Exclusive: Poco F3 GT with 120Hz AMOLED display launching this month at around Rs 30,000

7Poco is finally set to launch its second F series smartphone in India Poco F3 GT almost three years after introducing the cult Poco F1. The smartphone maker had confirmed that the Poco F3 GT will launch in India in third quarter of 2021, and it is set to arrive sooner than expected. The Poco F3 GT India launch will take place within July 2021, Anuj Sharma Country Director Poco India, told India Today Tech in an exclusive conversation. Sharma said that Poco was initially looking at August or September for the launch but will introduce the new phone within July.

We were aiming at a July launch and now when I look at the feasibility, it seems possible. So, we should look at a launch within this month,” Anuj confirmed.

He added that this was also a good time to check where Poco stands as a brand.

“We were looking to bring the F series phone last year but the Covid was coming, and we didn’t know what to expect from the market. Things became better in the second half of 2020 and a lot of people started buying second smartphone. March, April, May was again tough this year. However, the criticality of phone is coming back to people’s life,” Anuj said.

However, he dismissed the reports suggesting that the Poco F3 GT can launch on July 22, the same date as the upcoming OnePlus Nord 2. Poco India had put out a social media post last week with a reference to the OnePlus Nord 2 which had led to speculations about a clash in launch date.

First Poco phone with AMOLED display

The Poco F3 GT will be company’s first ever smartphone with an AMOLED panel in India. Anuj confirmed that the Poco F3 GT will feature a 120Hz AMOLED display with HDR 10+ support and DC Dimming. The latter helps control the brightness levels on an AMOLED screen. Poco aims to deliver a good multi-media experience with the Poco F3 GT and has also used DCI-P3 colour gamut on the phone.

“I got a lot of questions asking why Poco is yet to launch a phone with an AMOLED panel. The reason was I wasn’t happy with the kind of panels we had. We wanted a high refresh rate AMOLED panel with DC dimming, and we finally have the Poco F3 GT. This is our first AMOLED display phone in India,” he confirmed.

Poco had launched the Poco X3 Pro earlier this year with 120Hz refresh rate but, that was an IPS LCD panel.

The Poco F3 GT will also come with Stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support. Anuj claims that this will be the best performing speakers on a Poco smartphone till date.

“We had brilliant speakers on X series smartphones so that Poco F3 GT also had to be equipped with good speakers. I think these are by far the best speakers we have put on a Poco smartphone. I don’t think there is anything that comes close,” he added.

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