Tbh this is more worth to buy than the Pro model. It ticks a lot of boxes at just the right price! The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 makes it the most powerful phone in its class 💪
@@gamebond6248 laggy? yes, delusional, but crappy 100% coming from someone with a f3, but who buys Xiaomi phones and doesn't just use custom roms. Especially with how easy it is to root the phone.
Probably few of the best midrangers in it's class. It's quite affordable too where in my country it's about $350-ish. I think this is the best phone in the price segment.
@@kodaph Still much better than Dimensity 1080 or SD 778G which are all in phones around this price. There aren't many competitors at this price with a newer SoC and a headphone jack: A52s, Nothing Phone (1), Poco X5 Pro, GT Master edition, Realme 10 Pro+, Redmi Note 12 Pro/Pro+, LG V60, A73, A53, A54, S20 FE 5G, Pixel 6a, 11T, 11T Pro, vivo V27..
😮 Brew a suggest you sell off yours because very soon it's going to get into bootload mode. It happened to mine two months ago and right now I can't use the phone anymore
@@afamefunaphilian5108 I noticed it happened to some friends, they mostly ordered an international one from India, mine is from a Mexican batch and I have 2 years of warranty directly with the company. It's a shame this keeps happening, the same thing happened with the Poco X3 Pro, I'm sorry you had such a bad experience, friend.
Note 12 Turbo is in Mainland China only, even in Hong Kong, it's named as Poco F5. Sadly Poco F5 doesn't have 512GB and 1TB storage versions like Note 12 Turbo...😢
@unholydonuts yeah the stock Android experience combined with their Samsung Dex Alternative called "Ready For" gives it an software advantage, but lacks with Specs, but still Poco F5 is superior in some ways especially Hardware
This phone makes me want to buy a Xiaomi again. What a package. I hope the custom ROM scene turns out to be as good as the phone because I can't stand MIUI.
I have been using Xiaomi products since 2017. Grabbed Poco F5 with early bird discount at RM1,399 ($311.06). This smartphone is a huge upgrade from my old Redmi note 8 pro.
Selfie is average. There are no noticeable color changes since it doesn't have AI features at the front-facing camera. For the main camera, the subject is sharp though sometimes the background struggles a little bit.
If they had implemented the Redmi Note 12 Pro camera system, it would have run circles around the last generation flagships and tough competition to the current ones...!!!
it's funny cuz i was originally planning on getting the f4 for like 2 months, bt like 3 days before i went for it the poco f5 came out and i checked it out and realized it was better then the f4 in ram, battery size and headphone jack, and decided to get the f5 instead, although ur right it was a good $200 bucks extra..
I have the Redmi Note 12 Turbo, which is identical to the Poco F5, down to the nice and low weight of 180 grams. The side mounted fingerprint reader requires just a very light touch to trigger and the response seems instantaneous because it is impossible to tell at which point the finger was registered -- completely different from the heavy handed push that is in the video. Oh, and I see no good reason demonstrating this model's audio without the headset. The phone jack let's you experience the audio in a very different and superior way. Finally, the 1TB memory that is on the Turbo beats any 1TByte flagship at better than one half price.
I actually set it to unlock with an actual press of the button when the phone is locked. It helps a little bit with accidental unlocks and subsequent pocket dialing.
I take it the Note 12 Turbo also has a non working pocket mode? I.E you cover the top portion of the phone and it still turns on? Example: th-cam.com/video/Uq3hRUlW_Do/w-d-xo.html
Jumped from the F3 to the F5 after the F3 gave me 2 years and a half of very good performance, until the battery started lasting naturally less and.. it received a couple drops that broke the back glass (without protection), so it's been an overall beast. The F5 is a welcome addition with the new chipset, but the main camera is 64MP, 16 is the front facing.. so you might got that wrong there.
@@frzack_. that's what I did as well, changed the port cause it had issues and gave it to a family member, while I'm enjoying the F5. Really a beast, you won't go wrong with this purchase
Correction 1. The only same camera sensor on F5 & F5 Pro are 64Mpx main shooter inherited from Poco F4, Omnivison OB64B. Macro, ultra wide & selfie camera are not similar. That's why F5 has better ultrawide camera due to its Sony IMX 355 (inherited from F4) unlike F5 Pro's Omnivision OV08D10. 2. F4, F5 & F5 Pro has different AMOLED screen supplier. F4 is Samsung's E4 Amoled like F3, F5 is Tianma's AMOLED, & F5 Pro is CSOT(TCL)'s AMOLED. The bad thing is, F5 screen is a downgrade from F4 (1300nit max screen downgraded to 1000nit max screen). F5 Pro's screen though is quite an upgrade.❤
Still I don't think the 1440p screen is worth the extra price since the rest is more of a downgrade compared to the F5 (bezels, worse ultrawide sensor, lower battery life due to higher res screen, no headphone jack), and at the price of F5 Pro there are better phones if you don't need that fast SoC/1440p screen.
Patut la saya nampak ultrawide F5 ni better sikit dari segi detail dan tone color dia berbanding F4.. rupanya dari Sony.. walaupun sama² 8MP tapi much better la pada F5.. btw panel AMOLED dari Tianma dengan Samsung mana lebih baik bang?
With all these goodies F5 has offered, let's just hope Xiaomi/Poco won't ruin this phone with just a system update.. Early bird preorders are sold out.
2 years of OS updates and 3 years security usually. But you get infinite probably 4 MIUI updates which is different than OS but almost the same. It's actually makes it worth it to to some extent.
@@r-an-dom-s-things Not all users is fond of Custom ROMs, or even heard of it. Only a few who does tinker to that level of rooting, unlocking bootloader and so on. Good for those who does, and it isn't bad for those who don't either. Users just wanted a working phone that does the job, and does it well. 😊
@@kodaph if that's the case, buy a different phone brand. if you don't want to tweak anything, go for iPhone. you don't buy Xiaomi phone and expect that the interface is perfect. get another brand. the market of Xiaomi is for users who need decent phone hardware specs with affordable price and will just resort with custom ROM/rooting.
@@russelaustria1339 Mostly correct.. mobile games are more CPU intensive because CPU in mobile is meh.. CPU didn't improve so much like GPU did in phones.. GPU have like 20% improvment each year.. while CPU is like 8% each year That's only for mobile.. PC in the other hand has like 15% CPU each year.. thanks to AMD comptettion which forced Intel to improve Also, most games use 720p rendering.. rarely U see a game use 900p-1080p
Great reviews as always GSM Arena. I'm afraid it's gotten hard for me to consider another phone for myself other than Xiaomi. The tech found in Xiaomi is so satisfying for me. This time i want to buy this for myself & my kids. I want them to experience premium quality at a budget price. I hope there's IP 68 dust and waterproof... just. I did see another powerful budget phone from Asus & Motorola but Xiaomi scales ar another level of humble superiority. Note i said humble. People are astounded when they see my Xiaomi in action and now I'm glad Swaziland knows Xiaomi. I'll mention that those who have money but Samsung Galaxy S23 and iPhone 6 upwards. They are very very few. Xiaomi will rule Swaziland 🇸🇿 because of our financial situation. But some of us will follow Xiaomi's creativity until.... I just wish Xiaomi can integrate the Google Pixel 7 Pro's technology if speech to text etc
This phone is affordable but unfortunately it will not be available worldwide ... only on selected countries. SD 7+ Gen 2 production is very money demanding from Xiaomi. So expect limited production !
Man i had 3 xiaomi phones... i rather pay double the price than buying any xiaomi phone anymore. Great specs but terrible phones full of problems and bugs.
Poco X3 NFC user and finding hard to switch. This phone is a beast. Has taken a beating. Took a dive. Works like new! One of the major reasons of not switching also is that it takes a memory card!
So you're lucky then. My wife has the same phone. One day I took her phone and I noticed that she hasn't done system updates so I decided to do it for her. As a result the main camera died the moment an update was completed. So far it was very very good but such a disappointment in the end. She had it for almost 2 years. I've done some research and I found out that many ppl had the same problem.
Je suis sur le même discours que toi j'ai vraiment du mal à changer mon Poco X3 NFC pour la simple raison il fonctionne aussi bien les photos sont sublimes le must il à la fente pour la SD card et ça c'est très précieux pour moi. J'ai même acheté le Poco F4 il y a un an encore dans sa boîte j'aime trop mon Poco X3 NFC vraiment top 👌👍 ce téléphone.
I have one. Everything is really cool, except for the speakers. They do sound loud and clear, but the total lack of bass makes it sound like a cheap phone. My previous Poco X3 GT sounded much better.
Kinda sad that they still use the same display and speakers since 2-3 years now. Software is still a shitshow, the new miui 14 on my poco f3 isn't really Android 13 since It's still missing key features of that android version. If u buy a Xiaomi Phone, u really have to root it and use 3rd party roms.
@@blslayer although f5 has faster SOC, 7+ gen 2 but it throttled easily compared to the 8100 ultra on x12t, 12t has higher resolution, better body material, probably better camera idk for sure, better UI ( MIUI vs POCO MIUI),and has better charging speed. but I think both phone is a pretty good phone and the different is not that noticeable so you can buy which by the design you like.
Sir ji Redmi note 12 turbo india me kab tak ayega Redmi note 12 turbo/ realme gt neo 5 se dono me se koi ek phone bharat me kab tak confirme launch hoga Sir please bataiye
Just a month after this review, f5 users are complaining about battery drain and their charger cable don't work after weeks. If you're planning to buy xiaomi or poco phones just use custom rom, their MIUI updates are messing the phones
Camera isn't the same in F5 and F5 PRO.... 😒 Only the same Mpx. Sensors R different Omnivision in PRO Model and Sony and Samsung in Vanilla F5... Regards from Europe from my channel 😀👍
@@MM-bp3mx ah dint notice about that yet, should work or behave like any other google dialer. Cause mine both phone and sms app are google not poco or xiaomi one,
Fantastic hardware and chipset, but the software optimisation still leaves a lot to be desired.. at the starting of the video the jitteriness of the home screen while scrolling and while opening the google now tile on the left, it was quite apparent,imo.. don't know when in the world will they care fixing these..even when the chip is plenty powerful to rock for 5-6 yrs.. Still a better buy over other phones at that price imo..
