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Poco F8 Ultra Adds a Subwoofer: A New Era in the World of Phones

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Poco F8 Ultra Adds a Subwoofer: A New Era in the World of Phones

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Source

theverge.com

Published

Nov 27, 2025

Category

Mobile & Devices

Executive summary

Poco has combined its new F8 series with the Bose project. Bose's contribution to the F8 stereo speaker is significant. Bose engineers enhanced the phone by adding a new custom sound mode to the devices.

Analyst insight

Thanks to Poco's collaboration with Bose, the use of a physical subwoofer is a rare move in the mobile world and gives the phone a competitive edge. This is welcome news for multimedia and gaming users. Most competitors only offer dual stereo speakers; there is no solution at the subwoofer level. The adjustment made with Bose gives Poco a quality that leaves its competitors behind in the “sound-focused phone” category. Poco's goal is no longer performance but is now focused on user experience. It wants to differentiate itself in this context in the Android market.