POCO F5 review - $399 Flagship Destroyer? | VERSUS

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There are flagships like the Apple iPhone 14 Pro, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, and the Google Pixel 7 Pro. Then, there are flagship killers like first iterations of OnePlus and Xiaomi phones. POCO is looking to further this by improving not only the hardware they put in their devices, but also - the cameras. Being around the budget phone range and still managing to play games, take decent photos, and run apps flawlessly - the POCO F5 is a phone to keep in mind for those who don't want to splurge a lot of money on a phone.
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[@joelconolly5574]

7 series with 8 class series performance is unheard of. This has been quite the powerful midrange and the fact that it cost less than $300 now is pretty insane. Definitely a great SOC.

[@kodaph]

Not less than $300 its less than $400

[@amirreza4228]

@@kodaph and it's even more than 400 if you go for the 12GB ram

[@Kilgore2k12]

got mine for $300 with discount from $329 early bird price..

[@sff8413]

​@@kodaph well in India It is cheaper than 300 😂

[@ouskarrokass9607]

got mine with 450 euros

[@alirafiei4045]

it does not offer 128GB version its only 256GB but the difference is the ram 8 vs 12

[@agfhbongv5373]

Poco f5 A good gaming phone and affordable price🫶

[@kodaph]

define "Affordable" 😅

[@terrorizer77]

Yup. Definitely affordable. Bought mine recently

[@darkecstaticcomment]

I ordered one too excited for it to arrive 😂

[@Markone99]

Poco F series NEVER fails to deliver the best valuer phone of the year. There is simply NOTHING like them, not even NOTHING...

[@abidarshadkhanhamzaamirasa932]

Imagine iphone 15 with 60hz display

[@Ajaykumarr89]

😝

[@girish4010]

Not a surprise

[@baoquoc3710]

well, make it like forever because apple will never give it to non pro phones

[@giovanni2910]

Itrash needs to catch up. It's literally expensive garbage.

[@archie7288]

​@@giovanni2910 why u cry bro 😂

[@J-oDean458]

2:21 It is actually better than Snapdragon 8 gen 1 (Information from nanoreview)

[@Shockload]

And it's more power efficient with no overheating or battery issues too

[@Shockload]

7 Gen 2 is even faster than Tensor G3 LMAO 😂😂😂

[@mrorica]

*Correction*240 Hz Touch Sample Rate Not 300 Hz Poco F5 doesn't have 128 GB Storage 12 bit Screen Not 10 bit screen Poco F5 price is 350-400$ Other Stuff:The A34 Is Way Cheaper than the Poco F5 So Should Had Compared It With The A54

[@Shockload]

No it's not, Poco F5 is 350$, A54 is 450$ so A34 is the one in the same price range, Samsung is just scamming people with their budget phones

[@LawpickingLocksmith]

Thanks very much, nicely presented.

[@1967hashem]

It costs about $360 here in the Philippines.

[@latifali5706]

You should compare Poco F5 vs Galaxy A54

[@johnnyMajor]

nice review! subbed

[@Mayankkumar-sk2eb]

Amazing mate 👍

[@shadowhunter2042]

Like it ♥ in this price segment Poco doing very good.

[@girish4010]

That's why I love xiaomi

[@Asifur_Rahman]

Samsung is far behind from Xiaomi in price to performance ratio

[@maximino3812]

samsung under midrange phones are ultimate trash

[@zad.21]

But still we can't trust poco because of motherboard issue

[@Asifur_Rahman]

@@zad.21 Brother I agree with you , this is why Samsung is taking the market over Xiaomi. XIAOMI's MIUI is nasty and full of bugs and bloatwars. Their software support is also worst. This is why their price and performance ratio is beating Samsung

[@mcshadowplayz3197]

​@@zad.21bro i had a my poco for almost 4 months and it is running smoothly and I didn't have motherboard issues i don't know how how the rumor started about the motherboard issues but for me i have no issues

[@stefanmrsic]

The motherboard issues only happened with the X3/X3 Pro in the past@@zad.21

[@JSFGuy]

Let's check it out.

