Indian flagship smartphones market seems to be on a role as the new launches are breaking records in terms of sales. Just a few days after OnePlus phones of over Rs 100 crore in just 10 minutes of its debut on Amazon, POCO F1 from Xiaomi has beaten it by achieving double the sales and that too in half of the time on Flipkart.
POCO claimed to have sold phones over Rs 200 crore worth in less than five minutes on August 29.These numbers are surprising but impressive for the cost-effective flagship phone market in India. POCO revealed about sales by posting on Twitter:
#POCOF1: thank you all for a fantastic response to the first sale!
We're happy to announce that we generated ₹200+ cr in less than 5 minutes today, making this the BIGGEST & FASTEST flagship sale ever on @Flipkart!
Thank you, Masters Of Speed. Next sale is on 5th September! pic.twitter.com/cydGtGjlb6
— POCO India (@IndiaPOCO) August 29, 2018
This led users on Twitter to share their views over the achievement. Here are some:
India is a huge market!
Crazy! No wonder India is a huge market! And @IndiaPOCO when can I expect the 8gb variant ? Was waiting for it today but realised it wasn't on sale! Let us know the dates! #MasterOfSpeed #PocoF1Sale
— ಆದಿತ್ಯ ಕಲ್ಕೂರ (@AdityaKalkur) August 29, 2018
Meanwhile on OLX
Meanwhile, OLX- We will generate more than 200 crore because every model is expensive here. pic.twitter.com/gZzKLb1BW4
— Atishay Modi (@inkslinger97) August 29, 2018
Is this tweet anyhow related to OnePlus 6 celebration post?
@OnePlus_IN 🙂 pic.twitter.com/PnW5C5XIsW
— Rajesh (@rajeshthoppe) August 29, 2018
POCO F1 clearing confusions
I so was confused in between Poco F1 and Oppo F9 Pro. But your flash sales assures me to choose Oppo F9 Pro 😂 can't go through your Flash Sales Nautanki. @IndiaPOCO @XiaomiIndia @xiaomi @oppo @oppomobileindia @OPPOCareIN @cmanmp
— Amit Mishra (@Amit_Mishra_Ald) August 29, 2018
Experts believe that this popularity is due to the fact that POCO F1 is the cheapest phone to have a Snapdragon 845 chip.
Discounts and offers on POCO F1
POCO gave an instant cashback of Rs 1,000 on purchase of any variant of POCO F1 to the HDFC users making the effective price of the phone to Rs 19,999.
Partnering with Reliance Jio also proved lucrative for POCO by offering Rs 8,000 along with 6TB of free 4G data.
Customers on Mi.com are getting the benefit of a free 3-month subscription to Hungama Music.
Also Read: Amazon Used A Great Marketing Trick To Make Users Experience The Speed Of OnePlus 6
If you want to know about specifications of POCO F1 you can check them below:
RAM & ROM: Three variants with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, and 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
Screen: 6.18 inch FULL HD Plus IPS LCD display with 18.7:9 aspect ratio.
Processor: Snapdragon 845
Battery: 4000mAh
Camera: 12 MP primary camera paired with a 5 MP depth sensor, 20 MP selfie camera and IR Sensor.
Android version: Android 8 Oreo.