Hello there. In terms of Display quality & colours, speakers output, general performance and the main and selfie camera general photo quality (white balance, colour accuracy, dynamic range & low light) would you guys still go for the Poco X5 Pro, a Redmi Note 12 Pro, Poco F5 or keep my OnePlus 10T?
@@DHF_of_BTS bought it early bird price @ MYR1399, around USD305. It's 8GB version. So far no problem, been playing Honkai Star Rail on this nearly every day. With 30% battery can get around 2.5 hours of game play medium-high lock 30fps. The game can run max at 60fps though. Been using F3 before this and it is quite the upgrade especially the processor. Games loaded faster. Camera too is better than F3. Liking the smaller bezels too and it's smaller size and lighter.
@@cocobos that's a good deal then! I'm thinking of buying 12/512 version! And I bet the processor is sooo good. It's the best processor in mid range phones. I've compared every mid range phones out there. But soc 7+ gen 2 is always better and it's also 4nm! Ty for your reply! I'm very much sure I'm gonna buy this one. I was also checking Redmi note 12 pro+, realme 11 pro+, realme gt neo 5, galaxy a54. But nonetheless note 12 turbo still is better than all of these for overall performance!
Unfortunately i don't trust at Poco anymore... Had a X3 Pro that bricked soon after a OS update. It worked fine for a couple of days then all of sudden the phone bricked, had a full refund.
@@EsKimoS0 when a phone bricks, it simply means due to one reason or the other, the hardware is unable to run the software. Things like being stuck on the boot screen, being sent back to the device recovery, or being met with a *"⚠️ The system has been destroyed"* message (this is how Xiaomi phones display it) whenever you try to turn on the phone. Soft bricks can be easily fixed as the name implies, it's a software brick. But hard bricks are usually hardware level and either require professional repair, or... well, complete replacement of said phone. Many users of Poco x3 pros have had this brick issue due to many reasons. But the most popular being a MIUI update issued by Xiaomi themselves. Hardware and software disagreements/corruption killed many x3 pros, while some others is due to thermal issues. In any case, it's not a 100% fatality rate. As some x3 pros are still alive today, but this was definitely a real, serious issue. Personally, I won't recommend buying an x3 pro now from all the reports I've seen in the community. Heck nah. But at least my Redmi note 10 pro is going strong after 2 years. Though it's not completely free from issues as some users have lost their front cameras, due to thermal issues caused by faulty software.
My X3 Pro also died because of faulty cpu and memory. I am lucky I have access to technician capable to do component repair. Just replace cpu and RAM and battery and now it is as good as new.
There's a rumor that the manufacturing of Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 would be stopped because it's way too efficient and powerful for its price point. Instead they'll make the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (a downgrade but cheaper and appropriate as a midrange chipset).
A very decent midranger with an equally good price.... Nothing to get excited about here, it does a very good job for the price you pay..."value for money"
I’m really annoyed by this let’s copy Apple or Samsung. I have the xioami note 8 pro as my android device. I got an apn on it and so far nothing made me want to jump to the next new phone. Just wish they would bring something different.
@@mrjiophone4987 Stop lying dude! Btw My mom had Poco X2 for 2 years. Not a single issue. So all users of X2/X3 series were not affected but there were many I guess that's why this issue because so popular. My sister is using Poco F3 for almost 2 years now. My Mom exchanged here Poco X2 for For Poco F4. It has almost been a year now, no issue. I had a Poco X4 Pro for 1 year, yesterday I purchased Poco F5 during first sale from Flipkart. I also didn't have any issues with my Poco X4 Pro. So please stop lying.
There is also another fone with this chipset realme gt neo 5 se Anyone know anything about its global release.....im going to buy that because of bigger battery as well as less bugs than miui.......i loved Xiaomi fones and im still using poco X3 pro but its miui is really bad and im always in fear it might be dead anytime 😅
I’ve been thinking about getting a poco f5 phone so this video is so helpful, and bc i have a iphone 11 128GB and its getting full every single time bro i cant stand the iphone 11 now so it would be a good opportunity to upgrade to the Poco F5 And btw..can i transfer my data from my iPhone 11 to the Poco F5 ?
xiaomi note 12 turbo no gorilla glass 5 and splash+dust proof :D . in our market , note 12 turbo 12gb ram+512 gb costs less than poco 12 gb ram 256 gb ....what`s the best choice ?
My p2 is having it's usual issue but im still looking at poco because of the 3,5 and xiaomi's great equaliser. But I'm not sure i can stust the manufacturer in quality again
You "really" have to get some 'real' Music to test out speakers for a phone, 🙄, ....maybe a full-bodied orchestra or even a multi instrumental rock band. 😐
![ผัวเถื่อน - ยูริ โตเกียวมิวสิค [ OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO ]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/P08ORRVDGl8/mqdefault.jpg)
Tbh this is more worth to buy than the Pro model. It ticks a lot of boxes at just the right price! The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 makes it the most powerful phone in its class 💪
Too bad it's laggy and crappy MIUI with Poco Launcher on top bring it down
@@alvzcizzler 🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢
@@alvzcizzler thank goodness this phone will have huge custom roms. even though i have realme gt neo 3t but i kinda wish i had this phone.
