Xiaomi Pocophone F1

Advantages: 1) Finger recognition is very fast.
2) Excellent volume
3) Neoleophobic coating copes with fats and other dirt better than some oleophobic phones.

Disadvantages: 1) There is dust and debris between the case and the smartphone, as a result - all the paint is scratched and chipped from behind (but in the case these flaws are not visible)
2) There are still problems with the software - the Voice Match does not work (Ok, Google which, until you click on the microphone icon), face recognition only for the indium region so far, and minor flaws arising from the novelty and price of the phone

Comment: In order not to repeat a million times about the clear advantages / disadvantages that are written in the characteristics of the phone, described what remains in the attention after more than a month of use.
Having learned about the phone, I revised my priorities and did not wait for Pixel 3 XL, for the price 3 times lower I received almost the same thing, with my own shortcomings and more interesting design, but all the shortcomings are so uncritical that I close my eyes to them and I am glad that the people around me with the flagships of other brands nervously smoking upon learning that their expensive phone is worse than some other recently cheap "nouneym"

Advantages: 1) Performance - here without comments
2) The practicality of the case. Yes, plastic. But it is very pleasant to the touch, matte, the prints remain weak, there is no backlash, it does not creak, it is very dense, in the cold hands do not freeze on it like on metal, the buttons are well pressed, moderately hard.
3) Battery - a very good one and a half days. at any load minimum screen 7.30h
maybe even a little later it will be better able to optimize
4) Cheholchik as a gift -a small, but nice
5) Super price - the best offer in the whole market.
6) Speed ​​on / reboot. Very fast internal storage
7) Stereo speakers
8) Very good wi-fi and internet speed in general
9) Two sim cards

Disadvantages: 1) Monobrow (I never liked it, especially so huge, but if you hide it tolerantly), especially since with such a monobrow they could not add useful information (for example, acb in percent)
2) Frames. below there are a lot of places left + roundings + black bars around - it turns out a little cheating effect
3) Someone has NFC (but I don’t need one, so it’s not important for me)
4) Noticed no big bugs when working with two SIM cards. On one, either the network can fall off, or the SIM card in general becomes completely unavailable (the bug is not frequent, but it happens that it can be treated by rebooting).
5) Some applications are not optimized for this screen - because of which there are black bars at the bottom (for example, some games, let's say the same royal klesh)
6) The main camera: shoots worse than the front camera, less luminosity, in the dark the trouble is - it's a shame, I do not like selfie.
7) A speaker cracks when talking at maximum volume - especially if the connection quality is average or bad

Comment: Verdict: I recommend to buy. Over 20 thousand, it would be better to find better, although, of course, looking at what to do. This unit is definitely not suitable for those who want a device for less and will use it as a cameraphone or just chat. But gamers without extra overpayments is a great choice. Those who want everything at once is also a good option.

I also found some bugs that are cured by the current reboot, but they are not critical and are associated with some applications and themes, maybe later they will fix the firmware, the device is still very fresh and is not a flagship (not in terms of performance, of course). The general impressions are good, the device works extremely fast, after it, my xiaomi redmi note 3 pro seems small and very slow.

Price - Quality - Performance: 9.5 / 10
Design
6
Screen
8
Sound
8
Practicality
8
Performance
10
Main camera
6.5
Front camera
9
Autonomy
8.5

