Poco’s F9 Ultra pairs an ultra-bright display with a glowing Bose subwoofer

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="The F9 Pro and F9 Ultra both pack Bose speakers." data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/poco-f9-pro-ultra-4.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> The F9 Pro and F9 Ultra both pack Bose speakers. </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Xiaomi spinoff brand Poco has partnered with Bose for the second year in a row for its flagship F9 Pro and Ultra phones. The F9 phones double down on amped up audio, with a light-up subwoofer built into the Ultra, along with extremely bright displays, enormous batteries, and what should be Poco's best cameras yet.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The F9 Ultra sees the return of the Bose-branded 2.1 sound system introduced on <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/829419/poco-f8-ultra-bose-speakers-stereo-subwoofer">last year's F8 Ultra</a>. Poco has only slightly tweaked the hardware, upgrading each of the two main speakers while using the same subwoofer as before, but has changed the structure of the subwoofer mount to include a small LED ring around it. It's only w …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/986148/poco-f9-pro-ultra-specs-features-price-bose">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>