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The Poco F1 was probably the hottest debut product by any brand to hit the Indian market in years. It changed what consumers would expect from affordable flagships, and now, the Poco F2 will try to live up to that legacy.<\/p>\n

Xiaomi\u2019s dream run in India has been fueled by remarkably well-priced smartphones for an extremely price-sensitive market. Fun fact, just the Redmi Note series of budget smartphones outsell<\/a> most other smartphone brands. With the ball in their court, Xiaomi knew they had to try and replicate this model at a higher price segment. The answer came in the form of Pocophone, a Xiaomi sub-brand that would focus on gaming phones.<\/p>\n

Back in the day, gaming phones were pretty much just regular smartphones with bolder designs and top-of-the-line specifications. The Poco F1 nailed that aspect by bringing the flagship Snapdragon 845 silicon to the sub 30K price segment. This product mix was a masterstroke and made the F1 one of the most loved smartphones of its time, especially when mobile gaming was once again gaining traction. India is known to be a processor-centric market, and the Poco F1 tickled the right spot.<\/p>\n

Of course, this left consumers hoping for a Poco F2 which would retain the same DNA and bring incredible performance for the price. But it\u2019s been almost a year since the launch of the F1, and there\u2019s still no word on the existence of the F2 from the company, raising questions on whether we should even expect one at this point.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Cut to the chase\u00a0<\/h3>\n

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• \u00a0What is it?<\/strong> The successor to the Poco F1\u00a0<\/li>\n
• \u00a0When is it out?<\/strong> In the last quarter of 2019\u00a0<\/li>\n
• \u00a0What will it cost?<\/strong> Should start at under Rs 30K in India\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Xiaomi executives have commented<\/a> that the Pocophone brand will not be discontinued, but their current focus is still on the F1. At this point, it\u2019s confirmed that there\u2019s more to come from Poco, probably just not any time soon. There\u2019s still not much information about the Poco F2 around, but leaks have surfaced.\u00a0<\/p>\n

  \u00a0Poco F2 launch date\u00a0<\/h3>\n

  One of the main reasons why the Poco F2 might release later than last year is likely just because of how component refresh cycles have been in 2019. When the F1 was unveiled, Qualcomm\u2019s best chipset, the Snapdragon 845 was almost eight months old. However, this year, Qualcomm went ahead an even unveiled the Snapdragon 855 Plus<\/a> in July as an upgrade to the 855. Knowing Poco, they would want to ship with the latest chipset available.\u00a0<\/p>\n

  The Poco F1 came when the Snapdragon 845 was at the end of its lifecycle (and was one of the latest significant flagships with that chipset), but the Snapdragon 855 Plus is still relatively new, and no smartphone on the market currently sports it. We guess that Pocophone will wait for a while till the prices come down, and then incorporate it in the F2.\u00a0<\/p>\n

  Thus, Q4 of 2019 is when the Poco F2 should reasonably be expected and will be one of the last flagships to be unveiled this year.<\/p>\n

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