POCO takes its F series to newer heights, unveils POCO F3 GT in Nepal
Featuring a 120Hz Turbo Amoled display, unique gaming triggers, an aerospace-grade liquid cooling system, a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chipset, triple mics paired with dual stereo speaker among others, POCO F3 GT packs performance with premium design
POCO, the smartphone brand, announced the launch of its much-anticipated smartphone - POCO F3 GT today. Taking the F series to newer heights, POCO F3 GT delivers powerful experiences, elevated gameplay, superior camera capabilities, and top-of-the-line features - all packed in its uniquely sophisticated, stylish, and premium ‘Slipstream’ Design. The latest smartphone from POCO is the company’s most promising, elegant, and commanding device to date, allowing users to switch their smartphone experience a level up.
Integrated with a flagship MediaTek chipset, physical pop-up Maglev triggers, Turbo Amoled with a 120Hz refresh rate and a 480Hz touch sampling rate, POCO F3 GT offers a premium experience. It’s a premium smartphone that transforms into a gaming beast, at a flick of a switch and is a perfect example of the best of both worlds fitted in one.
Sourabh Kothari, Country General Manager, Xiaomi Nepal, said, “The introduction of the POCO F series back in 2018 disrupted the Nepalese market like never before. With the all-new POCO F3 GT, we intend to recreate the disruption and the success once again.”
He further added, “Our flagship F series aims to provide the best of everything to the consumers, from best of specs to a premium design - all in one single package. Building on this philosophy, we are extremely excited to present our users and fans with the POCO F3 GT. Packed with a Turbo Amoled display as well as best-in-segment dual stereo speakers in the premium glass construct, the smartphone brings together power-packed features delivering superior performance with Dimensity 1200 and design never seen in this segment before. We strongly believe that POCO F3 GT is a perfect amalgamation of design, media, and high performance.”
Magnificent display and design
Be it the design or the smart display, the POCO F3 GT comes with the best of everything. POCO F3 GT features a 120Hz Turbo AMOLED display, the first and the most refined AMOLED screen from the house of POCO. Sporting a high-resolution touch technology, with the combination of 120Hz realty flow and 480Hz touch sampling rate, the display has 6X faster-aiming accuracy and registers a smoother and lag-free user experience. Ensuring vivid imagery, high color accuracy, and color retention, the device features a 100% DCI-P3 color gamut and comes with support. In addition, the HDR10+ certified display provides a truly eye-pleasing viewing experience.
Offering an immersive and hi-res audio experience, the POCO F3 GT comes with dual stereo speakers and Dolby Atmos. POCO F3 GT also comes packed with a triple mic setup, with the third microphone being embedded into the middle of the left side of the phone, providing great sound and audio output regardless of whether they are gaming or on a voice call.
POCO F3 GT boasts a bold-new Slipstream Design and anti-fingerprint matte finish while also retaining the premium glass feel. Its bedazzling 22-step engraved matte panel features a metal frame, a glass body, coupled with three styles of bevels including a square bevel on the sides and a concave bevel on the top. The device weighs 8.3mm. For superior ergonomics, the device features concave and flat beveling in a single frame, with RGB camera accent, lightning flash, and protection of double-sided Corning Gorilla Glass 5.
Ultimate gaming and power beast
Enabling strong gaming performance, POCO F3 GT takes gaming to the next level with another first - “Maglev mechanical Triggers”, allowing users to take full control of the device, without any interruption or having the need for additional gaming accessories. This industry's first magnetic key on the smartphone pops up when required and enhances the overall experience while playing some high-action games such as CoD, PUBG, among others. Tested for 1.5 million presses, Maglev triggers are fine-tuned with magnet dynamic construction to ensure zero accidental touches and a seamless and lag-free experience while gaming. All thanks to its mechanical structure, these one-tap headshots offer the best ever gaming experience. POCO F3 GT also comes with premium X shockers that can decode up to 200 different vibrations effects, and takes the experience to a new level. The dual wield nature of the device makes it as comfortable at work, as at a gaming session.
POCO F3 GT features a massive 5065 mAh battery that allows users to enjoy audiovisual entertainment for hours. The 67W fast charger takes the F3 GT from 0 to 50% battery in just 15 minutes. The bundled L-shaped charging cable allows charging the phone even while gaming, offering a user-friendly experience. For security, POCO F3 GT has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. To protect the phone from accidental splashes, it also has an IP53 rating.
Incredible camera experience
POCO F3 GT offers an impressive triple camera setup, consisting of a 64MP primary camera with f/1.65 aperture, 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera with a FOV of 119-degree, 2MP macro camera, and 16MP selfie camera. The primary camera comes with the industry-first ED ultra-low dispersion optical glass lens. The ED ultra-low dispersion optical glass lens is basically a 1G+5P Glass-Plastic hybrid lens technology that results in a better picture and video output compared to any other 64MP camera phones and sensors. At the back, it also features a unique pulsating ambient light that can light up in different colors and act as a notification indicator for multiple applications.
Unrivaled performance and efficiency
Built on the legacy of POCO F series1, POCO F3 GT comes integrated with a flagship MediaTek chipset and features a 6nm Dimensity 1200 chipset, thereby delivering a new era of incredible mobile experience on the back of superior performance and effective power consumption. Featuring one of the fastest CPUs on a smartphone, it runs on one ultra-core with a Cortex-A78 core at 3.0 GHz, three super-cores with Arm Cortex-A78 at 2.6GHz, and four efficiency cores with Arm Cortex-A55 at 2GHz. The 3GHz ultra-core processor promises immediate response and power-efficiency which is 22% and 25% faster, respectively, vis-a-vis the previous generation. Leaving no stones unturned in the performance department, the device can score up to 724,495 on AnTuTu benchmarks, thereby making it an undisputed king in its category, ahead of any other device in its segment.
With Dimensity 1200, users can lower power use in 5G network environments with the UltraSave power-saving enhancements. With the Dual 5G Standalone connectivity supporting 5G SA + NSA, users get a consistent and seamless experience and quality, on the back 100% network speed improvements. The device also offers dual-channel UFS 3.1, the fastest mobile storage tech in the industry that is 3X faster than UFS 3.0 and 10x faster than SD Cards. It provides sequential read speeds of up to 2,100mb/s and random read and writes speeds of up to 100,000 and 70,000 IOPS.
For steady operation and frictionless user experience, POCO F3 GT is embedded with Aerospace-grade vapor chamber cooling, which has 8-layered graphite sheets for faster heat dissipation to keep the device’s temperature 2°C less compared to phones without this system. Be it gaming, 5G data usage, streaming, or charging, POCO F3 GT is an all-time cool device for users who want to settle for nothing, but the best.
Availability
POCO F3 GT will be available in two color variants: Gunmetal Silver and Predator Black across authorized Stores, online and retail partners starting August 31, 2021.
8GB + 256GB Variant: NPR 56,999.
About POCO
POCO is an independent smartphone brand under Xiaomi Group launched in 2018 by a highly experienced and passionate team of smartphone industry professionals.
Its first release – POCO F1 – swiftly propelled the brand in popularity among tech enthusiasts and media, all thanks to its incredible performance.
As part of its vision, POCO aims to bring ultimate performance and latest technologies to a larger user base by delivering only the innovations that truly matter, hence the motto “everything you need, nothing you don’t”.
