Ulasan POCO F9 Pro: Audio Sinematik yang Mengguncang Ponsel Flagship

During the past few years, POCO’s F Series line has always been known for one key trait: powerful performance backed by an attractive price tag.

It features high‑end processors, large cooling systems, and the ability to run heavy games without compromise—qualities that have made the F Series a consistent bestseller for POCO.

However, when it comes to a fully‑rounded multimedia experience, audio is often an afterthought. Many high‑performance smartphones neglect speaker quality, delivering thin, shrill, or distorted sound when played at high volumes.

The launch of the POCO F9 Pro brings a fresh approach to audio within the flagship‑killer segment.

This model aims not only to delight the eyes with impressive display performance and gaming visuals, but also to provide maximum comfort for the listener’s ears.

POCO made a bold move by teaming up with the globally recognised audio brand Bose to co‑create a custom stereo speaker system.

The partnership has generated considerable interest.

Will the inclusion of Bose’s name in the POCO F9 Pro’s audio section truly raise sound quality, or is it just a marketing gimmick?

In this review, the author will explore the real‑world performance of the F9 Pro’s symmetrical Sound by Bose speaker setup. The device’s acoustic capabilities will be tested across a variety of everyday scenarios to gauge how much the audio has improved.

Read the full POCO F9 Pro review below.

Unboxing the POCO F9 Pro

The unit I received happens to be a version intended for the European market. Unlike the packaging style common in that region, the sales box does not adopt a minimalist design, even though it lacks a built‑in charger head.

What’s inside the POCO F9 Pro’s retail package:

• POCO F9 Pro smartphone in Aurora Green
• Transparent case
• Charger cable
• SIM ejector tool
• Documentation (warranty book & user guide)

Audio Architecture & Hardware Specifications

Before discussing the device’s sound impressions during everyday use, it’s useful to first understand the hardware foundations that POCO built into the F9 Pro’s audio system.

The main issue often encountered with conventional dual‑speaker smartphones is an imbalance in sound output.

Most manufacturers rely on a powerful main speaker at the bottom of the body, while the top uses only an earpiece module forced to serve double duty. This results in an uneven soundstage that leans heavily to one side when the phone is held in landscape mode.

The POCO F9 Pro addresses this classic flaw with Dual 1115F Super‑Linear Symmetrical Stereo Speakers. The term “symmetrical” isn’t just a marketing buzzword; POCO has actually engineered a dedicated acoustic chamber and made the driver modules identical on both the upper and lower sides of the device.

Thanks to this highly precise physical architecture, sound waves emitted from both ends of the phone maintain consistent intensity, air pressure, and frequency balance.

When you hold the phone horizontally to game or watch a series, the audio surrounds your ears accurately from left to right without any single side dominating.

Nevertheless, superior physical components alone aren’t sufficient without proper frequency tuning. This is where a strategic partnership with the renowned audio expert Bose becomes crucial. The POCO F9 Pro’s speaker system has undergone advanced tuning under the Sound by Bose concept.

This tuning uses a 15‑level graded system based on psychoacoustic modeling. The sophisticated algorithm intelligently maps and adjusts sound frequency response according to human auditory perception characteristics.

Consequently, when volume is increased to its maximum, the system automatically controls dynamic tone response to prevent excessive distortion, cracking, or clipping.

To deliver an even more immersive multimedia experience, the POCO F9 Pro includes a suite of high‑end audio signal processing certifications.

The smartphone’s audio fully supports Dolby Atmos spatial sound processing, which can realistically simulate three‑dimensional surround effects when playing compatible movie or music content.

In addition, the device has officially earned Hi‑Res Audio and Hi‑Res Audio Wireless certifications. These credentials confirm that the phone’s internal digital signal processing can handle lossless high‑resolution music files with exceptional detail.

For those comparing the various F9 Series models, it’s worth noting that the POCO F9 Pro takes a different audio approach than its sibling, the POCO F9 Ultra.

While the Ultra variant incorporates an independent subwoofer to achieve powerful deep bass response, the POCO F9 Pro concentrates on purity, neutrality, and symmetrical stereo balance.

This design choice was made to keep the phone’s body dimensions manageable and comfortable to hold, while still delivering crisp vocal articulation and clean instrument separation.