Advantages: Iron, Battery, Micro SD slot, Price

Disadvantages: Mono Brow, Raw Software

Comment: Well, what to say ... It seems to me that all this noise around Pocofone is not entirely justified. Yes, if you compare it with the flagships of other companies, then its cost is quite tasty, but if you compare it with the same Redmi Note 5, it turns out that we overpay 6-7 thousand roughly speaking for 845 Snapdragon, and the rest is very similar devices - and here and there 6 Full HD IPS, 4000 mah batteries, memory card slots. I think even the cameras plus minus the same. Well, maybe a little better on Pocofone. But on Note 5, the design is more interesting - there is a metal in the case and there is no stupid monobrow. Therefore, Pocofone costs about as much as it should. In truth, I think that Note 5 is now the most worthwhile phone from Xiaomi in terms of price and quality, since in terms of gaming performance, he is not so much behind Pocofone (despite the numbers in the benchmarks), but otherwise I like it even more. Therefore, it is necessary to wipe the foam from his mouth and soberly look at things - there are no miracles. I do not say now that the Pocofone is a pass-through model and should not be taken. Just the same, it is a very interesting device, which certainly has the right to life and will appeal to many people. He personally interested me much more than Mi8, since in contrast, it offers a slot for memory cards and a more capacious battery. Well, Pocofone costs about 10 thousand less, and this, you see, is a significant difference. Some lucky people did pick up Pocofone for 20,990. As they say, without comments. In addition, the Mi8 is all kind of glass and it strains me. And I don’t really need his NFC, although I’m looking for this function in the phone specifications by inertia because of general hysteria. Therefore, Redmi Note 5 and Pocofone are two very interesting devices from Xiaomi, which will be the benchmarks in their price categories and will beat sales records. And it is interesting to me to see how other manufacturers will react to the Pocofone F1 and what they will show us.

Advantages: one.The speed and speed again, it is not just fast, it is very fast - all there are Huawei and Samsung smokers on the sidelines. Stories that Honor 10 can compete with him leave for children. Here Snapdragon 845 and honest 260 thousand parrots in Antutu, without subsidence and overheating. Flies all and always.
2. A good screen, large (really more than most of the more expensive competitors).
3. Cool photos - in the afternoon and in the evening at the top level, at night a little worse, but only due to the work of AI (there is a chance that they will fix it).
4. Selfie camera 20Mp just the best for this price.
5. Very fast unblock on the face (there is an IR illumination).
6. And, oh yeah, he has moisture protection !!! NOT ip68, but do not kill the phone in the rain or in the snow is enough.
7. And now the biggest plus is 4000 mA !!! Oh, this is two days of normal work, guys! Two! Without powerbanok, laces and other garbage.
8. Sound - he is gorgeous here. Balanced stereo, given that most people are right handed and slightly muffle the right speaker by covering it with your hand. Movies and clips in stereo are very good. And a separate DAC for sound is needed only for weak processors. Snapdragon 845 copes with a bang.
9. Slot for SD card. Yes, the memory of your phone is not limited, which is now a rarity not only for the flagships, but also for the middle peasants.
10. 2 4G modules. Both SIM cards can work as distributors of smart Internet.
11. Excellent communication due to the plastic case takes where others do not catch the network.
12. RAM 6 gigs.

Disadvantages: 1. No NFC. someone needs it, I do not, but fact is fact.
2. A plastic case without an oleophobic back cover, but it’s hard to say who is carrying a phone without a case, so it’s arguable that it’s a big minus.
3. Not Super amold, which means more battery consumption, but the difference is not critical.
4. Video without stabilization, autofocus at night.

Comment: Good phone with a margin for 2-3 years of decent work. Mass, so from those. support and software improvements, both from the manufacturer and from third-party developers. And with a large battery is also a reliable travel companion.

P.S. Reviews, that the processor and memory is not important - you can not immediately read!
I took a replacement for the Samsung S5 - a great phone with a bunch of NFC-type chips and an IR port, but guys are everything to it! It just hangs cruelly in all modern applications (I don’t know about games, never played it), and the camera launch speed is 15-30 seconds, during which time even turtles leave the frame.

Advantages: - Of course the price for all this stuffing.
- Uncompromising performance
- High-quality case, which is almost not heated and is not as afraid of strikes as glass
- A good screen, without false taps along the edges like curved screens
- Nice headphone sound
- Excellent battery
- Superb fingerprint sensor
- The face scanner along with the recognition function that you took the phone - immediately unlocks it just by picking it up and looking at it
- Ability to hide all the buttons and control the phone with gestures (even in the browser), ala as in iPhone x. Interestingly, in Samsung there are no such gestures.

Disadvantages: - Of course, the absence of nfc. At present, it is silly to say that this is a useless function.
- No moisture protection.
- Due to the peculiarities of the screen and bangs, notification icons are not displayed in the status bar. You need to either look in the curtain or there will be a notification circle on the application icon. But it somehow became uncomfortable. While you can not even put the percentages of the battery, I hope, in the new firmware will correct.
- Moments where something is worse than in Samsung or iPhone, which are 2-3 times more expensive, I think it's silly to mention.

