The "F" series is a subsidiary brand POCO perceived as the highest-ranked, since the time of the first model with the name Pocophone F1. However, looking at the IMEI database, we know that the sixth version of the smartphone is being prepared, as POCO F6.
POCO F6: This is what we know about the upcoming smartphone
It is expected that right POCO will introduce a new series of smartphones in the coming weeks POCO F6. It should consist of two models - basic POCO F6 and its more equipped alternative POCO F6 Pro. And while the Chinese manufacturer did not tell us the launch date, GSMChina.com found the first information in the IMEI database.
The mentioned database contains a pair of devices that have the numerical designations 24069PC21I as well as 24069PC21G. These designations represent the Indian and global variants. In addition, there is also a device with the Chinese designation 24069RA21C in the database. However, it is most likely a smartphone that will be listed under the name Redmi Note 13 Turbo.
Chinese variant under the brand Redmi, processor from Qualcomm
Model numbers POCO F6 / F6 Pro as well Redmi Note 13 Turbo are very similar. This suggests that these devices should have similar, if not identical, hardware. POCO however, it may make some changes due to the needs of European customers and local competition.
What supports this theory is the fact that last year's POCO F5 was practically Chinese Redmi Note 12 Turbo, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 processor. According to available information, it should POCO F6 offer a processor with a label Qualcomm SM8635 (Snapdragon 8s Gen 3), which Qualcomm has not yet announced.
This chip is expected to be introduced as early as March 18 in China. The Qualcomm SM8635 could arrive under the designation as Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. And it is this chip that should also drive several interesting devices of the upper middle class, which will also offer flagship functions, such as iQOO Z9, Realme GT 6 Neo, and others.
It is also speculated that the news POCO The F6 will be officially presented as early as April 2024. The device codenamed Peridot, which appeared in the code of the HyperOS system, could therefore be the global version of the Chinese phone with the Redmi Note 13 Turbo. It should be presented in China in the next few days, that is, even sooner than POCO in Europe.
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