Xiaomi's sub-brand Poco has come up with a new Armoured Edition variant for the 6GB RAM and 128GB storage variant that will be going on sale on 26th December. Previously the Armoured edition was only available for the 8GB RAM/256GB storage variant. The Armoured edition features a Kevlar back panel, which is unlike the regular model that gets a simple, matte finish back. This comes in days after Xiaomi had dropped prices of the Poco F1 that was launched at a starting price of Rs 20,999, which now comes for Rs 19,999.
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Poco F1 Armoured Edition specifications
The Poco F1 comes with a 6.18-inch Full HD+ 18.7:9 2.5D curved glass display with 1500:1 contrast ratio, 84% NTSC color gamut, 2246 × 1080 pixels resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass protection. Powering the phone is the Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU. It runs on MIUI 10 on top of Android 9.0 (Pie) and gets Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD).
For cameras, the phone comes with a 12 Megapixel camera with dual LED Flash, f/1.9 aperture, 1.4μm pixel size, Sony IMX363 sensor, Dual Pixel autofocus and a secondary 5 Megapixel camera. On the front is a 20 Megapixel camera that comes with HDR and AI Beautify features.
For storage, the new Poco F1 Armoured Edition comes with 128GB storage that can be expanded using a microSD card to 256GB. It houses a 4,000mAh battery with 18W charging and Quick Charge 3.
Poco F1 Armoured Edition price in India
The new Poco F1 Armoured Edition price in India is Rs 23,999 that comes with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. It will be going on sale via Mi.com starting 00.01AM on 26th December. Poco India GM C Manmohan had hinted regarding the launch on 24th December.
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