Comment: I wanted to cut a mini review with comparison with s7 edge and s9 +, but the place does not allow here. Replaced s7 edge with POCO and generally happy. Feel free to recommend.

1. The device is plastic. I personally do not see any problem in this, quite the contrary. Heats less, less likely to break when falling, theoretically better signal reception than the models with a metal lid. The particular phone case is very pleasant to the touch, the assembly is excellent.

2. Screen. He is good. Nice colors, enough brightness.This screen is enough for most users. Of course, in direct comparison with the screen in s9 +, it loses outright, but it is important to understand that the technologies are completely different. A big plus for me personally is the fact that the screen is even + at night IPS is more comfortable to use than amold. It is important to note that with comparable sizes of 6.2 for s9 + and for poco, the screen of the latter is smaller. contains a cutout and the whole diagonal is counted with it.

3. Sound In headphones, the sound is excellent for a non-musical smartphone, quite loud. With a speaker all a little worse. Yes, there is a stereo sound, but it is not as close as in s9 or iphone. But nevertheless louder than ordinary phones with 1 speaker.

4. Battery. Since this was the main reason for replacing the phone, here I was very pleased. When used on a full phone, only 3G, 4G, calls, instant messengers, Internet, navigation, YouTube and music - 5-6 hours of screen operation is stable. If you adjust the savings and brightness, you can squeeze more. At home with Wai Faye there are also 10 hours of screen. The result is super, especially after 2-3 hours in galaxy s7 edge.

6. Camera. Everything is simple here. The camera is a good middling. Not more. Top Samsung and iPhone merges into a clean. During the day you can get very good pictures, even close to s9. But in the evening everything is not very, too much smears. Video recording is also not so hot as sound recording. Stabilization is not enough. But frontalka 20mp really good. True much overexposure background, but you can basically get the hand.

Advantages: 1. Excellent price (snooped for the first sale for 20990), for which we get:
2. Top processor
3. 6 GB ram
4. Excellent IPS (finally not amold) screen
5. UFS 2.1 and not eMMC 5.1 flash drive (like Xiaomi likes to shove in its budget and middle segments) - lightning-fast
6. Quick charge 3.0
7. 3.5 jack
8. Memory card support
9. Build quality level
10. Cooling system (almost not heated)
11. Almost no camera bulges out
12. Full-fledged (IR) face ID, not through the front-end
13. Battery 4000 mAh.

Disadvantages: Well, for such a price tag you have to sacrifice something, therefore:
1. no IP 68
2. NFC module is missing (who needs a NFC with the same characteristics - you need MI8)
3. Plastic casing (again, to MI8 after another), although I personally hated this plastic
4. The most controversial moment - the camera. For me, it is not a minus, I almost do not use it, but judging by the fact that I tested it - quite at its price, again for the top one - to MI8 (no one’s bothering to put GCam by the way, if it’s straight for quality, and programmatically finish it) - main module from the same MI8)
5. Bangs (I don’t like it and that's it), when hiding a bang, the rounding of the corners from the top is asymmetrical to the rounding (the problem is not the device, but MIUI, so everyone has xiaomi with a bang)
6. Press the volume / on keys. Annoying)
7. Heavy
8. Namudri with launcher, but a matter of habit and updates

Comment: I do not know why everyone shouts so much about nfts and other buns.
Pokofon with a glass case, with a NFC, a top camera and a dust trap is MI8.
Do you want to get Mi8 for the price of a pokofon? Do not you think that this is a little fiction?
Such functionality for such a price tag and so fantastic.
The difference between MI8 and peace in the price of 120-130 dollars, just exactly on all of your "Wishlist."

I am happy with the phone as an elephant, I moved with Redmi Note 5 Pro 4/64, I do not like it.

P.S. Separately, I’m glad that after the Redmi laptop 5 with his camera, you can at least put the rest on the table, the camera is almost flush with the body