Poco F6 evaluate – GSMArena.com assessments

Introduction and specs

The Poco F sequence is a extremely anticipated smartphone sequence from Xiaomi’s inexpensive sub-brand. The F household, particularly, is Poco’s high-tier lineup. However from the primary Poco F1 flagship killer again within the days, quite a lot of issues have modified. Now, the F6 and F6 Professional could be categorised as upper-midrangers. Worth brackets aren’t what they was.

A fast notice, the Poco F6 is definitely a rebranded Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3, so for those who ever come throughout this one, it is the identical cellphone. We are going to proceed to confer with the handset as Poco F6 all through this evaluate, however all evaluate findings ought to apply to the Redmi Turbo 3 as nicely.

Xiaomi Poco F6 • Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3

Nonetheless, the Poco F6 sequence retains some core values and affords high-end options and highly effective {hardware} at a comparatively aggressive worth. The vanilla F6 makes a great case for itself as it is the extra inexpensive of the duo, however supplies largely the identical consumer expertise because the Professional mannequin.

Maybe the centerpiece function is the intense 6.67-inch OLED panel with help for Dolby Imaginative and prescient, HDR10+ and a QHD decision. Positive, the panel just isn’t remarkable on this worth bracket, however Xiaomi did not minimize any corners on this regard, that is for positive.

Xiaomi Poco F6 specs at a look:

• Physique: 160.5×74.5×8.0mm, 179g; Glass entrance (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic body, plastic again; IP64, mud and water-resistant.
• Show: 6.67″ AMOLED, 68B colours, 120Hz, HDR10+, Dolby Imaginative and prescient, 500 nits (typ), 1200 nits (HBM), 2400 nits (peak), 1220x2712px decision, 20.01:9 facet ratio, 446ppi.
• Chipset: Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm): Octa-core (1×3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4×2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3×2.0 GHz Cortex-A520); Adreno 735.
• Reminiscence: 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM; UFS 4.0.
• OS/Software program: Android 14, HyperOS.
• Rear digital camera: Broad (primary): 50 MP, f/1.6, 1/1.95″, 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS; Extremely large angle: 8 MP, 1/4.0″, 1.12µm.
• Entrance digital camera: 20 MP, f/2.2, (large), 0.8µm.
• Video seize: Rear digital camera: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS; Entrance digital camera: 1080p@30/60fps.
• Battery: 5000mAh; 90W wired, PD3.0, 2-100% in 35 min (marketed).
• Connectivity: 5G; Twin SIM; Wi-Fi 6; BT 5.4; NFC; Infrared port.
• Misc: Fingerprint reader (below show, optical); stereo audio system; Digital proximity sensing.

We even have the model new Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, which is not based mostly on an outdated SoC from Qualcomm’s warehouse, but it surely’s been designed from the bottom up and will ship flagship-like efficiency for essentially the most half. The mannequin additionally ships with 8GB/256GB UFS 4.0 reminiscence by default, so efficiency should not be a difficulty.

The Poco F6 additionally will get a modest improve within the digital camera division. A extra trendy 50MP answer replaces the dated 64MP primary sensor and it comes with a large f/1.6 aperture and is optically stabilized. The selfie digital camera is upgraded as nicely, now 20MP. Sadly, the 8MP ultrawide stays untouched.

And whereas the Poco F6 Professional boasts 120W charging, the F6 affords simply pretty much as good a 90W charging answer, which is an improve over the earlier era with 67W. We take a look at how huge of a distinction these 30W make in the actual world.

So, with out additional ado, let’s get into the nitty and gritty.

Unboxing the Xiaomi Poco F6

The Poco F6 is available in a typical field containing the same old consumer manuals, a USB-C to USB-A cable for charging and information switch and the suitable 90W charging brick.

Xiaomi additionally put a soft-touch, darkish grey silicone case in there for further safety.