News & Reviews:   Pocophone F1

As the POCO F1 by Xiaomi smartphone is due for a reveal in Jakarta today, we spotted the Mi Store in IOI City Mall Putrajaya Facebook page flashing a #flagshipkiller hashtag image of what certainly looks like the POCO F1 Armoured Edition. Featuring a kevlar-based body, the POCO F1 Armoured Edition was recently revealed in India for 29999 INR (~RM1762) with the same Snapdragon 845 chipset, 12MP+5MP AI dual rear camera, 20MP Dual Pixel front camera, infrared face unlock as the normal polycarbonate POCO F1.

(Updated) Initially revealed on 22 August 2018, we have the privilege to take a good first look and hands-on on the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 right here in Jakarta, Indonesia. Is it coming to Malaysia? Yup! Although Xiaomi didn't mention anything about Malaysia's pricing and availability during the event, it's confirmed that it will be available in Malaysia on 30 August starting at RM1237 (6GB + 64GB, only on Lazada) and RM1428 (6GB + 128GB, on both Mi Stores and Lazada).