The Poco F6 Pro is a more premium model and has several key advantages over its vanilla sibling. For starters, it uses the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. Even though it’s a generation older than the 8s, it has the better GPU and higher clock speeds keep its CPU competitive. As for the F5 Pro, that had the older 8+ Gen 1 chipset, so this is a proper generational improvement. The memory configurations are 12/256GB and 12/512GB and now there is a 16GB/1TB option too (although that is reserved for select markets). This is LPDD5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage again.
Another upgrade over the F6 is the sharper
6.67 1440p+ display with a higher peak brightness of 4,000 nits (high
brightness mode is still 1,200 nits) and a faster 3,840Hz PWM dimming. This is a
12-bit OLED panel, by the way. Xiaomi rethought the battery configuration this
year. The F6 Pro has a 5,000mAh battery with 120W fast charging (both Pocos
come with the right charger in the box). It gets a full charge in just 19
minutes, but wireless charging has been cut – for comparison, the F5 Pro had a
5,160mAh battery with 67W wired and 30W wireless charging.
The camera is a decent upgrade over last
year’s model, but this isn’t a camera phone. The main module features a 50MP
sensor with larger 1.0µm sensors (up from 64MP 0.7µm) and has a brighter f/1.6
aperture (vs. f/1.8) with OIS on board. The ultra wide is still a basic 8MP
unit and there is no tele module, the selfie camera has a 16MP sensor.
Strangely, Xiaomi doesn’t mention about anything about the screen glass or the
dust and water protection of the phone (the F5 Pro had IP53).
The Poco F6 Pro is also launching today
priced at US$ 500 for the 12/256GB model, US$ 550 for 12/512GB and US$ 630 for 16GB/1TB.
However, the first sales will be at US$ 50 less that those prices. In Germany, the
12/256GB Pro is € 500 on Amazon and the 12/512GB one is € 550.
