Poco recently launched its new F series smartphone – Poco F6 5G. The company is calling this phone a powerful performer. It has features like flagship Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 processor, 50MP camera and 90W charging. This device comes with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage. The company is also offering up to 8GB of additional turbo RAM in it. These features and specifications given in the phone are quite impressive. Live Hindustan got a chance to test this new phone of Poco. We got the top-end variant of this phone. We used this phone in every way and now we have brought its review for you. Let’s know how much power this Poco phone has.
Design and display
The design of the phone is good. This design is quite trendy nowadays. Similar rear look is seen in many devices. The rear look of Poco F6 5G may be liked by some users and some may find it average. This back panel of the phone is made of plastic, but the finishing makes its look quite premium. Two vertical camera rings will be seen on the back panel itself. LED flash is present next to them. Poco’s branding is given next to the camera setup with OIS and 50MP.
This Poco phone weighs 179 grams and is 7.8mm thick. On the front of the phone, you will get to see a great 6.67-inch display. The company is providing an earpiece on the top edge of the display. It also works as a secondary camera. The phone bottom bezel is 2.27mm. You will find a volume rocker and power button on the right panel of the phone. At the same time, you will find dual SIM slot, speaker grill, primary microphone and USB Type-C port at the bottom of the phone. Micro SD card slot is not provided in the phone.
Talking about the top edge of the phone, apart from the speaker vent, a secondary microphone and infrared sensor have been provided here. The company was offering a 3.5mm headphone jack in Poco F5, which is missing in this. The flat frame of the phone offers a comfortable grip of the device to the user.
Talking about the display, this phone has a 6.67-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with 2712×1220 pixel resolution. This display supports a refresh rate of 120Hz. The indoor quality of the display is very good. At the same time, the peak brightness level of up to 2400 nits makes its outdoor visibility very good. HDR10 + support makes the experience of watching movies and videos on this display quite amazing. For a great Netflix experience, the company is offering Dolby Vision in this phone.
For color and contrast, a new Original Color Pro option has been given in it. Apart from this, AI HDR will also be available for videos. We liked this special feature very much. The company is also offering the option of Always On Display in the phone. For display protection, you will get to see Corning Gorilla Glass Victus in it. Overall, Poco has worked a lot on its display and its features are quite great in this price segment.
RAM, Storage, Processor, and OS
This phone of the company comes in up to 12 GB LPDDR5x RAM and up to 512 GB UFS 4.0 storage option. The company is also offering up to 8 GB Turbo RAM in it. As a processor, it has Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset with Adreno 735 GPU. Poco F6 5G is India’s first smartphone to come with this processor. The special thing about the phone is that it has Poco Ice-Loop System.
This is a great vapor-liquid separation technology. It is three times more effective than normal VC cooling. With these tremendous configurations, the phone becomes very powerful. We have enjoyed multitasking in this device. This phone is great for gaming. Games with heavy graphics like BGMI and COD also run very smoothly in this phone. For the best gaming experience, the company is also offering Wildboost 3.0 in it.
The cooling technology given in the phone is very useful during gaming and due to this it does not heat up much. Talking about the OS, the phone works on HyperOS out of the box. Recently this phone got Android 2023 security update. The company is going to give three OS updates and security updates for 4 years on this phone.
The camera is also amazing
The company is offering dual rear camera setup with LED flash in this phone. It includes a 50-megapixel main camera with Sony IMX882 sensor. This camera comes with OIS i.e. optical image stabilization. The picture quality of this camera is quite clear. The photo output is quite vibrant and you will get to see natural colors. Better dynamic range works to make the camera’s HDR shots even better. Overall, this phone is also a good option for photography.
We found the performance of the phone’s 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle camera to be decent. This device has a 20-megapixel front camera for selfies, which offers you good selfies and clear video quality. However, the lowlight camera output of this Poco phone could have been a little better. With the camera setup given in the phone, you can shoot 4K videos at 60fps. For a great photography experience, the company is also offering a separate ultra-steady mode in it. It supports both OIS and EIS.
Powerful Battery
This Poco phone is equipped with a 5000mAh battery. This battery supports 90W fast charging. The company claims that the phone gets charged up to 50 percent in 11 minutes. At the same time, it takes 35 minutes to charge 100 percent. The unit that came to us also took about 35-40 minutes to charge. The phone easily lasts a day on a single charge. At the same time, this phone may have to be charged twice for heavy gaming, web browsing and watching OTT. The company is giving a 120-watt charger in the retail box.
Buy or not?
This Poco phone is a powerful device in the segment of 30 to 35 thousand rupees. In the phone, you will get a powerful processor, a strong display and 90 watt fast charging. This phone has the power to compete with the phones of the segment above it. If you want gaming and lag free performance, then this phone can prove to be the best option for you.
