Poco F4 GT Launch Set for April 26, Geekbench Listing Suggests Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC

A Xiaomi 21121210G phone believed to be the Poco F4 GT spotted on the Geekbench website.

By Nithya P Nair | Updated: 15 April 2022 11:05 IST

Poco F4 GT Launch Set for April 26, Geekbench Listing Suggests Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC

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Redmi K50 Gaming Edition smartphone features a triple rear camera setup led by a 64-megapixel sensor

Highlights

The Geekbench listing suggests 11GB RAM on the Poco F4 GT
Poco F4 GT and Redmi K50 Gaming Edition may have similar specifications
Redmi K50 Gaming Edition features a 4,700mAh battery

Poco F4 GT is all set to hit the global market on April 26. The new Poco phone will be launched through a virtual event that will be held on the company's official social media channels. The Redmi K50 Gaming Edition is largely being speculated to be rebranded as Poco F4 GT. The Redmi K50 Gaming Edition features a 120Hz refresh rate display, triple rear camera setup, and a 4,700mAh battery with 120W fast wired charging support. Separately, a Xiaomi smartphone with model number Xiaomi 21121210G appeared on the Geekbench benchmarking site. The listing is believed to be of the Poco F4 GT. The smartphone is shown with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC and 11GB RAM. Poco F4 GT will succeed Poco F3 GT.

The Poco F4 GT will be launched globally on April 26 at 8pm GMT+8 (5:30pm IST) at a virtual event streamed live via the company's YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook channels. The brand also reportedly started sending media invites for the launch. However, the price details and specifications of the upcoming phone are not known at this moment.

Separately, a Xiaomi smartphone has been spotted on the Geekbench website with model number 21121210G. The listing is thought to be of Poco F4 GT. The smartphone has scored 1,235 points in single-core testing and 3,555 points in multi-core testing. The listing suggests 11GB of RAM in the upcoming device. As per the Geekbench listing, the phone will run on Android 12 as well. As per the listing, an octa-core chipset with the codename 'taro' will power the phone. It shows a prime CPU core with a maximum clock speed of 3.0GHz, three cores capped at 2.50GHz and four cores capped at 1.79GHz. All these indicate the presence of a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset on the upcoming Poco F4 GT.

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To recall, Redmi K50 Gaming Edition was launched in China. The price of the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition starts at CNY 3,299 (roughly Rs. 39,000) for the base 8GB + 128GB storage model.

Poco F4 GT and Redmi K50 Gaming Edition will have identical specifications if the former is indeed a rebranded device.

Poco F4 GT specifications (expected)

The dual-SIM Redmi K50 Gaming Edition runs Android 12-based MIUI 13 and features a 6.67-inch full HD+ (1,080x2,400 pixels) AMOLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC with IO Turbo, paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM. Redmi K50 Gaming Edition smartphone features a triple rear camera setup headlined by a 64-megapixel Sony IMX686 primary sensor, an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera, and a 2-megapixel macro shooter. For selfies, there is a 20-megapixel Sony IMX596 sensor. Redmi K50 Gaming Edition packs up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage and has a 4,700mAh battery with support for 120W fast wired charging.

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Redmi K50 Gaming Edition

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.67-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Front Camera 20-megapixel

Rear Camera 64-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel

RAM 8GB, 12GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB

Battery Capacity 4,700mAh

OS Android 12

Resolution 1080x2400 pixels

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