POCO F1 gets a permanent price cut of Rs 1,000, now starts from Rs 19,999

tech2 News StaffDec 10, 2018 11:34:29 IST

Xiaomi's sub-brand Pocofone launched the Poco F1 on 22 August and it quickly became famous for being the most affordable smartphone with a flagship Qualcomm 845 SoC on board. The device has now received a permanent price cut of Rs 1,000 across all its variants.

Pocofone is offering the slash in prices because it has sold as many as 7,00,000 units of Poco F1 globally in just three months.

Read our full review of the Poco F1 here

POCO Fans, the celebrations are on! We're marking the 700K user milestone with the permanent price of ₹1000 off across all variants of #POCOF1! Get the true #MasterOfSpeed exclusively on https://t.co/DREiXV90LG, @Flipkart and at Mi Home stores. pic.twitter.com/hTEeqO1OzO

— POCO India (@IndiaPOCO) December 9, 2018

The POCO F1 is a game changer for the sub-Rs 25,000 smartphone segment. Image: Tech2/ Shomik Sen Bhattacharjee

The device is expecting Android 9 Pie soon, and it was recently revealed that Android Q is also going to be a reality for the smartphone. Jay Mani, who is the head of product for Pocophone has confirmed that the smartphone will also receive Android Q.

The phone is priced at an incredible Rs 20,999 for the base model (6 GB + 64 GB), going up to Rs 29,999 for the kevlar-backed armoured edition in an 8 GB + 256 GB configuration. There's also a 6 GB RAM and 128 GB variant which is priced at Rs 24,999 and an 8 GB RAM, 256 GB storage standard edition priced at Rs 28,999.

The Poco F1 has a "LiquidCool Technology."

The phone features a 5.99-inch full HD Plus display with a 1080 x 2248 pixels resolution. The screen has a 19:9 aspect ratio, and includes a notch.

It is powered by a 4,000 mAh battery paired with support for Qualcomm's Quick Charge 3.0.