selfie shooter. Connectivity options on the Redmi K40 include 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.1, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, Infrared (IR), and a USB Type-C port. Iy packs a 4,520mAh battery that supports 33W fast charging. You also get an in-display fingerprint sensor.

The Snapdragon 870-equipped Redmi K40 starts at CNY 1,999, which roughly translates to $310. This could be a bang for the buck pricing for the device.

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