Xiaomi Mi 8 or… Poco F1? If you live in India, which one will you choose?


Xiaomi pocophone F1
Courtesy of Android Authority

We’re just a few days away from August 22nd, the day when Xiaomi plans to officially unveil their #morethanfast Poco F1 smartphone in New Delhi, India. It’s a powerful smartphone powered by a Snapdragon 845 SoC, along with 6GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage, a dual camera setup and a 4000 mAh battery – just enough for more than 1,5 day of work.

Xiaomi pocophone F1
Courtesy of Android Authority

The Poco F1 is expected to be manufactured by polycarbonate materials in order to keep his price low… with a Romanian retailer’s website stating that the phone will cost approximately 489$ (420 Euros).

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But wait a moment: according to 91 Mobiles, the Xiaomi Mi 8 will soon be released in India, as you can see in the screenshot below. It’s a true flagship that’s equipped with the same chipset as the Poco F1 (Snapdragon 845), featuring 6GB/8GB RAM and 64GB/128GB/256GB of native storage, dual cameras on back, and a 3400mAh battery. The price range for the Mi 8 will reportedly start at the equivalent of $408 USD and run as high as $499 for the model with 256GB of storage. Xiaomi Mi 8

If the source is valid, then both phones will soon be available in the Indian market in the coming days. Could Mi 8 affect the sales of the Poco F1? Or nice versa? What do you think? 

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5 Comments

  1. Matthew Hon Jun Yoon
    August 19, 2018

    F1,the larger battery and headphone jack is more sensible

  2. Julian Noordennen
    August 19, 2018

    I would have loved it if they just combined the two phones. I really like the headphone jack and the bigger battery, but I really prefer the bigger AMOLED screen over the IPS one. Also, the POCO phone really looks plasticy.

    I would go for the MI 8.

  3. nishikanta mohanty
    August 19, 2018

    Mi8 will never ne released in india as there is poccofone. But there is a strong possibility of Mi8 se128gb variant

    • Møhâmméd Mohammed
      August 19, 2018

      Bro its official news from offline retailers

  4. David Zak
    August 19, 2018

    MI 8💖