The POCO F6 and F6 Pro arrive with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, respectively, and prices from 389 euros

Poco, Xiaomi’s subsidiary, held an event today to announce its new F6 range, made up of the Poco F6 (base) and Poco F6 Pro. They are two terminals that are situated above the present X6 and X6 Pro, significantly cheaper, and at the same time try to address some of the weaknesses or weak points of last year’s Poco F5 and Poco F5 Pro, marking the differences not only in the processor, but also in the camera. Although in a somewhat unusual way.

Equipped in both cases with much brighter 6.67-inch AMOLED screens, the Poco F6 and Poco F6 Pro integrate chipsets of different generation. The base model has the recent Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, with good performance gaming, while the Pro uses the older Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. In practice, both are manufactured using TSMC’s 4nm process and are very similar in terms of performance, but the differentiation is curious to say the least. The Pro model, however, benefits from up to 16 GB of RAM.

The technical sheets of both models are as follows:

• Screen
  • Poco F6: 6.67-inch AMOLED, 1.5K resolution (not specified), up to 120 Hz, HDR, 480 Hz digitizer, 2,400 nits maximum brightness, Gorilla Glass Victus
  • Poco F6 Pro: 6.67-inch AMOLED, 3200 x 1440 resolution, up to 120 Hz, HDR, 480 Hz digitizer, 4,000 nits maximum brightness

• Processor
  • Poco F6: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
  • Poco F6 Pro: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 1
• Memory: 12/16 GB LPDDR5X
• Storage: 256/512 GB/1 TB UFS 4.0
• Poco F6 rear cameras
  • Main: 50 megapixels, f/1.59
  • Ultra wide angle: 8 MP
• Poco F6 Pro rear cameras
  • Main: 50 megapixels, f/1.6, OIS
  • Ultra wide angle: 8 MP, f/2.2 and 119º
  • Macro: 2 MP, f/2.4
• Frontal camera:
  • Poco F6: 20 megapixels, f/2.2
  • Poco F6 Pro: 16 megapixels
• Battery
  • Poco F6: 5,000 mAh with 90W fast charging
  • Poco F6 Pro: 5,000 mAh with 120W fast charging
• Dimensions and weight:
  • Poco F6: 160.5 x 74.4 x 7.8 mm and 179 grams
  • Poco F6 Pro: 160.86 x 74.95 x 8.21 mm and 209 grams
• Others: Xiaomi HyperOS, 5G, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.4 (5.3 in the Pro version), NFC, USB-C, on-screen fingerprint reader, IR emitter and IP53 protection against splashes (Little it only indicates it in F6)

The cameras are also notable. The base Poco F6 takes a significant leap thanks to its new 50 MP Sony IMX882 stabilized sensor, to which is added a wide-angle sensor apparently unchanged from the Poco F5. Although it looks like a triple sensor camera, there are actually only two sensors. There are also improvements to the front sensor, which now provides 20 MP.

For its part, the Poco F6 Pro incorporates an interesting camera with a 50 MP Light Fusion 800 main sensor that appears to be much brighter than the previous one. It has stabilization and six-element optics, as well as more sophisticated dynamic range processing to show off its screen (which is considerably better than that of the Poco F6). The rest of the sensors consist of an 8 MP wide-angle sensor and a 2 MP macro sensor, the same as in the previous model. The front camera is “only” 16 MP.

Other notable aspects of the new phones are the introduction of water resistance with IP64 level in the Poco F6 (curiously Xiaomi does not say anything about the F6 Pro, when this feature was part of the F5 Pro) and the loss of wireless charging in the Pro model. For its part, the Poco F6 no longer has a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Both models are strictly USB-C.

The rates for Spain are as follows (including the usual introductory discount):

• Poco F6 8+256 GB: 389 euros
• Poco F6 12+512 GB: 419 euros
• Poco F6 Pro 12+256 GB: 499 euros
• Poco F6 Pro 12+512 GB: 549 euros
• Poco F6 Pro 12 GB+1 TB: 599 euros