POCO, the sub-brand of Xiaomi, presented this Tuesday the SMALL F4 GTA mobile phone that inaugurates the POCO F4 series and which, in addition, focuses on a very particular market segment: the player.
POCO F4 GT Features
To understand this mobile, before even mentioning its technical characteristics, it is essential to two ratings that provide context:
- The fact that this mobile is called POCO F4 GT instead of just POCO F4 suggests that, unlike previous years, we will see other variants of the POCO F4 series in the future.
- Likewise, this phone focuses on the market of video games So obviously, it also suggests that there will be another POCO F4 for people who don’t need the signature bits of that phone.
This motive, therefore, is not to be judged as a POCO F3 successor which has given such good results to the Chinese company. In fact, it’s a bit spin-off. This real successor to the POCO F3, although Xiaomi has not yet confirmed it, will probably come later.
Why is the POCO F4 GT designed for gamers?
Exposed in this context, what does the POCO F4 GT offer to conquer this public who uses their phone to play for hours? Mainly three things:
- Qualcomm’s most advanced processor. That is to say: the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Almost all high-end mobiles of 2023 integrate this processor. But what’s relevant with this chip isn’t just the level of performance it’s capable of delivering. In a mobile like this, focused on games, the work that Qualcomm does with many video game developers to ensure that their titles are specially optimized for these chips is also important.
- Magnetic physical triggers. POCO has implemented a fairly clever trigger system. On the side of the POCO F4 GT, there are two sliders that bring out two magnetic triggers with a fairly good touch. According to POCO, these have been optimized to work well with over 100 games. When no games are running, you can easily hide them.
- A screen with an excellent response. On a screen, parameters such as image quality or resolution always have a weight. But on mobile video games like the POCO F4 GT, panel response speed becomes an even more important parameter than image fidelity. POCO, aware of this, has mounted a panel that refreshes at a maximum of 120 Hz and which, in addition, has a touch screen at 480 Hz, so that it detects more quickly any contact we make on the screen. ‘screen.
Pay attention to details too
But the virtues of SMALL F4 GT don’t stop there. The phone has plenty of other details clearly aimed at the world of the video games. For example:
- The speakers of the POCO F4 GT have been positioned so that they are not obstructed when the phone is used horizontally (game).
- The charging cable has an L-shaped connector, so you can play video games while the phone is charging without the cable getting in the way.
- The loading speed, on the other hand, is one of the fastest – if not the fastest – on the market. It can reach up to 120 watts of power, a figure even higher than that received by a laptop like the MacBook Pro. In a mobile like the POCO F4 GT, focused on the video game, this technology has particular value because the battery drains quickly when the phones are used to play games. According to POCO data, the phone charges from 0 to 100% in 27 minutes when playing and 17 minutes when idle.
- Another key factor for video games is refrigeration. Otherwise, the chip slows down after a while. In this POCO F4 GT, we do not have an extravagant solution with fans, but the brand has implemented the LiquidCool 3.0 system which promises to “evacuate” as much heat as possible.
What other features does the POCO F4 GT have?
Beyond everything mentioned, the POCO F4 GT has the following technical characteristics:
| Features of the POCO F4 GT | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| RAM memory | 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 128 GB / 256 GB UFS 3.1 |
| Filter | 6.67-inch, flat, AMOLED, FHD+, up to 120Hz, 480Hz touchscreen, up to 800 nits of brightness, DCI-P3, HDR10+, and Gorilla Glass Victus |
| master bedroom | 64-megapixel sensor with 0.8-micron pixels and f/1.9 aperture lens |
| wide-angle camera | 8-megapixel sensor with f/2.2 aperture lens |
| macro camera | 2-megapixel sensor with f/2.4 aperture lens |
| Front camera | 20-megapixel sensor with f/2.4 aperture lens |
| connectivity | 5G, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC and USB-C |
| Battery | 4700mAh |
| download speed | 120W |
| Biometrics | The fingerprint sensor on the side |
When will the POCO F4 GT go on sale? What price will it have? Where can it be purchased?
The POCO F4 GT will be available in two memory configurations and three different colors: black, silver and yellow. Their prices and distribution channels are as follows:
- POCO F4 GT with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage: 599 euros. Available on Amazon and Po.Co.
- POCO F4 GT with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage: 699 euros. Available on Amazon, Po.Co and Media Markt.
