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TL;DR
- Poco has confirmed that the Poco F4 is coming quickly.
- The cellphone will use the identical Snapdragon 870 chipset because the F3.
The Poco F3 launched in international markets final 12 months, coming as a rebranded model of the China-only Redmi K50. Now, the corporate has revealed {that a} successor is on the way in which quickly, however you would possibly wish to mood efficiency expectations.
Poco India tweeted yesterday that the Poco F4 will debut globally quickly, albeit with out giving us a launch window or particular markets. India looks as if a protected wager provided that the Poco India account posted about it, however we’re additionally anticipating a European launch provided that final 12 months’s gadget was accessible there.
Moreover, the Xiaomi-affiliated model confirmed right now that the Poco F4 will arrive with the Snapdragon 870 5G SoC, including that it was the “most optimized” processor within the Snapdragon 800 sequence.
The Snapdragon 870 is a comparatively beefy but power-efficient processor, nevertheless it’s value noting that this is identical chipset we noticed within the Poco F3. So these hoping for a significant horsepower increase will seemingly be disillusioned.
We don’t know a lot else in regards to the smartphone, however historical past tells us that we may very well be taking a look at a rebranded Redmi cellphone. We’re guessing that the Poco F4 shall be based mostly on the China-only Redmi K40s, which implies you need to anticipate a 120Hz OLED panel, a 4,500mAh battery, 67W charging, and a 48MP+8MP+2MP rear digital camera system (with OIS on the primary digital camera).
There’s no phrase on pricing both, however we hope to see an aggressive strategy from the model if this isn’t a significant enchancment over final 12 months’s cellphone. For what it’s value, the Poco F3 had a €349 (~$374) price ticket in Europe.
