News

, a sub-brand of Xiaomi, refreshes its headlining F-series phones with 2024’s new launches, the flagship-lite and its flagship . For its flagship headliner, Poco is giving the F6 Pro a chipset, finding its footing in modern flagship performance, but without the excessive premiums you pay for .  Poco F6 Pro captures that high-end goodness inside its 6.67-inch Flow AMOLED 120Hz panel, boasting a whopping 3,200 x 1,440 pixels resolution. It also offers many display perks, like 4,000-nits peak brightness (700-nits typical and 1,200-nits HBM), DCI-P3 colour gamut, and 12-bit colour depth. The cameras are no slouch either, with a 50MP main (f/1.6 aperture, OIS), accompanied by an 8MP ultra-wide (f/2.2) and 2MP macro (f/2.4). Poco said the F6 Pro has a new Dual native ISO Fusion technology that uses both high- and low-gain channels with an exposure difference of 16 times, granting it the best of both worlds in photographs that feature drastic contrast. It’s also further bolstered by Burst Mode 2.0 (a ‘creativity’ feature) and Poco’s Imaging Engine algorithm to help optimise its loading and calculation speeds, on top of Ultra Night Algorithm for better low-light captures with the help of AI multi-frame fusion. Topping all that off is a generous 5,000mAh battery with 120W wired HyperCharge and its compatible 120W charging adapter, up to Wi-Fi 7 support, dual-SIM (dual standby), Bluetooth 5.3 (dual Bluetooth), and 5G network support. It’s also loaded with NFC support, an IR blaster, and Face Unlock. Interestingly, the Poco F6 Pro also uses Xiaomi’s newest operating system reskin, HyperOS. The same operating system is so new that the only other lineup with it is Xiaomi’s flagship range, which includes the likes of Xiaomi 14 (r ) and Xiaomi 14 Ultra ( ). If you thought that was the king of budget beasts, the Poco F6 is here to prove to you that specs isn’t the end-all and be-all for flagship-lite handsets. Despite dropping its “Pro” moniker, the F6 packs the newer chipset with proprietary liquid cooling tech (LiquidCool Technology 4.0 with IceLoop) while swapping out some of its components to help keep the price tag within bounds. The 6.67-inch CrystalRes Flow AMOLED DotDisplay panel also has a 120Hz refresh rate, DCI-P3 colour gamut, and TÜV Rheinland certifications like its Pro counterpart. However, it features a lower pixel resolution at 2,712 x 1,220 pixels (a.k.a. 1.5K resolution, instead of F6 Pro’s 2K resolution). It also has a different brightness configuration despite sharing its 2,400-nits peak brightness, with 500-nits typical and 1,000-1,200-nits HBM. To help you get your money’s worth, Poco F6 uses Corning Gorilla Glass Victus for its display’s physical scratch and drop protection. Poco F6 offers a dual-rear camera system, led by a 50MP main (Sony IMX882 sensor, f/1.59, OIS, EIS, 4-in-1 pixel binning to get 1.6μm pixel size) paired with an 8MP ultra-wide camera. Optimisations include 4K60FPS video recording, and Motion Tracking Focus 2.0 to help you nail that cinematic style with impeccable focus on subjects. Since it has one of Qualcomm’s latest chips, its side components are all top-notch as well. It supports Bluetooth 5.4, up to Wi-Fi 7, and dual 5G SIM support (dual standby), alongside perks like NFC and an IR blaster. The battery is 5,000mAh and has 90W wired fast charging, along with a compatible 90W charging adapter. The most notable difference is that the protection against water and dust, while the Poco F6 Pro does not have an official IP rating. In Singapore, the will be available in two colours (Black, and White) and three variants (12GB RAM + 256GB storage, 12+512GB, and 16+1TB). It’s priced at , respectively. Poco F6 Pro is available at an early bird price of S$629 (256GB), S$679 (512GB), and S$799 (1TB) between 23 May and 31 May 2024, exclusively via . It’s also available on from 1 June 2024 onwards. The is available in three colours (Black, Green, and Titanium) and two variants (8+256GB and 12+512GB). Official retail pricing sits at , respectively. Poco F6 early bird promotions feature a lower starting price of S$479 (256GB) and S$549 (512GB), between 23 May and 31 May 2024 exclusively at . From 1 June 2024 onwards, it’s also available on .