Poco F1 starts receiving stable Android 9-based MIUI 11 update for selected users

The Poco F1 update has a size of 1.8 GB and it also brings in the October security patch as well.

Tech2 News Staff|Oct 31, 2019, 11:19:57 IST

Xiaomi had announced the Poco F1 (Review) more than a year back but it is not slacking on giving out updates to the device. The company has now announced that it has started the roll-out of the MIUI 11 update which is based on Android 9 for the device.[caption id="attachment_6232061" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Poco F1.[/caption]The newest MIUI 11 software with build number 11.0.5.0.PEJMIXM is now being rolled out to those users who had participated in the beta test and a wider rollout will be launched in the following days. The update has a size of 1.8 GB and it also brings in the October security patch as well.

Poco F1 specifications

Poco F1 features a 5.99-inch full HD+ display with a 1080 x 2248 pixels resolution. The screen has a 19:9 aspect ratio, and includes a notch. That notch even houses an infrared face-unlock feature.Under the hood, it is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC paired with an Adreno 630 GPU and comes with 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage. The storage can be expanded via a microSD card. For optics, it sports a dual-camera set up at the back, which is a combination of a 12 MP and a 5 MP sensor. The primary sensor comes with dual-pixel autofocus. The front-facing camera, on the other hand, is a 20 MP camera with a f/2.0 aperture.

Both support a whole host of AI scene modes that will assist the camera in picking the right settings for a shot. It is powered by a 4,000 mAh battery paired with support for Qualcomm's Quick Charge 3.0.

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