Poco F4 5G: Here's everything we know so far

Poco will launch its next mid-range smartphone for gamers in India. Since Xiaomi has reshuffled some of its leadership recently, Poco took to social media to make its announcement too. The company recently appointed Himanshu Tandon after his predecessor, Anuj Sharma, returned to be part of Xiaomi India’s leadership team.

While the company did announce that they're launching the F-series in India, the company had announced the launch dates. Now, it has been confirmed that the Poco F4 5G will launch during a global event on June 23 at 5:30 PM.

During the launch event of the Poco X4 Pro 5G, the company had confirmed that they would return with a gaming-centric smartphone at a later date. A few weeks later Poco officially launched the F4 GT, but only in the international markets.

Poco has also recently confirmed the chipset that would feature on the Poco F4 5G. This would mean that the company would bring the GT variant of the F4 as well in the coming months with a more powerful chipset. Other reports have hinted that the smartphone continues to be a rebranded Xiaomi smartphone.

Poco has also recently confirmed the chipset that would feature on the Poco F4 5G. It would be interesting to see the company return with the GT variant as well with more powerful hardware. Other reports have hinted that the smartphone continues to be a rebranded Xiaomi smartphone.

Recently the smartphone was also spotted on Geekbench which provided more insights into the variants launching soon. The results were those of the 12GB RAM model and we expect it to come with 256GB of internal storage. Other reports also hint that an 8GB model with 128GB storage is also slated to arrive in India.

When it comes to competing devices, the Poco F4 5G will be going head-to-head against the Realme GT Neo 2 5G, the iQoo Neo 6 5G, iQoo 7 and Motorola Edge 20 Pro just to name a few.

Cut to the chase

• What is it? A mid-range gaming smartphone
• When will it launch? June 23
• How much will it cost? Could be priced above Rs 30,000

Poco F4 5G India release date and pricing

The Poco F4 5G will officially be launched on June 23 at 5:30 PM during a global launch event. Poco had begun unveiling some of the specifications of the device and we've got a pretty good idea of the smartphone.

In terms of the pricing, the smartphone could be priced around the Rs 30,000 range. But, if the specifications of the device are worth the price point, then readers would have to take advantage of the launch day offers.

Design and display

So far, reports have indicated that the smartphone is rebranded version of the Redmi K40S. It comes in a squared-off slim profile with curved edges. There have been no images of the front of the device yet. The product images for the rear side of the device show a circular triple-camera setup with a rectangular camera enclosure.

Other design elements of the Poco F4 5G hint at a Type-C port at the bottom, the SIM card tray and a speaker grille. You will also get an IR blaster at the top alongside the secondary noise-cancelling microphone. Rumours also indicate we will get another speaker at the top as well near the earpiece.

Now, considering that Poco has reiterated during their past launches that all of their devices will keep the ‘iconic design’, expect the Redmi K40S to get a similar paint job too. When the Poco F4 launches, the company would release it in a familiar Poco Yellow variant with a black camera enclosure. Other colour variants could be Blue and Black.

The Poco F4 5G comes with an E4 AMOLED display with 1300 nits of brightness and support for HDR10+. The display is accurate for 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut. The dimensions and refresh rate of the device are yet to be unveiled. There have been reports that the screen is 6.67-inches and could support up to 120Hz refresh rate.

Camera and battery

Talking about the camera in detail, the Poco F4 5G might sport a triple-camera setup with a 64MP primary lens with OIS. The smartphone could also come with an 8MP and 2MP camera lens. There is a possibility that these could be ultrawide and depth sensors. You could also expect to get a 20MP front-facing camera.

The Poco F4 5G is also slated to feature a 4,500 mAh battery pack with support for 67W fast charging.

Specifications and features

The Poco F4 5G has been confirmed to launch with the Snapdragon 870 chipset. The smartphone has been confirmed to launch with 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage and 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM. It is yet to be seen if there are lower model variants coming too.

Additionally, the smartphone will come with NFC support, dual-band Wi-Fi and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. Targetted as a gaming device, the Poco F4 5G might also feature an X-axis vibration motor too for an immersive gaming experience.

The Poco F4 5G might also run on the latest version of MIUI 13 based on Android 12.

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