Xiaomi’s new sub-brand POCO launched its first flagship smartphone Pocophone F1 on 22 August in India. The smartphone surprised everyone due to its absolutely aggressive pricing. It seems to be a steal, for a majority of users. Well, Xioami has now launched the POCO F1 globally and the smartphone is priced as low as ~$300 in many countries. So does the Pocophone F1 touch the shores of your country?
Pocophone F1: Major Highlights And Country Availability
The Pocophone F1 comes with many flagship exclusive features like powerful internals, LiquidCool Technology, humongous battery with Quick Charge 3.0, AI camera, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C port and the list goes on. Finally, the global twitter account of POCO has now shared the complete list of countries where the Pocophone F1 will be available. The Pocophone F1 might be the first Chinese smartphone for a majority of global users.
Xiaomi’s tried and trusted aggressive pricing strategy has offered immense profits to the company. Furthermore, in some of the most competitive markets like India, China, and many European countries Xiaomi has complete dominance over the mid-range smartphone market. The Pocophone F1 adopts the same path and will prove to be a major competitor to brands like OnePlus, Vivo, Oppo, Asus, and Samsung. The smartphone may retail via flash sales in the above-mentioned countries in the coming weeks.
Pocophone F1: Pricing
In most countries, Xiaomi has attempted to keep the pricing under the $300 price tag. That said, due to trade restrictions and other accountable charges the Pocophone F1 is around 25% expensive in a few regions. It is worth noting that, the Pocophone F1 won’t retail in the US or Canada. Thanks to liliputing for providing the pricing of Pocophone F1 in different Global markets.
- India: 20,999 INR (~$300)
- Malaysia: 1,237 MYR (~$302)
- Indonesia: 4,499,000 IDR (~$315)
- Philippines: 17,990 PHP (~$338)
- Hong Kong: 2,800 HKD (~$357)
- France/Italy: €329 (~$384)
So if you are not interested in getting the shiny $1000 flagship then the Pocophone F1 might prove to be the best bang for the buck smartphone.
Source:techworm.net
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