POCO F4 with E4 AMOLED screen, SD870 chip, and OIS camera arrives in the Philippines!

POCO today launched the F4 globally and it is also available for the Philippine market. It features the Snapdragon 870, E4 AMOLED screen, and a PHP 20,999 starting price. 

POCO F4 arrives in PH shores for as low as PHP 20,999

POCO F4 is now in the Philippines for PHP 20,999!

It features the Snapdragon 870 SoC and a 64MP main camera with OIS

For the design, it has a flat design with a rectangular, black, camera island housing the triple-camera setup.

In front, there is a punch-hole cutout for the selfie camera. It features a 6.67-inch E4 AMOLED screen with 2400 x 1080 FHD+ resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, a 360Hz touch sampling rate, percent DCI-P3 color coverage, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 900 nits peak brightness, and Gorilla Glass 5 protection.

Inside, it has the speedy 7nm 3.2GHz Snapdragon 870 octa-core processor, Adreno 650 GPU, up to 8GB LPDDR5 RAM, up to 256GB UFS 3.1 storage, and a 4,500mAh battery with USB-C 67W turbo charging. The device is cooled by LiquidCool Technology 2.0 and a large Vapor Chamber.

To recall, Snapdragon 870 is the same chip found on the POCO F3 last year. It would have been better if they used a newer and better chip.

For cameras, it has the 64MP f/1.79 main sensor with OIS + 8MP f/2.2 119-degree ultra-wide-angle sensor + 2MP f/2.4 macro camera with LED flash. It also has a 20MP f/2.45 front camera.

It also features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, IR Blaster, stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos, X-axis linear motor,  WiFi 6, 5G SA/NSA, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.2, and dual SIM slots.

This device run with  Android 12 OS with MIUI 13 overlay.

POCO F4 Specs

Display: 6.67-inch Gorilla Glass 5 protected E4 AMOLED screen w/ 120Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, FHD+ 2400 x 1080 resolution at 395 ppi

CPU: 3.2GHz 4nm Snapdragon 870 octa-core processor

GPU: Adreno 650

RAM: 6GB/8GB LPDDR5

ROM: 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1

Back Camera: 64MP f/1.7 1/2-inch w/ PDAF, OIS + 8MP f/2.2 119-degree ultra-wide-angle + 2MP f/2.4 macro + LED flash

Selfie Camera: 20MP f/2.45

Battery: 4,500mAh w/ 67W fast charging

OS: Android 12 w/ MIUI 13

Connectivity: WiFi 6, 5G, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, GPS (L1 + L5), dual SIM

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

Others: Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, face unlock, IR Blaster, stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos, LiquidCool Technology 2.0 system, X-axis linear vibration motor, USB-C, Colors: Moonlight Silver, Night Black, Nebula Green

Dimensions: 163.2 x 75.95 x 7.7 mm

Weight: 195 g

Price: PHP 20,999 (6GB/128GB), PHP 22,990 (8GB/256GB)

Price and availability

POCO F4 6GB/128GB - PHP 20,990

POCO F4 8GB/256GB - PHP 22,990

POCO F4 will be available via Lazada in Moonlight Silver, Night Black, and Nebula Green.

Additionally, it will be sold on popular e-commerce sites for an early bird pricing of PHP 16,990 and PHP 18,990, respectively.

What do you guys think?