Poco F3 will be the rebranded Redmi K40 for global markets

Ever since Xiaomi's sub-brand Redmi made the K40 series official in China last week, we've been hearing rumors that one or more of its members would be released in global markets under the Poco brand - a prior certification attested as much.

Now this phone has also been certified by the US FCC, and the mystery has been cleared up. The Poco F3 will be the Redmi K40 for global markets. This makes us think that there will also be a Poco F3 Pro, which would be either a rebranded Redmi K40 Pro or K40 Pro+, but there's no information on that one yet.

Back to the Poco F3. This model, like the Redmi K40, is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 870 chipset with 5G support, and it has between 6 and 12 GB of RAM, as well as 128/256GB of storage that isn't expandable. On the rear there's a triple camera setup with a 48 MP main shooter, an 8 MP ultrawide, and a 5 MP macro cam, while for selfies you get a 20 MP shooter. The phone has a 4,520 mAh battery with 33W fast charging (zero to full in under an hour).

The screen is a 6.67-inch 1080x2400 120Hz Super AMOLED covered with Gorilla Glass 5, and the K40 runs Android 11 with MIUI 12 on top. Depending on exactly when it launches internationally, the Poco F3 may have MIUI 12.5 from day one.

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