@@alvzcizzler delusional
@@gamebond6248 laggy? yes, delusional, but crappy 100% coming from someone with a f3, but who buys Xiaomi phones and doesn't just use custom roms. Especially with how easy it is to root the phone.
Probably few of the best midrangers in it's class. It's quite affordable too where in my country it's about $350-ish. I think this is the best phone in the price segment.
If you are opting for Performance... this is the phone for you
@@kodaph Still much better than Dimensity 1080 or SD 778G which are all in phones around this price. There aren't many competitors at this price with a newer SoC and a headphone jack: A52s, Nothing Phone (1), Poco X5 Pro, GT Master edition, Realme 10 Pro+, Redmi Note 12 Pro/Pro+, LG V60, A73, A53, A54, S20 FE 5G, Pixel 6a, 11T, 11T Pro, vivo V27..
Where are you from?
@@shiveringisles3509 xiaomi 12 lite uses sd778G too
In China, this mobile phone is 100 dollars cheaper than yours.😂
In my opinion the f5 pro looks ugly 😅
It looks minimalist which I like a lot
Love this phone, totally worth the early bid.
Xiaomi was beginning to disappoint me, but I'm glad I kept my Poco X3 Pro for a bit longer.
😮 Brew a suggest you sell off yours because very soon it's going to get into bootload mode. It happened to mine two months ago and right now I can't use the phone anymore
@@afamefunaphilian5108
I noticed it happened to some friends, they mostly ordered an international one from India, mine is from a Mexican batch and I have 2 years of warranty directly with the company.
It's a shame this keeps happening, the same thing happened with the Poco X3 Pro, I'm sorry you had such a bad experience, friend.
@@afamefunaphilian5108Hi may I ask you what does bootload mode means?
@@josecarlossanchezmendez639 it's just Stopped working & won't turn on, it's just like the phone Crashed 😭
@@afamefunaphilian5108 ah I see thanks for the reply
Note 12 Turbo is in Mainland China only, even in Hong Kong, it's named as Poco F5. Sadly Poco F5 doesn't have 512GB and 1TB storage versions like Note 12 Turbo...😢
It also has limited 4G bands so it would not be the best choice depending on where you are anyway.
@@shiveringisles3509you mean poco f5?
Buy the Redmi Note 12 Turbo directly
Being a poco F1 user since 2019 I think this is the worthy successor and time to upgrade
Bro we're in the same boat. I'm commenting with my poco F1 😂
@unholydonuts no actually I bought Moto edge 40...... it's been great so far
@unholydonuts ok then you can go for iqoo Neo 7 pro... it's a great phone with flagship soc
It is! 😂 I finally switch to f5 from f1 .
@unholydonuts yeah the stock Android experience combined with their Samsung Dex Alternative called "Ready For" gives it an software advantage, but lacks with Specs, but still Poco F5 is superior in some ways especially Hardware
Watching from my POCO F5. All I can say is that this phone is worth every penny. SD 7+ gen 2 is 🔥🔥🔥
Poco's brand value in India is garbage
Watching this on my Poco F5 now.. this phone is amazing so far. Definitely worth the early bird price I paid for it in the UK
how much is it over there?
@@nhojleahcim47was £379 up to yesterday, bought one for my wife.
Video in 4K30fps isnt jelly?
@@nhojleahcim47 378 gbp, early bird price.
@@CZARNYEU For moving videos I'duse 1080 60fps. For mostly static videos the 4k is very detailed and nice.
I'm still on my poco f1 after 5 years, have a few dents and minor cracks, but still runs way faster than many current midrange phones
Same 🤣
Same here. I just changed the battery myself recently and gave this beast another 2 years of use easily.
Same, loved my Poco f1 so much I actually got another one. So I got twins. 😊😊
Wow. I thought I am only one watching this video on Poco f1 right now.
This phone makes me want to buy a Xiaomi again. What a package. I hope the custom ROM scene turns out to be as good as the phone because I can't stand MIUI.
Already custom roms are out, that too official ones.
where can they be found?@@ultramaxpro8537
Why can’t u stand miui?
@@legacygaminginc.Tries too hard to copy iOS. Tons of bloat and RAM management is too aggressive.
@@legacygaminginc.Cause it's garbage
I have been using Xiaomi products since 2017. Grabbed Poco F5 with early bird discount at RM1,399 ($311.06). This smartphone is a huge upgrade from my old Redmi note 8 pro.
enjoy, honor your decision, luck favors the brave
nice pick bro, you've also pick good phone for your late smartphone like Redmi Note 8 Pro
How is the selfie camera? Does it darken or brighten human subjects? Also, how are the details in the pics clicked by main and the selfie camera?
Selfie is average. There are no noticeable color changes since it doesn't have AI features at the front-facing camera.
For the main camera, the subject is sharp though sometimes the background struggles a little bit.
Ah a fellow Note 8 Pro user
I'm happy F5 has a 3.5 mm headphone jack 😊
My dream phone
But I'm 14 my phone too oldest
Cannot install it my fav games
Phone type : Huawei y6s
If they had implemented the Redmi Note 12 Pro camera system, it would have run circles around the last generation flagships and tough competition to the current ones...!!!
IMX 766 is just okay though, somewhat mediocre on certain ISPs. If you want good camera just get iPhone/Pixel or a real camera.
