The results from last week’s poll are clear – the Poco F8 Ultra is not the best flagship, but it is certainly the best Poco F8 model. And to be fair, it’s not trying to be the best flagship. Its price is so aggressively low that it is making people question whether they actually need the higher end features.
Poco’s site still lists the Ultra at its early bird price of €700 for the 256GB version and €750 for the 512GB one. However, they are showing “out of stock” (also, Amazon briefly had a better price at €650/€700). For comparison, the Realme GT 8 Pro is €1,100 for a 512GB unit (note: this comes with a free 120W charger and Realme Buds Clip).
That’s quite a price gap, isn’t it? Anyway, we’re sure that there will be great discounts down the line too. As one commenter says, you can wait 6 months and get a killer deal.
The Poco F8 Ultra flaunts a powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, but people are not happy with the lack of proper cooling. The screen, which falls well short of its official brightness target, is another concern.
The Poco F8 Pro offers an alluring deal – Snapdragon 8 Elite power (not Gen 5, but still) for mid-range money. However, that 8MP ultra-wide camera rubbed some people the wrong way. Right now, if you can find an F7 Ultra at the same price (and that’s getting harder but it’s not impossible), then the old Ultra is the better pick.
In the chart above you can clearly see that people have a strong preference for the Poco F8 Ultra over the Pro. Depending on how discounts play out, this might change, however.
Note that many commenters reported that the Poco F8 models are out of stock in their region, so you may have to wait a bit if you want to buy one.
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