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Poco F9 Ultra loses its flagship-killer edge amid chip crisis

From Der Standard · () German

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  • The review says the Poco F9 Ultra no longer delivers the unusually strong hardware-to-price ratio associated with the brand's flagship-killer promise.
  • Xiaomi positions its mainline phones in the high-end segment, while Redmi focuses on budget and mid-range devices and Poco reuses established hardware at lower prices.
  • Rising prices have made the phone a more conventional high-end model, according to the review.

The Poco F9 Ultra was supposed to embody the brand's original flagship-killer promise: powerful hardware at a sharply lower price. But the current wave of price increases has changed that equation, turning it into a fairly ordinary high-end phone.

The review places Poco within Xiaomi's increasingly difficult brand structure. Xiaomi's mainline phones target the latest hardware and the high-end market, including in pricing. Redmi concentrates on budget and mid-range devices. Poco, meanwhile, once promised to revive the flagship-killer principle associated with OnePlus in 2014, while also reusing established hardware in cheaper product segments.

According to the review, the F9 Ultra's hardware remains strong, but its lower-price advantage has weakened enough to undercut the central appeal of the model. Instead of standing out as an unusually affordable alternative to flagship phones, it now occupies a more conventional high-end position.

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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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