Thanks Will, I checked the prices here in Canada and the F5 sells for almost $600- Cdn here, so I just got a Poco F4 for almost 200- bucks less.
lol that's a completely different phone and not as good
it's funny cuz i was originally planning on getting the f4 for like 2 months, bt like 3 days before i went for it the poco f5 came out and i checked it out and realized it was better then the f4 in ram, battery size and headphone jack, and decided to get the f5 instead, although ur right it was a good $200 bucks extra..
That's cheap, F4 is quite good too. And with that price you won't loose anything.
I have the Redmi Note 12 Turbo, which is identical to the Poco F5, down to the nice and low weight of 180 grams. The side mounted fingerprint reader requires just a very light touch to trigger and the response seems instantaneous because it is impossible to tell at which point the finger was registered -- completely different from the heavy handed push that is in the video. Oh, and I see no good reason demonstrating this model's audio without the headset. The phone jack let's you experience the audio in a very different and superior way. Finally, the 1TB memory that is on the Turbo beats any 1TByte flagship at better than one half price.
How do you enjoy the camera?
I actually set it to unlock with an actual press of the button when the phone is locked. It helps a little bit with accidental unlocks and subsequent pocket dialing.
@@MarkizVonSchnitzel Good point. In my case I enjoy the light touch and for the first time I am using a phone one-handed.
@@adeebkhan7173 Cam is very good although my test so far is taking snapshots of an intricate Arabian style carpet.
I take it the Note 12 Turbo also has a non working pocket mode? I.E you cover the top portion of the phone and it still turns on? Example: th-cam.com/video/Uq3hRUlW_Do/w-d-xo.html
Jumped from the F3 to the F5 after the F3 gave me 2 years and a half of very good performance, until the battery started lasting naturally less and.. it received a couple drops that broke the back glass (without protection), so it's been an overall beast. The F5 is a welcome addition with the new chipset, but the main camera is 64MP, 16 is the front facing.. so you might got that wrong there.
i literally your situation right now the battery won't charge and I know I can change the charger port but now I leaning towards getting the poco f5
@@frzack_. that's what I did as well, changed the port cause it had issues and gave it to a family member, while I'm enjoying the F5. Really a beast, you won't go wrong with this purchase
Correction
1. The only same camera sensor on F5 & F5 Pro are 64Mpx main shooter inherited from Poco F4, Omnivison OB64B. Macro, ultra wide & selfie camera are not similar. That's why F5 has better ultrawide camera due to its Sony IMX 355 (inherited from F4) unlike F5 Pro's Omnivision OV08D10.
2. F4, F5 & F5 Pro has different AMOLED screen supplier. F4 is Samsung's E4 Amoled like F3, F5 is Tianma's AMOLED, & F5 Pro is CSOT(TCL)'s AMOLED. The bad thing is, F5 screen is a downgrade from F4 (1300nit max screen downgraded to 1000nit max screen). F5 Pro's screen though is quite an upgrade.❤
Still I don't think the 1440p screen is worth the extra price since the rest is more of a downgrade compared to the F5 (bezels, worse ultrawide sensor, lower battery life due to higher res screen, no headphone jack), and at the price of F5 Pro there are better phones if you don't need that fast SoC/1440p screen.
Patut la saya nampak ultrawide F5 ni better sikit dari segi detail dan tone color dia berbanding F4.. rupanya dari Sony.. walaupun sama² 8MP tapi much better la pada F5.. btw panel AMOLED dari Tianma dengan Samsung mana lebih baik bang?
Another perfect review by awesome GSMArena...
all talk about Mui..now Poco update new version of ui..
One of the the proudest thing about Poco F series this year, no more 6gbram & 128gb internal.
There is 128 but with 8 ram I bought 256/12gb should be nice.😀
With all these goodies F5 has offered, let's just hope Xiaomi/Poco won't ruin this phone with just a system update..
Early bird preorders are sold out.
who needs system updates from Xiaomi/Poco when you are using custom ROM, lol
2 years of OS updates and 3 years security usually. But you get infinite probably 4 MIUI updates which is different than OS but almost the same. It's actually makes it worth it to to some extent.
@@r-an-dom-s-things Not all users is fond of Custom ROMs, or even heard of it. Only a few who does tinker to that level of rooting, unlocking bootloader and so on.
Good for those who does, and it isn't bad for those who don't either. Users just wanted a working phone that does the job, and does it well. 😊
@@kodaph Yup just like me I'm not a techy so it is the first time I heard about custom roms
@@kodaph if that's the case, buy a different phone brand. if you don't want to tweak anything, go for iPhone. you don't buy Xiaomi phone and expect that the interface is perfect. get another brand. the market of Xiaomi is for users who need decent phone hardware specs with affordable price and will just resort with custom ROM/rooting.
This F5 7+ Gen 2 and F5 Pro 8+ Gen 1 have nearly equal CPU Performance but 8+ Gen 1 GPU perform a better gaming. (Adreno 730 VS 725)
Gaming is not everyone life. we have other things to do. many other tools consume more ram or gpu instead of games.
@@MM-sp8qvOther things to do is not everyone life. we have gaming to do. many games consume more ram or gpu instead of other things.
Sad to say that most of the games in the market for mobile phone are cpu bottlenecked so yeah basically gpu is not being pushed very hard.
