POCOPHONE F2 Pro



POCOPHONE's official Facebook page just revealed will the company officially return to the Philippine market. On June 15, the Xiaomi-related brand will launch the F2 Pro in the country. To recall, the POCOPHONE F2 Pro is a 5G-ready flagship smartphone with upper-mid-range pricing. The handset is equipped with a 3D glass back design, an all-screen 6.7-inch 3D curved Gorilla Glass 5 protected Super AMOLED screen with FHD+ resolution, In-Display fingerprint reader, and a 20MP pop-up selfie camera.

Under the hood, it runs with the 2.84GHz 7nm Snapdragon 865 octa-core processor, up to 8GB LPDDR5 RAM, up to 256GB UFS 3.1 storage, and 4,700mAh battery with USB-C 33W fast charging. To keep the performance in check, POCO added the LiquidCool Technology 2.0 to dissipate heat better than most phones in the market.

The device also sports a powerful quad-camera setup consisting of 64MP f/1.8 Sony IMX686, 7P lens, OIS, EIS, Dual Pixel, Laser AF + 13MP f/2.2 120-degree ultra-wide-angle + 8MP 3x optical zoom, OIS + 2MP f/2.4 depth + dual-tone LED flash. It also comes with IP53 water and dust resistance, IR Blaster, 1216 speaker, Hi-Res audio, Z-axis linear motor, and  Android 10 OS with POCO Launcher 2.0 skin on the top.

There's no word about the official local pricing of the phone yet, but we expect it to be near the EUR 499 starting price tag in Europe. For sure, this device will excite a lot of mobile phone seekers in need of a flagship-worthy device with 5G and capable cameras without the need of splurging loads of cash.