Xiaomi Product Head Uses Older Picture to Show Off Poco F1's Photography, Deletes Both Images Later

Xioami's Poco F1 is smartphone designed to entice consumers in the mid-range segment with specifications that have traditionally belonged to relatively higher niche. Pocophone has been singing praises of the operation and the cameras on this smartphone and naturally, Xiaomi's top leadership has been sweating it hard to promote the make with a new identity.

Notwithstanding, information technology appears that this pursuit of marketing devices vigourously has ended up in a daydreaming attempt by Xiaomi'due south managing director of Product Management, Donovan Sung. The executive recently posted an image on Instagram lauding the photography skills of the Poco F1 – which BTW, we're testing and accept been in favor of, so far. The image was of Sung himself riding a Super SOCO electric superbike.

Xiaomi's Donovan Sung Uses Older Picture to Show Off Poco F1's Photography, Deletes Both Images Later

The moving picture, however, caused unrest when one user discovered that information technology was not actually clicked using the Poco F1. Instead, every bit the Redditor Mohammed Faisal (u/Faiso333) contends, Sung had posted the same image before with a watermark showing the image was shot a Mi Mix 2S.

Putting both the images side-by-side, y'all can encounter that watermark has been poorly hidden. We thank Faisal for sharing screenshots with u.s..

Xiaomi's Donovan Sung Uses Older Picture to Show Off Poco F1's Photography, Deletes Both Images Later — Original photo clicked with Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S

As of now, both of these images have been removed from Sung'southward account on Instagram. In instance you remember, Xiaomi as well removed a poll recently later users voted in favor of Android One on its smartphones and not its own MIUI. Nosotros've sought a response from Xiaomi over the outcome and are still waiting for.

We recently saw two other companies – Huawei and Samsung – passing off images non actually clicked with the claimed smartphone. And while fake marketing has floated around since trade of marketing has, these practices are getting more and more refined and much easier to pass without existence defenseless under the radar of consumers skepticism.

Withal, while we exercise not appreciate this practice, it doesn't modify out appreciation for the Poco F1's camera. We'll be bringing you lot the full review before long, so stay tuned.