Poco F6 launch imminent, global variant spotted on Geekbench
The Poco F6 is expected to launch later this year as a successor to the Poco F5 5G that was unveiled in May 2023. Earlier reports had claimed that the Poco F6 could be a rebranded version of the Redmi Turbo 3 that was launched earlier in April in China. The handset has also appeared on multiple certification sites in the past few weeks. Now, the alleged Poco F6 has been spotted on a benchmarking website.
There is a Poco phone with model number 24069PC21G spotted on the Geekbench website, which is said to be the Poco F6. The phone has scored 1,884 and 4,799 points in the single-core and multi-core tests respectively. The listing reveals that the handset carries support for 12GB of RAM and comes with Android 14-based HyperOS.
The ‘G’ in the Poco F6’s model number suggests that it could be the global variant. The octa-core Qualcomm chipset powering the phone is said to be clocked at 3.01GHz. It is said to be the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC, which is likely to be paired with an Adreno 735 GPU.
A recent report The report claims that the Poco F6 is likely to come with a dual rear camera setup that could include a 50-megapixel Sony IMX920 primary sensor alongside an 8-megapixel Sony IMX355 sensor paired with an ultra-wide-angle lens. The report adds that the phone is expected to come with LPDDR5x RAM and UFS 4.0 onboard storage. It is also likely to feature an AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection.
The Poco F6 with model number 24069PC21I was also recently spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) listing, hinting at an imminent launch in India.
Since the Poco F6 is expected to be a rebadged version of the Redmi Turbo 3, it is expected to offer similar design elements and key features. The Poco phone could feature a 6.7-inch 120Hz 1.5K OLED display, a 20-megapixel selfie shooter, a 50-megapixel dual rear camera unit and a 5,000mAh battery with support for 90W fast charging.
