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Xiaomi launches its first smartphones for the UK market

Xiaomi is already one of the world’s top phone makers in terms of shipment volume, despite not having any official presence in the Unite States. But Xiaomi sells an awful lot of phones in China, India, and other markets including Singapore, Malaysia, and Brazil. In the past year the company has opened stores in Europe […]

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You can buy the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 in the US… but you shouldn’t

The prices for flagship smartphones have been creeping upward in recent years, with a number of new phones selling for $1,000 or more. And then there’s the Xiaomi Pocophone F1. It has the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor as most of this year’s high-end Andorid phones, slim bezels, a big display (and a notch), and […]

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Pocophone F1 launches globally (but not in the US or Canada)

After launching the Pocophone F1 in India last week, Xiaomi is announcing global availability for the low-cost/high-spec smartphone. It will be available in a number of markets in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. But like most Xiaomi smartphones it won’t be sold directly to consumers in the US or Canada. You […]

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Xiaomi is positioning the Pocophone F1 as a hacker-friendly device

Xiaomi’s Pocophone F1 will be the cheapest phone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor when it goes on sale for $300 in India next week. The phone has made headlines for offering high-end specs at a mid-range price, but that’s not the only thing that makes it unusual for a smartphone in 2018. Xiaomi is […]

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Xiaomi’s Pocophone F1 is a $300 smartphone with a Snapdragon 845 processor

Xiaomi has long had a reputation for offering mid-range phones with high-end specs, but the company’s latest might be the best example to date. In fact, the new phone is so unusual that it’s not even being sold under the Xiaomi name: the company set up a new brand for it. Meet the Pocophone F1, […]