The Poco X series is generally one of the most popular phone series, with a good display (with a high refresh rate), a large, fast-charging battery, and price-performance processors. Although the camera side is not very successful, the Pro model has a 108MP sensor.
Xiaomi Poco X5 Profrom this time last year X4 ProIt comes as a direct successor to . The design has been thinned further and at 7.9mm it is the thinnest X series phone ever.
The most important innovation of this series is the flagship class Adreno 642L GPUwith a 6nm chip (TSMC) Snapdragon 778G is the processor. The new chipset shows very good results compared to the Snapdragon 695 that powers the X4 Pro.
This year Xiaomi It also equipped the Pro with double the base storage of 128GB, but kept the base RAM at 6GB. There’s an 8/256GB option if you need more of both (both versions offer LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 storage). The phone runs Android 12 with MIUI 14 interface for Poco right out of the box.
On the display side, there are some improvements over the previous generation. The screen resolution is still the same as in the previous model, offering a resolution of 1,080 x 2,400 pixels, a refresh rate of 120Hz and a touch sampling of 240Hz. The screen size is 6.67” and AMOLED panel is used. However, it now renders 10-bit color that covers 100% of the DCI-P3 color space. The screen reaches 900 nits, offering up to 30% more brightness than the previous generation. Dimming is handled by the high frequency 1,920Hz PWM system. Finally, the screen protection is provided by the same Gorilla Glass 5 as the previous generation.
The camera system is the same when it comes to cameras. This means that the main module has a 108MP 1/1.52” sensor combined with an 8MP ultra-wide-angle module (120°) and a 2MP macro camera, as well as a 16MP camera on the front.
Although the camera resolutions are the same, this does not mean that the camera has not been improved. Snapdragon 778G provides a faster ISP and a more powerful NPU (12 TOPS). The most obvious upgrade is that you can now record 4K video. The previous mode could only record full HD video. In addition, using the camera is also faster. (Photo capture is 69% faster, night mode is 38% faster).
The new chipset also offers faster local connectivity with Wi-Fi 6 (ax) and Bluetooth 5.2. Additionally, there is a 3.5mm headphone jack, IR blaster and NFC support.
The phone can also be powered using the included charger. 5,000mAh It has a USB-C port that charges the battery at 67W.
The Poco X5 Pro is available in Blue, Black and the brand’s trademark Yellow.
Here are the best Poco X5 Pro features at a glance:
Xiaomi Poco X5, X4 ProIt uses the Snapdragon 695 chipset, which is also featured in , but has double the base storage with 128GB. Like the new Pro, it’s also available in an 8/256GB version. If that space isn’t enough for you, there’s also a microSD slot that supports up to 1TB. The regular version uses the old MIUI 13 interface for Poco right out of the box.
The screen measures 6.67 inches with the same Full HD+ resolution as the Pro and a 120Hz refresh rate. However, it uses an 8-bit panel and offers the old Gorilla Glass 3 degree of protection. To our surprise, the peak brightness is even higher, offering 1,200 nits.
camera and battery, Poco X4It looks more like what might happen to the . It has a 48MP main camera (it can only record 1080p (Full HD) video because the chipset doesn’t allow it), 8MP ultra-wide (118°) and 2MP macro, as well as a 13MP selfie camera on the front.
The battery has the same capacity, 5,000mAh, but the charging speed drops to 33W unlike the Pro version. Still, a 33-Watt charger out of the box can fully charge the phone from 0% to 100% in 68 minutes.
While wireless connectivity is slightly older than the Pro (Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.1), the X5 still has a 3.5mm headphone jack, IR blaster and NFC support.
It has 6/128GB memory Poco X5You can have the 8/256GB model for €250, and the 8/256GB model for €300. However, there is an early payment price advantage for both options. These figures are 200€ and 250€ respectively.
Poco X5 Prostarts at €300 for the basic 6/128GB model and goes up to €350 for the 8/256GB model. There are also early price reductions for this version, so if you hurry you can get them for €250 and €300 respectively.
Both the X5 and X5 Pro will be available from February 7 (tomorrow), but note that prices may vary by region. Both phones will be available through a wide variety of retail partners, so here are the:
