Spotted: Xiaomi Poco F1 With 8GB RAM, ahead of official launch on August 22Aug 20 (AZINS) The first flagship smartphone from Xiaomi's new sub-brand will be introduced on August 22 in India. Xiaomi, one of the original 'affordable' smartphone pioneers, will follow in the footsteps of Huawei and BBK by introducing a sub-brand for an even more budget-friendly range, to compete with the likes of Honor and OnePlus.

The Pocophone has barely been on tech radars for a week, but details have already leaked in full. A new report now suggests that the device will be available in an 8GB RAM variant. According to recent Geekbench listing, the device scored a 2,451 in single-core performance and 8,998 in multi-core performance. Last week, a Geekbench listing showed a 6GB RAM variant of the device as well. It showed a score of 2,467 in single-core performance and 9,081 in multi-core performance.

In terms of rumoured specifications, the 5.99-inch device has an 18:9 aspect ratio and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. It comes with a 20MP selfie camera and a main camera setup with 12MP + 5MP dual pixel autofocus. Pocophone F1 will maintain an audio jack port for those not yet using wireless headphones and will support dual SIMs.

The F1 comes with Quick Charge 3.0, as well as a large 4,000mAh battery. It ships with Android 8.1/ MIUI 9.6 and will be available in blue and black. It achieved fairly impressive scores on AnTuTu (an Android performance benchmarker), close to those of a Galaxy S9 Plus, which is not bad at all. The report suggests that the F1 (6GB RAM, 64GB storage) will sell for around $490 (€430).