COOL AS A CUCUMBER!

THE FIRST SMARTPHONE WITH LIQUID COOLING IS HERE

The smartphone features proprietary ‘ LiquidCool’, to dissipate CPU heat swiftly

Imagine your smartphone as an a u t o m o b i l e engine. The more you let it cool, the smoother it will run. After all, your phone is the most- used piece of electronic equipment in hand or home. If you indulge in smartphone gaming, you are flogging the processor for sustained computing power, generating substantial heat. Gaming laptops are carefully created with optimised thermal performance and designed in such a way that the processor fans out excess heat without interrupting gameplay. But as more and more users are indulging in casual gaming on their smartphones, there is an urgent need for a device that does justice to thermal performance. Poco has released a phone that does just this.

This is a new Xiaomi sub- brand for no- frills, performance- optimised smartphones and the Poco F1 had its global launch in India, last week. For a first device, it packs in flagship specifications, while keeping Xiaomi’s value proposition. It features proprietary ‘ LiquidCool’, to dissipate CPU heat swiftly, making the processor three- times more efficient. The F1 also touts a ‘ turbocharged’ engine that starts- up your apps faster, responds faster to your swipe actions and achieves less buffering on multimedia content.

All this is under- thehood. Outside, it comes in a 20 MP front and a 12 MP and 5 MP AI- driven dual back camera setup. With dual pixel autofocus and AI face beauty, the clicker churns out good low- light images and ensures that your landscape photos have good depth and colour. Powered by a 4,000 mAh battery with quick charge, the Poco F1 comes with infrared face unlock, which means you can unlock your device simply by staring at it even in complete darkness.

C u r r e n t ly based on Android Oreo, Poco may be one of the earliest companies to receive the Pie update. The 6.18 inches FHD+ display sits snugly on a minimalistic thin frame that has good hand- feel and a premium look. Poco has also launched a special armoured edition that comes with a textured back panel made of aviationgrade DePont Kevlar heat- resistant material. This variant truly looks solid and rugged. The F1 is also available in regular black, red and blue variants, and is priced at ` 20,999 ( 6 GB + 64 GB), ` 23,999 ( 6 GB + 128 GB), ` 28,999 ( 8 GB + 256 GB), while the armoured edition is priced at ` 29,999 ( 8 GB + 256 GB).