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Xiaomi Play to launch in China on December 24, might be a rebranded Poco F1

Xiaomi is all set to unveil the Xiaomi Play in China for the Holidays. Speculation is that it will be a rebranded Pocophone F1.

Xiaomi Poco F1 comes with flagship grade hardware at a relatively lower price.

Although the year is about to end and people are gearing for the holiday season, Xiaomi has other plans. New reports from China indicate that the company could launch a new lineup of smartphones before the end of 2018, dubbed Xiaomi Play series. As the name suggests, the smartphone will be geared towards the gaming smartphone market. Most likely, it might even be a rebranded Poco F1 for the Chinese Market.

If we are to believe leaks shared by a tipster on Weibo, the company is set to host a launch event sometime between December 17 and December 26. The tipster didn't unveil any other details, but they could very much unveil it on Christmas Eve.

There was a Xiaomi Play teaser leaked by a tipster on Weibo.

Will it be a rebranded Poco F1?

As the name suggests, Xiaomi Play will be a gaming oriented high-end device with an affordable price. A few months back, the same thing was done by Honor, with the Honor Play. This suggests, Xiaomi Play might be a competitor of the Honor Play. As the company has already launched a competitor to Honor Play in some parts of the world, the Poco F1 there are speculations that the Xiaomi Play will be a rebranded Poco F1.

This will sit in the company's lineup perfectly for their home market China. The Xiaomi Play (Poco F1) could be a cheaper gaming smartphone option, with a bit of customisation, whereas the Black Shark and Black Shark Helo can stay the higher gaming smartphone variants.

Also Read: Xiaomi Poco F1 starts receiving Android Pie based MIUI 10.1 update: How to install, What's new and more

Pocophone F1

Xiaomi Poco F1 or Pocophone F1 starts at Rs 19,999 for the base variant and goes up to Rs 27,999 for the top-end variant in India. It sports a Snapdragon 845 along with 6GB/8GB of RAM. Recently the announced that they sold almost 700,000 units worldwide in the past few months.

This post was last modified on December 14, 2018 10:47 am

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