Poco C40 May Contain Non-Qualcomm, MediaTek SoC: Report

Poco is reportedly working on a new smartphone that could be launched as part of the company’s affordable C-series series. The alleged smartphone comes with an entry-level JR510 SoC, instead of chipsets from well-known brands such as Qualcomm, MediaTek or Unisoc. The handset can also run MIUI Go, which may be a special version of the MIUI operating system that ships with the company’s phones. Poco has not yet officially announced any plans to launch the Poco C40 smartphone or its specifications.

According to a report from XDA developers citing senior member and developer Kacper Skrzypek (@kacskrz), the Poco C40 will not use the same Snapdragon or MediaTek chipset. The Redmi 10C (C3Q), which has a similar model number to the alleged Poco C40 (C3QP), is powered by a Snapdragon 680 SoC. However, according to the developer, the alleged Poco C40 will use a JR510 chipset from a company called Treswave.

Meanwhile, the report also cites a previous Geekbench listing for a device codenamed “frost” that also lists the same model number C3QP. According to a recent report from Xiaomiui, a smartphone with the model number 220333QPG has been spotted on the FCC website. DailyExpertNews was able to independently verify the listing for the handset.

A new software flag spotted in the MIUI firmware by Skrzypek called IS_MIUI_GO_VERSION also suggests that the Poco C40 can use a special version of MIUI, unlike other handsets from the company. While neither Poco nor Xiaomi have announced details about a MIUI Go skin, the developer notes that the flag appears with the IS_MIUI_LITE_VERSION, which is used to limit some features on entry-level devices – MIUI Go could also have a similar resource-saving mode. could be for less powerful handsets, or a modified version of Android (Go edition), according to the report.