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Poco has officially revealed the chipset details for its upcoming Poco F8 Ultra and F8 Pro, which are scheduled to launch globally on November 26.
In a social media post, Poco confirmed that the F8 Ultra will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC. Meanwhile, the F8 Pro will use the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset.
The Poco F8 Ultra will also come with a dedicated VisionBoost D8 chipset that is said to offer improved details and AI Super Resolution.
Poco recently shared the designs of the up
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