[@ankamanirudh8837]

Bro can you test adaptive refresh rate in poco?noone youtuber is covering that

[@lastofus6310]

It's a proper flagship killer

[@boxingchamp630]

Name a device with excellent camera, excellent performance crisp display... I can live without the other gimmicks

[@kodaph]

Saving 100$ for extra gimmicks is a big deal

[@boxingchamp630]

@@kodaph got a pixel 6pro man... You are right tho

[@harisankard1404]

OnePlus 11.

[@zad.21]

Samsung S21 fe 5g

[@rajeevkumardas3315]

S23 ultra

[@JSFGuy]

I'm currently note 10 +..... Did not see or hear of image stabilization or SD expansion card. I'll be checking it out.

[@joelconolly5574]

OIS, yes. SD card, no.

[@mizanaw3529]

Bought this for 245$ last night . 8/256 version . From Malaysia 🇲🇾

[@akilbarboni4198]

Where do yall find it so cheap, its 370 dollars in my country, still great dill but damn

[@mizanaw3529]

@@akilbarboni4198 in Malaysia every 9th September there will be big discount for 2 days only

[@finanza7307]

@@akilbarboni4198 got mine for 220 dollars in india

[@yefersonmemo9981]

Where

[@teikfai4260]

mine is $225 .from Malaysia shopee :)

[@anibalpavao4840]

How is a34 the competitor? More like the a54 no?

[@Justus2320]

5:01 Nio❤

[@armanpauldiaz5173]

The photo of galaxy a54 and galaxy a34 are the same in your website....

[@dexthegamer3234]

Decent video except where you used the galaxy A34 as the comparison price F5 is much more expensive. A54 is a better comparison

[@electricalelectronicengine7472]

I want to buy one , what do you think is better for me and give me a longlife a54 or f5?

[@troybakker7628]

@@electricalelectronicengine7472 idk but my poco f2 pro is still going strong since 2020. Battery is still great and its still pretty fast it should be able to last me 2 more years so a f5 (pro) will do for a long time cuz of the faster processor. Before this i had a galaxy a8 which i only kept for 2 years after which it got really slow and laggy. And i dont have that with my poco. And i expect it to stay that way the upcoming few years

[@maximino3812]

you are comparing an exynos chipset....

[@ultramaxpro8537]

​@@electricalelectronicengine7472F5 always. Mine is arriving tomorrow. I don't care about the camera or the Physical FP sensor. I need a crazy CPU. And Poco F5 has that.

[@Shockload]

Wrong A54 is 450$ which is much more expensive than 350$ Poco F5

[@sujitpachode3207]

Bruh 120hz is from 2-3 years in midrange segment 💀

[@Versusdotcom]

Which is not a long time ago. The OnePlus 8 base flagship only had 90 hz for example.

[@milanmathew6230]

@@Versusdotcom bruhh my grandmothers 2 yr old 160usd Redmi note 10 pro has fhd+ 120hz amoled

[@joelconolly5574]

@@Udayveer_Singh you don't need 144hz to 165h. At all.

[@stebopign]

when iphone just finally started running at 120 Hz. lols

[@kodaph]

bruh... 120hz is already overkill it will dial down to 60hz most of the time to save battery consumption, bruh

[@simpxreaper8190]

what about the mother board is it stilll going to be like the last phones?

[@zad.21]

Yes .. avoid poco and save your money ✔️

[@alxdava2004]

Those problems were just for a batch of 1 model (x3 pro), and that made in India for India market.

[@karantikoo9302]

@@alxdava2004 exactly, but who can mentor these teens?

[@pocof3boi548]

F series don't have motherboard problems. The X3 PRO has that. INDIAN version. This F series is rebranded Models from china so it's legit.

[@terrorizer77]

Watching this on my F5

[@mariogudelj7018]

Can you disable app drawer in poco f5 ?

