Poco’s F7 Ultra is a midrange phone with a flagship chip

Poco is releasing its first telephone with “Extremely” branding, and on paper it lives as much as the identify. The F7 Extremely runs on the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, and combines it with a triple rear digital camera setup, 120W wired charging, and IP68 safety from mud and water. Regardless of these specs, it’s occurring sale within the UK for £649 (round $835), making it one of many most cost-effective telephones to make use of Qualcomm’s prime tier chip.

Xiaomi sub-brand Poco has all the time prioritized cheap handsets, however its F-series has been the place it will get slightly nearer to the flagship area. The Snapdragon chip right here is paired with as much as 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, so efficiency must be wonderful. Solely the Redmagic 10 Professional gives the 8 Elite for much less proper now, however its gamer aesthetic is much less prone to have broad attraction. Xiaomi’s software program expertise is considerably smoother too, and its promise of 4 Android updates compares fairly favorably to Redmagic’s dedication to… one.

The F7 Extremely’s rear digital camera array features a 50 megapixel essential digital camera at a quick aperture of f/1.6, a 50MP 2.5x telephoto digital camera, and a 32MP ultrawide — plus one other 32MP digital camera for selfies. I haven’t pushed the digital camera exhausting, however the few photographs I’ve taken aren’t dangerous in any respect. There’s slightly noise — worse in the event you push previous the telephoto’s optical zoom into digital territory — however there’s element, first rate dynamic vary, and true-to-life colours.

The 6.67-inch OLED show has a 1440p decision and max refresh charge of 120Hz, and the sizable 5,300mAh battery is supported by each 120W wired charging and 50W wi-fi charging. An IP68 ranking means it must be sturdy too, although the panel is protected by Poco’s personal Protect Glass, relatively than the higher identified Corning Gorilla Glass.

True to kind for Poco, the handset is available in a relatively eye-catching yellow end, although there’s a black mannequin in the event you’d desire one thing subtler. Each variations characteristic shiny detailing across the digital camera, which I’m unexpectedly keen on. The tip result’s a telephone that appears and feels slick for a Poco, particularly because it’s slim at 8.39mm, although you’ll be able to inform it isn’t one of many (admittedly costlier) flagships it’s emulating.

The F7 Extremely is joined by a £499 (round $645) F7 Professional. This seems fairly related, however makes use of the older Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. One upside is an even bigger 6,000mAh battery, but it surely has slower 90W charging, and no wi-fi possibility in any respect. It additionally will get a critical digital camera downgrade: the primary shooter is identical, but it surely’s solely accompanied by an 8MP ultrawide and a 20MP selfie digital camera, with no telephoto in any respect. Each fashions can be found now within the UK and Europe.