Polls last week show that people aren’t quite sold on the Poco X4 GT and Poco F4. Let’s take a closer look at what went right and what went wrong with these two.
Polls suggest slightly better reception for the Poco X4 GT. One thing that has limited its appeal is the lack of official plans to launch it in India, which has traditionally been a strong market for Poco. The X4 GT is based on the Redmi Note 11T Pro, which isn’t even available in India (the non-Pro 11T is, but it’s not on the same level).
Predictably, there were some arguments in the comments praising the choice of an LCD instead of AMOLED and others that mocked the decision. A more consistent criticism came from people who weren’t happy with the stability of the software running on Poco phones.
The Poco F4 was launched in India (and other markets). A larger percentage of those interested in the model plan to pick one up during the early bird discounts, which lower the base price to € 350 / ₹ 24,000. That’s a € 50 / ₹ 4,000 discount. For comparison, the X4 GT got a greater than € 80 discount, but even so most people who want one prefer to wait for reviews.
The criticism for the F4 was simple: it’s not a big upgrade over the F3. The phone offers an improved camera (64MP with OIS vs 48MP) and faster battery charging (0-100% in 38 minutes instead of 52 minutes), but that’s about it.
While it failed to convince some people, the Poco F4 got off to a great start in India: retailer Flipkart labeled it “the best-selling flagship”. We do not entirely agree with the “flagship” ranking and we would have liked to see concrete sales numbers, but this is still a promising sign for the F4.
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