OnePlus 6T versus Poco F1; price and specs compared

OnePlus this week launched its latest smartphone OnePlus 6T in India. The smartphone is the second flagship by the company this year. But since its launch Chinese smartphone maker, Xiaomi has been trolling OnePlus. Xiaomi with the tagline ‘Do the math’ is trolling OnePlus on Twitter, highlighting top features of the Poco F1 in addition to the same processor and memory blend.

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Poco F1 is also cheaper than OnePlus 6T. Both smartphones are powered by Qualcomm’s high-end Snapdragon 845 processor. OnePlus 6T starts at Rs 37,999, while the base model of Poco F1 is priced at Rs 20,999. OnePlus 6T and Poco F1 also come with 6GB/8GB of RAM with up to 256GB of storage. 

OnePlus 6T Specifications:

OnePlus 6T has an in-display fingerprint scanner which lets you unlock the phone by just tapping on the screen, a larger battery, a larger display, a smaller notch, improved low-light photography, Android 9.0 Pie out-of-the-box, a better-endowed base model, and Smart Boost optimisation.
OnePlus 6T has dual-SIM (Nano) with OxygenOS-based on Android 9.0 Pie. The smartphone runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 processor along with a larger 3,700mAh battery.

The picture quality of the phone is enhanced from the previous models and has improved features. The mobile offers users’ options to tweak photos as per their choices.

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Xiaomi Poco F1 Specifications:

Poco F1 runs the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, it has 6GB/8GB RAM coupled with 64GB/128GB/256GB storage options. The rear camera is 12MP+5MP, with the secondary sensor being used for depth-sensing. The front camera is 20MP. The camera also come with AI features from Xiaomi. Poco F1 also sports a 4000 mAh battery with a 5V/2A charger on board.

At present, Poco F1 runs the MIUI 9.6 with Android Oreo 8.1, which will soon be upgraded to MIUI 10 as promised by the company. The upgrade after MIUI 10 will bring Android Pie. Poco F1 has been customised with its own Poco launcher, where the app tray will be accessible by swipe up from anywhere on the home screen. The Poco Launcher has all the apps divided into categories.