To me, the combination of symmetrical hardware and precise Bose tuning represents a highly mature acoustic engineering achievement in its class.

Speaker As Companion for Various Activities

After reviewing its impressive spec sheet, the author proceeded to test the real performance of the POCO F9 Pro’s stereo speaker across various daily activity scenarios. The evaluation was conducted without earphones or external speakers to truly test the limits of the Sound by Bose system when operating independently.

• Music Playback and Instrument Separation

In the first test, the author began by playing a selection of high‑resolution music tracks from various genres. When listening to acoustic and pop songs dominated by vocals, the superiority of Bose’s tuning was immediately noticeable. The singer’s vocal sound was presented slightly forward, clear, and with very precise tone articulation.

Acoustic guitar fingerings and drum cymbals sounded crisp without harshness that could irritate the ears. Meanwhile, when switching to hip‑hop and EDM tracks that rely on deep bass thumps, the resulting mid‑bass response felt quite dense and powerful.

• Competitive Gaming Experience

Precise audio is a key element for those who enjoy playing competitive action games. When testing the phone for PUBG Mobile, the presence of symmetrical speakers truly proved its purpose.

The author could easily identify the direction of enemy footfalls or gunfire from the left or right side of the phone accurately. The wide spatial soundstage helped map opponent positions without having to rely on a gaming headset.

In addition, the frequency dynamics were regulated very maturely; powerful explosion effects did not mask the clarity of voice communication from teammates.

• Movie and Entertainment Immersion

Switching to multimedia playback scenarios such as action movies on Netflix and concert videos on YouTube, enabling Dolby Atmos provided a significant sound transformation. Sound effects felt more expansive across the physical boundaries of the phone, creating a captivating surround sound illusion.

Dialog between film characters sounded very articulate and was neatly isolated from background sound effects. This made the cinematic movie‑watching experience very enjoyable and immersive, even when watching with friends in a closed room.

• Volume Stability and Distortion Control

One of the most important tests the author performed was pushing the speaker volume to the maximum level of 100%. In general, mid‑range smartphones often produce distorted, cracked, and ear‑painful sound at peak volume.

However, on the POCO F9 Pro, Bose’s gain compensation algorithm was able to control the speaker membrane movement very stably. The resulting sound remained round, sharp, and free from high‑frequency distortion.

Similarly, when the volume was lowered to a low level (around 20–30%), the clarity of tone and vocal articulation remained well‑preserved without sounding muffled or submerged.

Very Ready for Competitive Gaming

Moving on to the performance testing sector, the POCO F9 Pro is powered by a flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series (3 nm) chipset paired with a dedicated VisionBoost D8 graphics chip. When testing the phone for heavy competitive and open‑world games at maximum graphic settings, the performance felt very fast and responsive.

A support refresh rate of up to 185 Hz and a 3D IceLoop cooling system keep frame rates consistent, high, and stable. The author did not experience any thermal throttling or drastic performance drops even after prolonged gaming sessions.

As expected, the Antutu benchmark score reached approximately 3.4 million, which is not much different from other smartphones featuring the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Elite.

Testing with Geekbench v7 also yielded scores that did not differ significantly from those of other devices powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.

Given that the POCO F9 Pro does not include a charger, the author was fortunate that the daily smartphone being used was a Xiaomi 14T. The Xiaomi 14T’s charger turned out to be fully compatible with the POCO F9 Pro’s HyperCharge fast‑charging protocol, allowing the charging process to proceed smoothly and quickly without any issues.

The smartphone’s photography performance also saw a significant improvement, especially in the main camera. Powered by a 200 MP sensor and supported by OIS, the author was very impressed with the results captured in low‑light conditions.

Availability Information

The POCO F9 Pro is officially available in Indonesia in three colour options: black, white, and Aurora Green. Storage and RAM come in a single configuration: 12 GB + 512 GB, priced at Rp12,499,000.

For the Indonesian market, a charger head will definitely be included, supporting maximum fast‑charging speeds of up to 100 W.

More detailed information and specifications for the POCO F9 Pro can be found here.

Conclusion

• Ditulis oleh: Agam
• Disunting oleh: Irgie

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