Subscribe to Xataka MobileReceive an email a day with our articles:The new POCO F4 is already among us.A new model to incorporate a family that was born together with the brand itself, back in August 2018. Almost four years have passed since then, a time in which POCO left its native country to become an international brand of void.Part of the Xiaomi ecosystem, yes, but with an independent entity.With the arrival of the new POCO F4, the manufacturer completes a family that started with the Pocophone F1 and that this year has welcomed the POCO F4 GT, a high-end 'gaming' with all the law.It is time to see how that evolution has gone that has brought us to its latest model.POCO burst onto the market in 2018 offering something that had not been seen at these levels until now, even surpassing milestones previously owned by its relative, Xiaomi, or its competition, OnePlus.The Pocophone F1, which then began to be called POCO F1 for short, offered high-end specifications at a mid-range price, with the only handicap of having a less premium construction than that of its competition.But in terms of power, the mobile was left over.That hallmark of high-end terminals has held up until now with a couple of minor exceptions.The firm has always offered a lot of power in its F series, with the latest generation Qualcomm or MediaTek processors, but in the case of the POCO F3 and the new POCO F4 something strange happened in favor of the price reduction.Both models have opted for the Snapdragon 870. High end, yes.Powerful, yes.Last line, no.The case of memories has also been quite stable with the notable difference of the POCO F4 GT, the model launched this year prior to the POCO F4 and which was placed in the brand's 'gaming' range.This, which already began with the POCO F3 GT of the previous year, led the POCO F4 GT to bet on a model with 12GB of RAM for the first time in the history of the brand and to continue previous trends such as physical triggers or specific cooling.When it comes to connectivity, the F-series POCOs have always offered options close to the fastest and most complete on the market.With the POCO F3, 5G broke into the family, for example, and currently the latest models all already offer WiFi 6 in its entirety.Of course, we miss WiFi 6E, which should have been included at least in the GT 'gaming' models to get the most out of the power of local networks.And as for multimedia?Stereo speakers in the latest models and the disappearance of the headphone jack with the POCO F3, which has since forced the use of Bluetooth audio, or the use of adapters for the USB C port of the terminals.But in general, we have quite powerful phones, especially for the price at which they have been marketed.As we can see in the photographic section, the POCOs have traditionally had camera options for many types of audiences, and their proposal went through a couple of tests before stabilizing in the models that we have in stores today.And for example, the jump to four cameras that occurred with the POCO F2 Pro, the second in its family, after the two cameras of the original Pocophone F1.This jump to four cameras was reduced to three sensors in the next generation, the one starring the POCO F3, and since then it has been stable.Except for the difference in megapixels, not too noticeable either, the POCOs of the F series have been betting on a bright main sensor (64 megapixels f/1.79 in the last generation), a sensor with a super wide-angle lens and a last sensor for readings depth or macro photography, depending on the model and the manufacturer's decisions.For selfies, the thing has also been certainly stable and only the POCO F3 GT, the first 'gaming' of the house, reduced its classic 20 front megapixels to 16 megapixels.It was necessary to cut the price then and leave more room for features such as specific cooling or touch triggers within a configuration that, curiously, has become the only one that has not officially set foot in Spain.All the others have arrived at one time or another, but the POCO F3 GT was never heard of.And it seems that you will never know.This has been, without a doubt, the most variable element in the history of the POCO F family.It all started, as we said before, with the Pocophone F1, which was already known as POCO F1, among the most experienced in the sector.This mobile, with all its power, broke into the 2018 market with all the courage of its 289-euro price.A real madness for that moment and, logically, it achieved quite a few sales.So much so that he practically forced his brand to become international in its own right.With the POCO F2 Pro a new surname arrived but not a jump in power that really justified the fact that the terminal cost 499 euros in its most modest version, the 6GB and 128GB version.The brand changed the rules regarding its prices too soon, and although it received good reviews, it did not really catch on with the general public.Meanwhile, the Pocophone F1 was still in the hearts of his followers.Said and done, the POCO F3 took a step back in processor (not too much, it stayed with the high-end Snapdragon 870) and was able to recover part of its origins.The basic model arrived in Spain at 349 euros, and its constant offers have made it continue to be, to this day, one of the POCOs most in demand by the general public.Of the POCO F3 GT little can be said in terms of price because, as we said before, it has not been sold in Spain.Its second generation has, a POCO F4 GT that surprised locals and strangers by increasing its price considerably.599 euros and 699 euros (depending on the version) for a really powerful POCO F4 GT capable of competing with the giants of the market, making eyes even at 'non gamers' despite having a somewhat more aggressive design.The presence of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has guaranteed power, naturally, and features such as its retractable triggers or its cooling, together with a high-level screen, have "justified" this price increase.And just when we expected a POCO F4 that was also through the roof in terms of cost, the brand came much closer to last year's POCO F3 than to its GT model.The POCO F4 hits Spain at 399.99 and 449.99 euros depending on the version chosen, and if we take advantage of the 'early bird' prices it can be ours for 349.99 and 399.99 euros.Authentic prices for a model that promises to give a lot of joy, and that will surely soon populate the offers of a good part of the stores on the market.A good bet.6GB/64GB 6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB MicroSD6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB64 MP f/1.9 5 MP f/2.2 13 MP f/2.4 2 MP f/2.448MP f/1.8 8MP f/2.2 5MP f/2.464MP f/1.7 8MP f/2.2 2MP f/2.464MP f/1.79 8MP f/2.2 2MP f/2.464MP f/1.9 8MP f/2.2 2MP f/2.44G WiFi 5 BT 5.0 3.5mm Jack USB C4G WiFi 6 BT 5.1 3.5mm Jack USB C5G WiFi 6 BT 5.1 USB C5G WiFi 6 BT 5.1 USB C5G WiFi 6 BT 5.2 USB C5G WiFi 6 BT 5.2 USB CInfrared Fingerprint reader Physical triggersInfrared Fingerprint reader Physical triggersFrom POCO F1 to POCO F4: this is how POCO's high-end range has evolved in four yearsMore Sites You'll LikeSee more articlesSee more videosAt Xataka Móvil we talk about...