Earlier this week, Xiaomi unveiled MIUI 13 in India. The company has announced that the new version of its skin will gradually reach eligible smartphones in the country. The company did not mention the POCO smartphone on this occasion, but today, it is rolling out an update for the POCO F3 GT. The "gaming" smartphone now joins a select group of Xiaomi smartphones running the company's latest skin. Not only this, apart from MIUI 13, it is receiving the highly anticipated Android 12 update, which places it in a very select group of Android handsets.
The new firmware comes with the build number MIUI 13.0.0.10. SKJINXM is accompanied by Google's January 2022 security patch. The new MIUI 13 comes with some interesting improvements for CPU, RAM and storage management. Xiaomi has also promised to extend the battery life. These points have been the target of criticism in previous MIUI versions, and Xiaomi acknowledged them for promising to "make MIUI great again". This was originally the main target of MIUI 12.5 and MIUI 12.5 Enhanced Updates. Now, MIUI 13 can almost be considered as the definitive version.
Xiaomi is rolling out updates for the POCO F3 GT gradually. Hence it may take a few days to reach eligible smartphones in India. We expect the company to start a global rollout in the next few months. Eventually, the device is also sold as the POCO F3 GT in the global markets.
POCO F3 GT Alleged Specifications
For those unaware, the POCO F3 GT is basically a rebadge of the Redmi K40 Gaming Edition. The device flaunts a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, 2,400 x 1,080 pixels resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass 5.
Under the hood, the handset packs a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 system on a chip, along with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. In terms of optics, the device sports a 64 MP f/1.7 aperture, an 8 MP ultrawide snapper with f/2.2 aperture and a 2 MP macro shooter with f/2.4 aperture. In terms of selfies and video calls, the handset sports a 16MP snapper with HDR.
Other features include stereo speakers, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1 with A2DP and a USB Type C port. The company has equipped the handset with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. In terms of battery life, the device packs a massive 5,065mAh battery with 67W fast-charging.