@@russelaustria1339 Mostly correct.. mobile games are more CPU intensive because CPU in mobile is meh..
CPU didn't improve so much like GPU did in phones.. GPU have like 20% improvment each year.. while CPU is like 8% each year
That's only for mobile.. PC in the other hand has like 15% CPU each year.. thanks to AMD comptettion which forced Intel to improve
Also, most games use 720p rendering.. rarely U see a game use 900p-1080p
Looks decent. Does MIUI still have issues with notification delays?
just saw another review of this phone and unfortunately they still do
Notification delay is more an Android problem. They arrive instantly on iOS. My Samsung, Nothing Phone also have delay.
@@Emmepi37 no issues on my Pixel..
No delays on my Samsung.
Park
Still smoothly using my poco F1 😅❤
Me too
Great reviews as always GSM Arena. I'm afraid it's gotten hard for me to consider another phone for myself other than Xiaomi. The tech found in Xiaomi is so satisfying for me. This time i want to buy this for myself & my kids. I want them to experience premium quality at a budget price. I hope there's IP 68 dust and waterproof... just. I did see another powerful budget phone from Asus & Motorola but Xiaomi scales ar another level of humble superiority. Note i said humble. People are astounded when they see my Xiaomi in action and now I'm glad Swaziland knows Xiaomi. I'll mention that those who have money but Samsung Galaxy S23 and iPhone 6 upwards. They are very very few. Xiaomi will rule Swaziland 🇸🇿 because of our financial situation. But some of us will follow Xiaomi's creativity until.... I just wish Xiaomi can integrate the Google Pixel 7 Pro's technology if speech to text etc
POCO F5 have no MEMC out of the box. I hope they update sometime in the future.
It’s not expandable via micro sd.
This phone is affordable but unfortunately it will not be available worldwide ... only on selected countries. SD 7+ Gen 2 production is very money demanding from Xiaomi.
So expect limited production !
Using Xiaomi phones since 2014, Xiaomi never disappoints, currently using poco x3 pro since last 2 years, still smooth as new.
not in everyone's case
Man i had 3 xiaomi phones... i rather pay double the price than buying any xiaomi phone anymore. Great specs but terrible phones full of problems and bugs.
@@spzHadescurious, what was the last Xiaomi phone you've had?
@@SouthPawArtist I had poco f1, Mi10t Pro and Poco f3. Mi10t pro i smashed it on the floor
I guess you don't update its MIUI.
Poco X3 NFC user and finding hard to switch. This phone is a beast. Has taken a beating. Took a dive. Works like new! One of the major reasons of not switching also is that it takes a memory card!
So you're lucky then. My wife has the same phone. One day I took her phone and I noticed that she hasn't done system updates so I decided to do it for her. As a result the main camera died the moment an update was completed. So far it was very very good but such a disappointment in the end. She had it for almost 2 years. I've done some research and I found out that many ppl had the same problem.
Same situation
Je suis sur le même discours que toi j'ai vraiment du mal à changer mon Poco X3 NFC pour la simple raison il fonctionne aussi bien les photos sont sublimes le must il à la fente pour la SD card et ça c'est très précieux pour moi. J'ai même acheté le Poco F4 il y a un an encore dans sa boîte j'aime trop mon Poco X3 NFC vraiment top 👌👍 ce téléphone.
I have one. Everything is really cool, except for the speakers. They do sound loud and clear, but the total lack of bass makes it sound like a cheap phone. My previous Poco X3 GT sounded much better.
how about camera?
@@rukshanmanorathna6276 pretty nice, much better than the one on the X3 GT, which was already good
Kinda sad that they still use the same display and speakers since 2-3 years now. Software is still a shitshow, the new miui 14 on my poco f3 isn't really Android 13 since It's still missing key features of that android version. If u buy a Xiaomi Phone, u really have to root it and use 3rd party roms.
I saw my crush again.. the one on the portrait photos.. 🥰😍
I need serious help
F5 vs 12t wich one is better based on display cpu speakers camera?
What is 12t?
12t is the better phone
@@wuvyyyyycan you please explain to us? I'm on verge between those two.
@@blslayer although f5 has faster SOC, 7+ gen 2 but it throttled easily compared to the 8100 ultra on x12t, 12t has higher resolution, better body material, probably better camera idk for sure, better UI ( MIUI vs POCO MIUI),and has better charging speed. but I think both phone is a pretty good phone and the different is not that noticeable so you can buy which by the design you like.
Sir ji Redmi note 12 turbo india me kab tak ayega
Redmi note 12 turbo/ realme gt neo 5 se dono me se koi ek phone bharat me kab tak confirme launch hoga
Sir please bataiye
Just a month after this review, f5 users are complaining about battery drain and their charger cable don't work after weeks. If you're planning to buy xiaomi or poco phones just use custom rom, their MIUI updates are messing the phones
Camera isn't the same in F5 and F5 PRO.... 😒 Only the same Mpx. Sensors R different Omnivision in PRO Model and Sony and Samsung in Vanilla F5...
Regards from Europe from my channel 😀👍
It would be best to mention whether the phone screen is flat/curved edge for all future review videos, many thanks..
It's flat in this case
Yes. It would be helpful for many blind people out there.
