[GizPoll of the Week] Meizu 16 Vs Xiaomi Pocophone F1 - Battle Of The Cheapest SD845 Smartphone

From our last week poll, the recently released Xiaomi Mi pad 4 Plus pulled 65% votes while its younger sibling, Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 got 30%. 5% of voters said that none of these tablets fits their profile.

On August 8, Chinese manufacturer, Meizu, released its flagship Meizu 16 series in Beijing. The high point of the event was the price tag of this smartphone. The Meizu 16 series comes with a 2698 Yuan ($396) starting price and this made it the cheapest Snapdragon 845 smartphone. However, it did hold that position for long as another Chinese manufacturer did something spectacular. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 arrived a few days later with a $329.99 price tag for the base variant. These smartphones vary in specification and other features so you will be the judge to determine which of these smartphones is the most cost-effective.

Xiaomi Pocophone F1, we have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset clocking 2.8GHz coupled with 6GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 256GB. It is equipped with Corning Gorilla Glass protected 6.18-inch (2246 x 1080) display and an aspect ratio of 18.7:9.

In the camera department, this smartphone boasts of a 12.0MP + 5.0MP dual rear camera setup with a massive 20.0MP front camera for perfect selfies. The rear camera is AI assisted and with its dual pixel autofocus, you get instant autofocus even in dark environments. Furthermore, the camera AI feature can intelligently identify 206 scenes and automatically adjust the exposure, saturation and other photo optimization for a perfect image. Infrared light sensor and infrared camera which permits face unlocking and instant secure of the phone are also available.

These are two great smartphones with a top-notch processor and other features. However, which would you pick? Cast your vote in the poll below and if you are interested in some good deals for these phones, we have included some links below the poll

The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is currently available on a couple of popular stores but the starting price is $349.99. Check out the deals that we compiled below.

Not many stores have the Meizu 16 available for now. Here is a link from Geekbuying