A tech blog claims to have dug up a new patent for a phone that looks suspiciously like a POCO F1, albeit with more cameras and a punch-hole display. As this design is indeed attributed to the OEM Xiaomi, it may just be possible that the cost-effective flagship-killing brand is not dead after all.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/A-potential-next-gen-Pocophone-patent-has-a-punch-hole-selfie-camera.428838.0.html