Their reviews are always rushed…
camera is bad, paid review.
Well this is a easy skip since it's poco instead of redmi
The King Of DeadBoot Phone
Great review! The timestamp, regarding the chipset is wrong, you wrote snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 not 7+ Gen 2
Thats correct. The phone has 7 gen
The GOAT. F🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
6 minutes reviews are not reviews!
Why don't yall tell how much the phone costs ?
early bird price $315 depends where u're from its different.
nice to see mid range phone with small Bezel
I'm using the Poco f5 at the moment, replacing my z fold 4 for everyday use n work.
Feels way smoother for some reason and no issue at all on gaming
Does Always On Screen work fine or limited to 10 Seconds? Does it record calls?
@@MM-bp3mx limited 10 sec sadly
@@93SupaFly :(
How about Call recording does it make an announcement? or just record silently?
@@MM-bp3mx ah dint notice about that yet, should work or behave like any other google dialer. Cause mine both phone and sms app are google not poco or xiaomi one,
Why it is not called Redmi Note 12 Turbo ? Did anyone know ???
first release locally in china its called redmi note 12 turbo.. then finally it become available globally under poco brand as poco f5..
@@Kilgore2k12 i see
Fantastic hardware and chipset, but the software optimisation still leaves a lot to be desired.. at the starting of the video the jitteriness of the home screen while scrolling and while opening the google now tile on the left, it was quite apparent,imo.. don't know when in the world will they care fixing these..even when the chip is plenty powerful to rock for 5-6 yrs..
Still a better buy over other phones at that price imo..
Which phones would you recommend to buy at that price?
Im wondering if i should upgrade to this phone from poco F4
Nah, keep f4, maybe if there gonna be something like f6 or f7 then it might be worth it
This is amazing, and I'm considering switching from my iPhone 13 mini to this. am I crazy?
nope.. mini is for mini....
Still waiting for mine to be shipped. Got my F5 12/25gb for $330 with early bird price and vouchers.
really good price. I bought an 8GB version for $284
@@rukshanmanorathna6276 what about storage!
256 kn storage?
@@edanger7642 256gb
I will never understand those companies. The Poco X3 can shoot 4k30fps with ultrawide camera and now the F5 is only limited to 1080p. WTF
Cutting corners unfortunately
It could be 8 megapixels cannot shoot at 4K30fps unless Poco/Xiaomi/Redmi upgrade their ultrawide camera to at least 12 megapixels.
Hello there. In terms of Display quality & colours, speakers output, general performance and the main and selfie camera general photo quality (white balance, colour accuracy, dynamic range & low light) would you guys still go for the Poco X5 Pro, a Redmi Note 12 Pro, Poco F5 or keep my OnePlus 10T?
I'm using this and watching this using it 😅, great budget phone 2023, impressive performance rival and exceed dimensity 8100
How's user experience, can you give a little overview?? What version did you buy? What was the price?
@@DHF_of_BTS bought it early bird price @ MYR1399, around USD305. It's 8GB version. So far no problem, been playing Honkai Star Rail on this nearly every day. With 30% battery can get around 2.5 hours of game play medium-high lock 30fps. The game can run max at 60fps though. Been using F3 before this and it is quite the upgrade especially the processor. Games loaded faster. Camera too is better than F3. Liking the smaller bezels too and it's smaller size and lighter.
@@cocobos that's a good deal then! I'm thinking of buying 12/512 version!
And I bet the processor is sooo good. It's the best processor in mid range phones. I've compared every mid range phones out there. But soc 7+ gen 2 is always better and it's also 4nm!
Ty for your reply! I'm very much sure I'm gonna buy this one. I was also checking Redmi note 12 pro+, realme 11 pro+, realme gt neo 5, galaxy a54. But nonetheless note 12 turbo still is better than all of these for overall performance!
Unfortunately i don't trust at Poco anymore... Had a X3 Pro that bricked soon after a OS update.
It worked fine for a couple of days then all of sudden the phone bricked, had a full refund.
Good for you, as some users are not lucky to receive full refund.
@@kodaph Well, the 2 year warranty helped me out in that one. Didn't expect anything else tbh, had the phone for only 5 months when it happened.
@@Chaosbreak1 what exactly happened and what do you mean by bricked??? Is Poco x3 that bad??
@@EsKimoS0
when a phone bricks, it simply means due to one reason or the other, the hardware is unable to run the software.
Things like being stuck on the boot screen,
being sent back to the device recovery,
or being met with a
*"⚠️ The system has been destroyed"* message (this is how Xiaomi phones display it) whenever you try to turn on the phone.
Soft bricks can be easily fixed as the name implies, it's a software brick.
But hard bricks are usually hardware level and either require professional repair, or...
well, complete replacement of said phone.
Many users of Poco x3 pros have had this brick issue due to many reasons.
But the most popular being a MIUI update issued by Xiaomi themselves.
Hardware and software disagreements/corruption killed many x3 pros, while some others is due to thermal issues.
In any case, it's not a 100% fatality rate. As some x3 pros are still alive today, but this was definitely a real, serious issue.
Personally, I won't recommend buying an x3 pro now from all the reports I've seen in the community. Heck nah.
But at least my Redmi note 10 pro is going strong after 2 years.
