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Poco F3 GT, Xiaomi spin-off brand Poco’s latest smartphone in India, punches way above its weight class when it comes to design and specs. Hailed as the first true successor to the illustrious Poco F1, the Poco F3 GT has been a long time coming. Needless to say, it will have some big shoes to fill. The base variant of the phone with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage has been launched at a price of Rs 26,999. The phone also comes in 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB configuration for Rs 28,999 and Rs 30,999, respectively. To make the package more appealing, especially for those who have been waiting for Poco to launch an F-series phone, the brand has come out with a promotional sales scheme called mad reverse pricing or MRP. Under this scheme, Poco will sell the phone at reduced prices of Rs 25,999, Rs 27,999 and Rs 29,999 respectively in the first week of sales (July 26-August 2). In the second week (until August 9), the phone will be sold for Rs 26,499, Rs 28,499 and Rs 30,499 respectively. The actual launch price will only come into effect starting from the third week of sales. We have the Poco F3 GT in the house, and while we work on our full review of this phone, here’s a quick unboxing and first look at Poco’s new phone that is going neck and neck against the OnePlus Nord 2 albeit for an entirely different target audience. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The F3 GT is a gaming phone through and through. In looks as well as in hardware. It has a sharp-looking rear made of glass – this is Corning Gorilla Glass 5 – and accent lighting around the camera module. The outer frame is made of metal. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The phones comes with physical shoulder buttons or Maglev triggers, a popular staple among gaming phones. These are retractable meaning you can invoke them at a press of a button. At all the other times, they can remain concealed inside the frame. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The F3 GT has a 6.67-inch 1080p AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate (480Hz touch sampling). This is a 10-bit panel like the Mi 11 Lite that also supports HDR10+ playback. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The phone has a hole punch cutout housing a 16MP selfie camera. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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An interesting thing about the F3 GT is that Poco has been able to reduce the chin on this one using Chip on Panel technology. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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Under the hood, the phone has a 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chip paired with up to 8GB RAM and up to 256GB UFS3.1 storage. This is non-expandable. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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This is the first Xiaomi phone after Redmi Note 10S to run MIUI 12.5 out-of-the-box. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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Poco has made this thing very slim and light. It measures as much as the Nord 2 and is just a wee bit heavier. The F3 GT is also IP53-certified. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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For photography, the Poco F3 GT has three cameras, including a 64MP main, 8MP ultra-wide-angle and another 2MP macro shooter. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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This phone has a total of three mics. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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Fuelling the phone is a 5,065mAh battery with 67W fast charging. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The phone packs dual stereo speakers with Hi-Res Audio and Dolby Atmos support. There is also an exhaustive thermal system inside the phone which is a combination of graphene, graphite and vapour chamber cooling. The Poco F3 GT does not have a headphone jack. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)