Poco is launching its first “Extremely” telephone at this time – the model felt this was the best branding because the Poco F7 Extremely is the primary to come back out with the present flagship chipset, as a substitute of the highest chip from final 12 months. Certainly, the F7 Extremely is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
That is two generations forward of the Poco F6 Professional, which featured a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and it leaves a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 sized gap within the lineup – this gap is crammed by the Poco F7 Professional, which we are going to cowl in a separate publish.
In comparison with the 8 Gen 3, the Elite has a forty five% sooner CPU and 40% sooner GPU. In comparison with the 8 Gen 2, the efficiency uplift is much more large. However Poco wasn’t happy with this.
The Poco F7 Extremely is supplied with the Snapdragon 8 Elite
The F7 Extremely is the primary within the household to carry a devoted graphics chip, the VisionBoost D7. This 12nm chip can do decision upscaling, body technology and Recreation HDR. It really works in YouTube and Netflix too, by the way in which, not simply in video games.
However in video games the Snapdragon and the VisionBoost mixed can run Genshin Impression at 2K Tremendous Decision at 120fps and not using a drop in efficiency even after an hour of play time. After all, the LiquidCool Expertise 4.0 ought to get a number of the credit score for that – it has a dual-channel system with an extra-large warmth pipe (5,400mm²) and guarantees to scale back the chipset temperature by 3°C. For comparability, the F7 Professional targets 90fps on Genshin Impression.
We’re not performed with the customized chips but. The Surge G1 takes care of the 5,300mAh battery whereas the Surge P3 handles the charging – the 120W HyperCharge can get the battery to 100% in simply 34 minutes. There’s additionally 50W wi-fi HyperCharge, when you don’t really feel like plugging in. Each chips assist to stretch the battery life and it’ll have not less than 80% of its authentic capability after 1,600 cost cycles.
The Surge G1 and P3 handle the 5,300mAh battery and HyperCharge
The “Extremely” telephone units out to earn its title not simply with efficiency, however with digicam prowess too. That is probably the most superior digicam system that Poco has put collectively but.
It options the 50MP Gentle Fusion 800 sensor (1/1.55”, 1.0µm pixels) with an f/1.6 lens with OIS. The digicam app has toggles for a number of focal lengths like 35mm and 48mm, that are dealt with by this sensor.
Then there’s the floating lens telephoto module, which has a local focal size of 60mm (2.5x) and will be toggled to 120mm (5x) due to its 50MP sensor. The tele digicam additionally has OIS and may do tele-macro pictures at 10cm. Then there’s the 32MP ultra-wide digicam, which covers a 120° area of view. Lastly, there’s a 32MP selfie digicam.
The Poco F7 Extremely has a 50+50+32MP digicam
The Poco F7 Extremely is supplied with a 6.67” 120Hz OLED show with 1,440 x 3,200px decision and 12-bit colours. The corporate has chosen own-branded safety for this show, Poco Defend Glass. Anyway, the show usually hits 1,800 nits however can peak at 3,200 nits. The Excessive Frequency PWM dimming (3,840Hz) gives 16,000 brightness ranges. The conventional contact charge is 480Hz, which may shoot as much as 2,560Hz when wanted – easy enter monitoring is assisted by the VisionBoost D7 chip.
Having talked about safety above, this was a weak spot for older F-phones (e.g. the F6 Professional is rated IP54). The F7 Extremely is a correct flagship, so it will get correct safety with an IP68 ranking. The telephone measures 8.4mm thick and weighs 212g.
A number of different specs price mentioning are the ultrasonic below show fingerprint reader (one other improve, F6 Professional had an optical reader), NFC, an IR blaster, dual-frequency GPS and stereo audio system.
Poco F7 Extremely in Yellow and Black
The Poco F7 Extremely is obtainable in two colours, Black and (naturally) Yellow. There are two reminiscence configurations to select from, 12/256GB and 16/512GB, with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.1 storage.
Pricing begins at $649 / €749 / £649 for the 12/256GB trim and $699 / €799 / £699 for the 12/512GB trim. Poco is taking early-bird orders beginning at this time till April 10 with an extra $50 / €50 / £60 bonus.
Xiaomi Poco F7 Extremely
PS. We have already got the Poco F7 Extremely in for evaluation, anticipate the total report quickly. For now, you may take a look at the benchmark outcomes from the Snapdragon 8 Elite (together with a sustained efficiency take a look at).