POCOPHONE F1 Armoured Edition will be available in the Philippines soon!

At the launch of the POCOPHONE F1 in Indonesia two weeks back, the company stated that they will only bring the Armoured Edition in the Philippines if there's a demand.

Armoured Edition

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And there's a demand! The result? The POCOPHONE F1 will be available for pre-selling in the Philippines at the grand opening of the SM North EDSA Mi Authorized Store on September 15.

This is a great machine for gaming

Instead of the usual polycarbonate build, the POCOPHONE F1 Armoured Edition is the top-end model of the F1 with durable DuPont Kevlar aramid fiber back cover.

Under the hood, it is beefier as well. It loads with large 6GB RAM and 128GB of expandable storage.

The rest of the specs and features are the same. The handset is packed with a 6.18-inch FHD+ screen, Snapdragon 845 AIE octa-core processor, 4,000mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 tech, LiquidCool, stereo speakers, fingerprint scanner, IR face unlock, and dual 4G LTE connectivity.

POCOPHONE F1 Armoured Edition Specs

Display: 6.18-inch 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass 3 protected IPS screen w/ FHD+ 2246 x 1080 resolution at 403 ppi

CPU: 2.8GHz 64-bit Snapdragon 845 AIE octa-core processor

GPU: Adreno 630

RAM: 6GB LPDDR4x

ROM: 128GB expandable via microSD card slot up to 256GB

Back Camera: 12MP f/1.9 Sony IMX363 sensor + 5MP f/2.0 Samsung sensor w/ Dual Pixel AF, EIS, AI, and dual-tone LED flash

Selfie Camera: 20MP f/2.0 w/ AI

Battery: 4,000mAh w/ Quick Charge 3.0

OS: Android 8.1 Oreo w/ MIUI 9.6 (For POCO)

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), dual 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, OTG, FM, Radio, NFC, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, dual SIM (hybrid)

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: Fingerprint sensor, IR face unlock, USB Type-C, LiquidCool technology, stereo speakers, Dual Smart PA, Dirac HD audio, Colors: graphite black, steel blue, rosso red, kevlar

Dimensions: 155.5 x 75.3 x 8.8 mm

Weight: 180 g

Price: PHP 22,990

Update: Xiaomi announced that we'll only get the 6GB RAM/128GB ROM version of the Armoured Edition only. 

The POCOPHONE F1 Armoured Edition (limited quantity) is priced at just PHP 22,990!

Those who will pre-order will also get a FREE Bluetooth earphones and tote bag.

Source: Xiaomi Philippines