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so evidently bought myself a Galaxy Note 9 and I've been feeling like a boss sure it was a bit of an expense a bit of a splurge but you're not gonna get those kinds of specs without spending that kind of money well that is unless you get yourself a poco phone f1 you guys have been really interested in this phone and for good reason because it basically has a $1,000 spec sheet for more like $300 though why did I spend so much money on a note 9 look this might have the same specs on paper but there's no way this thing's going to perform as well as a note 9 in the real world wait so the poco phone f1 actually has better performance in benchmarks than the Galaxy Note 9 now granted I'm using the British Galaxy Note 9 with the Exynos processor not the Snapdragon but still this is really impressive poco phone is an offshoot of Xiaomi a company that's well known for crafting devices with specs that belie their low prices of course the way to achieve this is by making compromises and cutting corners elsewhere normally where the manufacturers hope you won't go to notice they are gambling that customers will value the raw specs more than those additional flagship luxury this way the poco phone f1 manages to bring a snapdragon 845 with 6 gigabytes of RAM and 64 gigabytes of storage for around - just $300 there are also variants that come with 8 2 gigabytes of RAM and 128 or 256 gigabytes of storage there's even a 4000 million power battery in here so just what are those compromises and how much do they hurt the overall experience so looking at it right away you can see that this isn't a premium flagship device it doesn't have the unibody glass and metal frame that those really expensive thousand-dollar phones have however it has a polycarbonate ie plastic back and it's actually not that bad of course it's not as premium as weighty feeling as a glass phone but it brings its own advantages plastic back phones aren't as fingerprint e they're not like to break if you drop them and actually it's got a nice finish on it it's nice and smooth and I think it's quite cool I personally don't think it looks or feels cheap it's lighter but I felt much worse there's also a Kevlar Edition which is awesome because that's what bat seat is made out of coal quality is absolutely fine and I have no problems with reception you do get a headphone jack and there's a very speedy fingerprint sensor around the back and it's USB type-c so none of this micro USB crap it also supports quick charge 4.0 and has a basic splash resistance thanks to a company called 2p to I that provided a nano coating process just don't take it in the bath with you there's no wireless charging or IP rating but on the whole this phone offers more than you expect for the price in terms of these added comforts the screen is a six-point 18 inch full HD IPS LCD display there's a notch which might be a bummer for some and it's also a strangely large notch with only a little screen on either side looks quite similar to the iPhone actually corners are quite rounded which is likewise an acquired taste as it cuts off a bit of screen real estate down the bottom and at the top it doesn't have the stunning deep blacks found on amyloids but it's certainly sharp and bright enough to be very enjoyable for consuming media and gaming and there's dual facing speakers yes you heard right are also very welcome in both those scenarios in fact so this is a great gaming phone all round the performance is actually superior to that found on a razer phone thanks to the newer processor games perform incredibly well and look crisp on HD display I've even been able to enjoy a little GameCube emulation with just about acceptable performance that's my personal gold standard when it comes to Android gaming there's even a water cooling system to help prevent throttling and overheating another area where we often see compromise is the camera department but again the story isn't half as bad as I was expecting for starters you get a dual lens and rear camera that's used for those bokeh effects that's a 12 megapixel primary lens with an F 1.9 aperture and a secondary 5 megapixel depth sensor and around the front is an actually rather impressive 20 megapixel shooter with an F 2.0 aperture video can be shot at 30 frames per second at to 160 P around the back and 1080p around the front so how the photos and videos turn out actually again not bad when you zoom right in there's a little detail missing and some noise creeps in in low-light settings focusing can sometimes be a little tricky and contrast could perhaps be a little higher you're not going to mistake these pictures for a pixel or a galaxy but with said they're also not bad at all in fact this is probably one of the more reliable budget cameras I've used there's good dynamic range pleasing saturation and the auto mode does a great job of compensating for different environments and lighting and there's a pro mode if you'd rather take matters into your own hands having a 20 megapixel front facing camera is also a very welcome inclusion comparisons have been made with the 1 plus line and by extension the Nexus phones this makes sense given that this is a device that provides excellent specs for less without much in the way of bells and whistles that doesn't mean you'll be getting a completely stock Android experience though rather the poco f1 is running the MIUI 9.6 layer on top of Android 8.1 which does mean a little bloat and some occasionally irritating decisions but otherwise things run smoothly settings away you expect them to be and it doesn't really impede matters at all the performance on this phone means that productivity tasks and multitasking or a breeze and the massive batteries put to great use with some stellar longevity so then the question becomes why spend more on a real flagship phone did I waste my money on the Galaxy Note 9 in my opinion not really after all the note 9 brings wireless charging tree water resistance has a higher res AMOLED curve to display it has a crazy good camera I'm a tech reviewer I love all that extra stuff what I'm trying to say is that the poco phone f1 doesn't really have its own thing and it doesn't have that luxurious feeling of the very top end there's nothing extra here to make you really sit up and take notice other than that price of course and it's not flashy in any way but that's it the compromise here isn't so much that the fundamentals have been half-assed rather it's just that there isn't anything additional and that's going to be perfectly fine for a lot of people this is a phone that manages to do all the basics incredibly well as a budget that makes it very compelling if performance is your main priority then it's very hard to beat in its price category stay tuned to the channel and the site for more content where I'll be pitting the poco f1 against the honor play and the oneplus 6 to see just how disruptive it really is I've been Adam Shin it's 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