At the end of 2020, POCO India seemed to tease the arrival of the POCO F2. Since then, the rumor mill has circulated some information about the POCO F2 specifications. A recent leak claimed it would not be a flagship phone, but a mid-range phone powered by Snapdragon 732G... On Saturday, popular informer and youtuber Mukul Sharma held an AMA session with Anuj Sharma, POCO Regional Director for India, to share exclusive information. During the session, Anju revealed that the Snapdragon 7332G will not drive the POCO F2.
In December, two laptop batteries, model numbers R15B02W and R14B02W, were certified by the Bureau of Standards of India (BIS). These batteries were reportedly listed under the POCO brand. Consequently, the rumor mill has begun to speculate that the POCO brand may soon enter the laptop market. However, in the first few minutes of the AMA session, Anuj confirmed that it is indeed a POCO battery, but not a laptop battery.
While Anuj talked about POCO F2 several times in the AMA session, it remains to be confirmed whether the successor to the legendary POCO F1 will be called POCO F2 or POCO F3. It is revealed that the Snapdragon 732G (mid-range chip) will not use the F-series. This indicates that the POCO F1's successor could be a flagship SoC.
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Powered Snapdragon 845 SoC POCO F1 was selling at an astonishing price of Rs 20 (~ $ 999). Speaking of the pricing of the F287 successor, Anuj said it will cost more as it is impossible to launch it with the prices that F1 carries. He did not name a specific POCO F1 price range.
LITTLE F2 Pro debuted in August 2020 with a starting price of € 599 (~ $ 723; ~ Rs 52). This was a renamed version Snapdragon 865 with engine Redmi K30 Prowhich became official in March. The POCO F1 successor with the flagship SoC will likely be priced between Rs 25 (~ $ 000) to Rs 341 (~ $ 40).
Anuj also revealed that he has assigned the development team to work on another product that could be the spiritual successor to POCO F1. It may or may not be called F2. A POCO spokesman did not release much information about the mysterious device. Watch the video above to see what else Anuj talked about during the AMA session.
