Poco partners with Bose to put a subwoofer in its latest phone

Poco is astatine pains to admit that this “denim blue” mentation of the F8 Ultra includes nary existent denim fabric.

Xiaomi spin-off marque Poco has partnered with Bose to assistance its caller F8 phones basal retired successful an progressively crowded market. Both the F8 Pro and F8 Ultra diagnostic stereo speakers designed collaboratively with the audio company, and the Ultra goes 1 measurement further by including a subwoofer too.

Both caller F8 phones diagnostic the aforesaid dual stereo speakers tuned by Bose, though you’ll person to bargain the Ultra if you privation the benefits of the subwoofer arsenic well, which Poco says delivers “deeper, much impactful bass.” Additionally, determination are 2 dependable profiles tuned by Bose engineers: a Dynamic mode that delivers other bass, and a Balanced enactment that emphasizes vocals and a much adjacent soundstage.

“By combining Bose’s expertise successful acoustic engineering with Poco’s innovation successful plan and technology, Poco F8 Series achieves a level of clarity and extent that redefines what’s imaginable successful mobile sound,” said Nick Smith, president of audio exertion and main strategy serviceman astatine Bose.

The 2 phones are different reasonably emblematic affordable flagships. The F8 Ultra has a much almighty Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, with a ample 6.9-inch OLED display, triple 50-megapixel rear camera, and wireless charging. The F8 Pro uses past year’s Snapdragon 8 Elite, a smaller 6.59-inch screen, and downgrades to each of the 3 rear lenses. Both person IP68 ratings though, positive batteries bigger than 6,000mAh, which should present decent longevity.

The F8 Pro starts from $579, portion the Ultra is disposable from $729, though a $50 aboriginal vertebrate discount is disposable astatine launch. The 2 phones were announced alongside a brace of sub-$400 tablets, the Pad X1 and Pad M1, some of which thin connected precocious solution displays and Dolby Atmos speakers to service arsenic bully worth amusement options.