Xiaomi’s POCO F1 with Snapdragon 845 launching in India on August 22 [Update: Flipkart exclusive]

Update - August 17 - Flipkart has started teasing the smartphone with #AsFastAsYou and hints that Badminton player P.V. Sindhu as the brand ambassador. P.V. Sindhu, India’s Badminton champ is furiously fast on the courts. Off them, she needs something as fast as her! We’ll have that covered. #AsFastAsSindhu #AsFastAsYou #ComingSoon — Flipkart (@Flipkart) August 17, 2018 Earlier: Last week Xiaomi teased its POCO sub-brand in India and also said that it will be POCOPHONE globally. Today the company has confirmed that the smartphone will launch in India on August 22nd at an event in Delhi. The invite has the tagline 'Master of Speed'. The company already confirmed the phone will be powered by Snapdragon SoC, which will likely be the Snapdragon 845. We are very proud to partner with @Qualcomm , the world leader in smartphone performance. Get ready for a whole new level of real world speed. #GoPOCO pic.twitter.com/chut7QpI6p — POCOPHONE Global (@GlobalPocophone) August 11, 2018 Unboxing video of the POCO F1 confirmed the specifications of the smartphone that includes a 5.99-inch display with 19:9 aspect ratio and a notch, Snapdragon 845 SoC with support for liquid cooling ,6GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, dual rear cameras, 20MP front camera along with IR face unlock, fingerprint sensor on the ...