Though it's not completely free from issues as some users have lost their front cameras, due to thermal issues caused by faulty software.
My X3 Pro also died because of faulty cpu and memory. I am lucky I have access to technician capable to do component repair. Just replace cpu and RAM and battery and now it is as good as new.
now you can buy a 16+1TB version for 200 dollars in china
There's a rumor that the manufacturing of Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 would be stopped because it's way too efficient and powerful for its price point. Instead they'll make the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (a downgrade but cheaper and appropriate as a midrange chipset).
Source
Doubt
Source?
source: the voices in my head
Miui is a deal breaker 😂
Watch the community turn it into a better phone through ROMs.
A very decent midranger with an equally good price....
Nothing to get excited about here, it does a very good job for the price you pay..."value for money"
what's the second game?
I’m really annoyed by this let’s copy Apple or Samsung. I have the xioami note 8 pro as my android device. I got an apn on it and so far nothing made me want to jump to the next new phone. Just wish they would bring something different.
Same shitty cameras in all phones… 8 mpx ultrawide e 2 mpx macro, same problem in every phone with video recording etc etc etc…
How is Note 12 Turbo in Europe compared to POCO F5?
Just ordered my F5 !! Was this or samsung for the $$ u can't go wrong with F5 !!
Still on my Poco F4 - no plans to upgrade till 2025 earliest!
My poco F1 is still running smoothly, even in 2023 😂😂
u should add a section of gcam support and photos taken from the same
Dead mother board after 1 year
Fr? Damn I'm not gonna buy it 💀
It happened earlier with X2/X3 phones. Never happened with F series phone. If you are getting it at a good price, definitely go with it.
@@briandsouza7854 it happened with f4 and f3 too
@@mrjiophone4987 Stop lying dude! Btw My mom had Poco X2 for 2 years. Not a single issue. So all users of X2/X3 series were not affected but there were many I guess that's why this issue because so popular. My sister is using Poco F3 for almost 2 years now. My Mom exchanged here Poco X2 for For Poco F4. It has almost been a year now, no issue. I had a Poco X4 Pro for 1 year, yesterday I purchased Poco F5 during first sale from Flipkart. I also didn't have any issues with my Poco X4 Pro. So please stop lying.
@@briandsouza7854 poco F1 still kicking 5 years after, X3 same for my boyfriend and my X4 GT without any problems
this is a great phone. i used it in all my video vlog.
There is also another fone with this chipset realme gt neo 5 se
Anyone know anything about its global release.....im going to buy that because of bigger battery as well as less bugs than miui.......i loved Xiaomi fones and im still using poco X3 pro but its miui is really bad and im always in fear it might be dead anytime 😅
I’ve been thinking about getting a poco f5 phone so this video is so helpful, and bc i have a iphone 11 128GB and its getting full every single time bro i cant stand the iphone 11 now so it would be a good opportunity to upgrade to the Poco F5
And btw..can i transfer my data from my iPhone 11 to the Poco F5 ?
xiaomi note 12 turbo no gorilla glass 5 and splash+dust proof :D . in our market , note 12 turbo 12gb ram+512 gb costs less than poco 12 gb ram 256 gb ....what`s the best choice ?
My p2 is having it's usual issue but im still looking at poco because of the 3,5 and xiaomi's great equaliser. But I'm not sure i can stust the manufacturer in quality again
After GSMArena did that fake "benchmark", it's so difficult to return my trust to them :/
pano e uninstall ung playstore apps ?kasi kung e remove mo lang hindi ma uninstall andun padin pero ung logo lang nawala?
Will Spigen release a case for this? I hope so 😅
Their update is terrible can only admire the price for that powerful chip inside but never using this brand again
Which best phone Samsung galaxy A54 Vs Poco F5 pro
May I know the title of the song that you're always playing when it comes to testing the speakers? Thanks!
sheeesh poco f5 already released still cannot afford even the poco f3
bro you wrote Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 instead of Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Could have been perfect. But they had to mess it up with that poor thermal management...
do any other currently sold poco models' cam have OIS or only the f4 and the f5?
The fact that it has a headphone jack makes it better than the pro
I'm waiting for Realme GT Neo 5 SE.
what about networks it is dont have n71 band, is ot very bad?
"CHEAP PHONE" people too hype about this phone.if want premium phone F4 GT,if want cheap phone F5
F5 is literal updated version of f4
Without watching the video... That pearlescent back is very attractive
Gonna get a 1 TB N12 Turbo from China to replace my Poco F1
Why?!?!? stypid 2mp macro?!?! 😒😑😑😑
Does this have ATX-x or LDAC vodec for Bluetooth?
Compare Xiaomi 12T pro whit Poco F5 pro pls 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 💯
I don't understand how no one ever mentions the focus hunting on th eback camera that makes its "moving forward and back" all the time while filming.
You "really" have to get some 'real' Music to test out speakers for a phone, 🙄,
....maybe a full-bodied orchestra or even a multi instrumental rock band. 😐
Cringe
and dont forget F5 screen have no black plastic on the bezel it way better than F5 pro version😅
Are you sure it's plastic frame? As to what I've heard it is a metal frame
My poco f3 looks out of date after this, but it have great 2 years span without worthy successor before this