POCO F6 Unboxing, First Impressions with Camera Samples in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The is the POCO F6, the latest smartphone equipped with the recently announced Snapdragon 8S Gen 3, 90W fast charging and IP64 rating.
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| POCO F6 in Green |
It features a 6.67-inch CrystalRes 1.5K Flow AMOLED screen, a 4nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 octa-core processor, LPDDR5X RAM, UFS 4.0, and 5,000mAh with 90W HyperCharge with the charger inside the box.
It has a 50MP main camera and an 8MP ultra-wide camera with an LED flash while the 20MP selfie camera is in front.
Other features include IP64 water and dust resistance, HyperOS powered, dual speakers, NFC, IR blaster and an in-display fingerprint scanner.
In the Philippines, the non-Pro variant starts at PHP 18,799 for the 8GB/256GB variant.
Let's take a look at it.
Unboxing/Accessories
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| POCO F6's packaging |
It comes in the familiar Black and Yellow POCO packaging with branding, key features and regulatory information.
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| Box inclusions |
Inside the box are the phone, the silicone case, the 90W HyperCharge wall adapter, the USB-C cable, SIM ejector, and documentation.
There are no included earphones in the box.
Build Quality/Design
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| Rear design |
At first glance, the phone looks stunning, especially in the green colorway. The phone is made of a high-quality polycarbonate which makes it solid yet lightweight. The frame also has a faux metal texture.
The front glass has a preinstalled screen protector while the rear panel has a frosted-glass-like finish and matte texture. This makes it resistant to fingerprint smudges, but the phone is still slippery despite this and the flat-sided frame. We recommend wearing a case.
If you look closely at the large circular camera module, there is reflective metal trim.
It measures 160.5 x 74.5 x 8 mm and weighs 179 grams. It is IP64 water and dust resistance rated.
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| POCO F6's screen |
In front is the aforementioned 6.67-inch CrystalRes 1.5K Flow AMOLED DotDisplay with a 2712 x 1220 resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, a 2,160Hz touch sampling rate and up to 2,400 nits peak brightness. It supports 1,920 PWM dimming, DCI-P3 color gamut and is Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protected.
Around the panel are nearly symmetrical and super slim bezels. Only the chin bezel is thicker than the rest. On the upper part of the display is the punch hole and above it is the super slim earpiece hidden on the top bezel.
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| Top and bottom view |
On top, it has the microphone, the secondary speaker, and the IR blaster. Below, it has the SIM tray, the other microphone, the USB-C port, and the speaker grill.
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| Left and right sides |
There's nothing on the left side while on the right side are the polycarbonate volume rocker and the power button. Both have short travel and a plastic-y feel when pressed.
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| POCO F6's rear cameras |
The back has the 50MP f/1.59 main camera with a 1.6 micrometer large 4-in-1 Super Pixel, and an 8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide camera with an LED flash. The LED flash has a ring-light-like form factor.
The included modes of the stock camera app include Photo, Video, Night, Pro, Portrait, 50MP, Panorama, Short Film, Slow Motion, Time-lapse, and Long Exposure.
The Pro mode allows switching between the 1x and ultra-wide cameras, ISO (50-6400), Shutterspeed (1/4,000-30 seconds), White Balance, EV (+-4), and Focus.
Added features include Voice Shutter, Histogram, Exposure Verification and Focus Peaking.
First Camera Samples
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| POCO F6 rear camera daylight 1x |
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| POCO F6 rear camera daylight 2x |
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| POCO F6 rear camera daylight ultra-wide |
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So far, the rear camera's 1x and 2x crop are producing decent daylight images. The color and contrast are pleasing while decently sharp and with an acceptable amount of detail.
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| Rear camera portrait mode with bokeh |
The rear camera's portrait mode's edge detection is good too. It managed to isolate the subject and her fine hair fibers with ease.
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| POCO F6's rear camera close up |
When shooting close, the rear main camera retains sharpness and detail while correctly reproducing colors.
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| POCO F6's rear camera low light 1x |
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| POCO F6's rear camera low light 2x |
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| POCO F6's rear camera low light ultra-wide |
In low light, the images a pleasing with the 1x and 2x producing decently sharp images with good contrast, vibrant color and minimal noise. While the ultra-wide camera produced a similar result but with slightly more noise and lesser sharpness. It also struggled with the colors of the lights from the ceiling.
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| POCO F6 daylight selfie |
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| POCO F6 daylight selfie portrait |
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| POCO F6 daylight selfie lowlight |
The selfies are surprisingly good. The images from daylight and low light produce decently sharp images with good contrast. The color in daylight is more accurate while in low light, the camera seems to force a bright exposure which makes the yellow light source of the ceiling near white. Otherwise, there is minimal noise even in low light.
POCO F6 Specs
Display: 6.67-inch Gorilla Glass Victus protected Flow AMOLED w/ 120Hz refresh rate, 1.5K 2712 x 1220 resolution at 446 ppi
CPU: 3.01GHz 4nm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 octa-core processor
GPU: Adreno
RAM: 8GB/12GB LPDDR5X
ROM: 256GB/512GB UFS 4.0
Back Camera: 50MP f/1.59 Sony IMX882, OIS + 8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle + circular LED flash
Selfie Camera: 20MP f/2.2
Battery: 5,000mAh w/ 90W HyperCharge
OS: Android 14 w/ HyperOS
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6 (2.4GHz/5GHz, 5G, 4G, Bluetooth 5.4, OTG, GPS, NFC, dual SIM (nano)
Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic
Others: In-Display fingerprint sensor, IP64 water splash resistance, stereo speakers, IR Blaster, stereo speakers, Liquid Cool Technology 4.0, X-axis linear vibration motor, USB-C, Colors: Titanium, Black, Green
Dimensions: 160.5 x 74.5 x 8mm
Weight: 179 g
Price: PHP 21,999 (8GB/256GB), PHP 24,999 (12GB/512GB)
Quick thoughts
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| POCO F6's web surfing experience |
The POCO F6 is looking to be one of the more value for money smartphones in terms of raw performance in the under PHP 20K segment.
This powerful performance can be attributed to the new Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 paired with the Liquid Cooling Technology 4.0 and IceLoop, LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0.
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| POCO F6's performance is from the SD8sG3 |
Let's not forget the 120Hz FHD+ Flow AMOLED DotDisplay and the dual stereo speakers which make it a media consumption powerhouse. It is Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protected too.
The body is made of a lightweight polycarbonate frame with the flat front panel and curved rear panel which makes it look more premium than it already is.
It also includes features like Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, IR Blaster, Dual SIM and in-display fingerprint scanner.
Lastly, it has a 5,000mAh battery with 90W HyperCharge. Unlike some brands, the 90W charger is included in the box as well.
We are working on our full review which will be finished by next week, so stay tuned.
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