The fresh, uninterrupted screen is brighter, has much better color accuracy, and delivers more contrast. However, Poco cut the microSD card slot, which could be a deal breaker for some people. Each mobile device has its advantages and disadvantages.
IST: 07:12 pm: A user recently took to Mi Community Forum asking the status of MIUI 12 update for the Poco F1. Especificaciones técnicas del POCO F2 Pro vs POCO F1. The entire battery experience has been significantly improved on the Poco F2 Pro. How good is the POCO F2 Pro compared to the old POCO F1?Let’s find out. IST 06:36 pm: The latest MIUI 12 update for the Poco F1 in India has removed pre-installed applications such as the Mi Browser that have been banned in the country. The F2 Pro gives us two extra focal lengths — the tele/macro and the ultra-wide — as well as 8K at 30fps video recording. As a camera package, the F2 Pro is far superior to the F1. It comes as version v2.7.4.10 and brings some bug fixes and performance optimizations.
The new display is another significant jump in quality. The Pocophone F1 has a 4000 mAh Li-Po battery. Because of the larger size and the lack of a notch, the F2 Pro’s screen allows you to feel more immersed in a game, video, or movie, which I noticed after just a few minutes of playing Fortnite. RAM and storage configurations are almost identical. Naturally, this has led to many users becoming frustrated with Xiaomi and are demanding the company to begin the wider rollout. In no time, our stories got picked up by the likes of Forbes, Foxnews, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Verge, Macrumors, and many others. The display also has a wide notch at the top. While this might not be all that useful thanks to uneven 5G coverage, it should keep you up to date down the line. However, the Poco F1 could still easily get me through a full day given my regular usage of social browsing and the odd YouTube video.
It was the top rated smartphone of Q3 2018 in India. The Pocophone F1 launched with Android 8 Oreo out of the box and has since been updated to Android 10 with Xiaomi’sown MIUI 11 on top.
Full story here. But it seems that the update is available to a limited number of users. To test game performance, I loaded up Fortnite and Real Racing 3 on both devices and played for 10 minutes in each game. IST: 11:46 am: According to a post on Reddit, it seems that Poco is developing the Poco Launcher version 3.0 based on MIUI 12.
It features a 6.18" IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen screen with an aspect ratio of 18.7:9 and a resolution of 1080 x 2246 pixels. The update was postponed once more and this time, the moderators were bullish, asking users to stop asking about the update and that it would roll out when it was ready. Yet, two generations later, the now top-of-the-line chip in the F2 Pro is quite a lot more capable. Continue reading: The best Android phones with the best battery life. Though part of Xiaomi's line of mid-range devices, it is equipped with high-end specifications. The only real change is that the 64GB option has been dropped with the F2 Pro to make 128GB the base model. [11], The Pocophone F1 received very positive reviews. In October 2018, Xiaomi launched the Poco brand.
The update is available for MIUI 12 beta testers as version 12.0.1.0.QEJMIXM. The F2 Pro screen’s inky blacks and consistent lighting makes the phone feel more current and of higher quality.
The POCO F2 Pro bring a couple of flagship-level specs for less. There is also a manual focus with focus peaking. But at $499, is it worth upgrading from the F1 to the F2? I noticed that the F2 Pro felt more responsive to touches. This story is being continuously updated…. 90Hz smartphone display test: Can users really feel the difference? The Pocophone F1 runs on a Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) processor with an Adreno 630 to handle graphics. A cybernaut grasping at all things tech. Neither phone features wireless charging. This made it easier to change direction and aim in games. PiunikaWeb.com is owned and operated by DeepSeaGem Technologies India. More importantly, it feels like less of a compromise than its predecessor. There’s now a red power button, a pop-up selfie camera, and an in-display fingerprint scanner. It means that one doesn’t feel the need to cover the phone in a case, allowing you to appreciate the design. Head here to know more. Want to know more about us? In other fronts, we recently got reports that the Poco F1, along with the Redmi Note 7, Note 8 Pro & more Xiaomi devices will soon get an MIUI update to uninstall Mi Browser app. Head here for the list of reported bugs introuduced by the update to MIUI 12 on the device. However, this build went out to the users in the Mi Pilot program only. Most of the creature comforts that we liked about the F1 remain, such as the headphone port, IR blaster, and dual SIM tray. Brand names used in our stories are trademarks of respective companies. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (Xiaomi POCO F1 in India) is a smartphone developed by POCO, a subsidiary of Xiaomi. You can now get a full charge in just over an hour instead of waiting more than two hours for the F1. In response, a member of the feedback team said that Poco F1 Global Beta Stable rolling out to random users for testing. MIUI 12 was expected to hit the Pocophone F1 sometime in late July, but that was never to be as the update’s rollout got postponed by a week.
However, there is no perfect smartphone. One of the most notable features that is missing from the initial Mi Pilot Program build of Poco F1 includes the fancy Super Wallpapers. [4] The battery is 18W ″Quick Charge™ 3.0″ type developed by Qualcomm[8] where the port (USB Type-C port) is vastly superior to standard USB. IST 02:42 pm: The YouTube application has been removed from the MIUI 12 App Vault on the Poco F1.
The industry has progressed a fair amount in build quality in the last two years, and the Poco F2 Pro is proof of this. This new device takes a slightly different approach. NOTE: We have these and more Xiaomi stories in our dedicated Xiaomi section. Gone is the shadowy, uninspired IPS of the F1. [4]