[@yutub_hfn]

For Poco it can't

[@XBHits]

Yes u can

[@franzrivera1316]

is this for real the pic samples of a 34 and poco f5 you have?.. it looks like premium phone from iphone and samsung lol

[@kodaph]

0:48 **correction** It has 12-bit display 🤗

[@arrowsama7892]

But 7+gen2 only support 10bit 🙈

[@kodaph]

​@@arrowsama7892 have you seen the Poco F5 launch event?

[@TheAxebitten]

Guess 250 to 300$ price range. Real price = 400 to 450$ 😂 Still a pretty decent phone though. It just has some very different competition than the A34

[@jvn-117]

I bought an f5 for $345 yesterday, the pro is up in the $500s though

[@Shockload]

Lmao you're getting scammed if you buying the F5 for 450$

[@Tonyx.yt.]

nope, i got one for 259€ shipping included

[@jvn-117]

@@Tonyx.yt. a poco F5? No way

[@Tonyx.yt.]

@@jvn-117 yes way, i just bought one from Xiaomi site 2 days ago... 50€ off for "birthday discount" and 20€ off for new account

[@girish4010]

For the camera just installed Gcam problem solved 😂

[@kodaph]

Lol, not all Poco devices have Gcam. Gcam ports are buggy as heck

[@girish4010]

@@kodaph need to search correspond camera for the phone. I use gcam on my PocoF3 for photos it's better than stock camera. But video sucks on gcam

[@harisankard1404]

​@@kodaph just say that you didn't find the right gcam.

[@girish4010]

For portrait shot use lmc8.4 camera its the best, For video I use stock camera

[@girish4010]

@@harisankard1404 what do you use for video?

[@rrrr3666]

You know what? 7plus gen 2 is better than 8plus gen 1

[@sofianeatif5189]

its a 12 bit amoled screen not 10 bit it has 68 b colours

[@amrforever]

Would you recommend the poco f5 pro over oneplus 10t? both same price in my country

[@Versusdotcom]

I would personally probably go for the OnePlus 10T if they are the same price.

[@amrforever]

@@Versusdotcom thanks for the advice. I bought it today for 365$ (8+128), I hope I made a good decision

[@moad8794]

Ive been using the lg v60 the oast 2 or so years and just ordered this phone. The v60 is getting outdated and mine is a little sluggish and has charging issues. So im looking forward to seeing what the f5 is like. For $350 even if i dont like it i can have it as a back up. I just dont really like what motorola is doing and cant stand samsung or iphone personally.

[@jvn-117]

My f3 is going on it's 3rd year and it's still as speedy as ever. Your f5 is going to be doing fine in years to come

[@patpatpatpatpatpatpat]

Yeah the new Poco phones are awesome. I just don't get why so many people are angry.

[@yazouruaim694]

Maybe beacause some of them experienced worse things? Like motherboard issues

[@CHTFilms]

@@yazouruaim694 I had Poco f1, f2 pro, now f3, never had motherboard issues, only screen dimming on F1/F3

[@yazouruaim694]

@@CHTFilms Well alot of Poco users is complaining about motherboard but of course not everyone will experience it.

[@zad.21]

Well .. millions of poco users got *ucked up And I’m one of them I got 2 dead phones and i didn’t get any help so I don’t blame people cuz they got scammed just like me 💀

[@pocof3boi548]

@@zad.21 Sad. But what series did you get? Don't generalized. Its bad. LOL

[@arumugamiob6144]

Make Camera comparison with Huawei p60 pro

[@Versusdotcom]

Soon™ 🙌

[@nurkeyali8325]

This beast is competing with galaxy A54, which is good but the chipset and bezels are a big no. Also a54 has no charger, its Better to buy poco f5 unless you like cameras and value software updates

[@Ionutzkgb]

the correct comparison was between Poco F5 and samsung A54 not A34

[@pocof3boi548]

Check nick ackerman speed comparison of both devices. You will be shocked! for real.

[@jobinfrancis1867]

It's a 12 but amoled display

[@Mike.Freeman]

Everything looks great until you get down to the software.. How many Android OS updates will this receive compared to A34?

[@funkysrk]

Same. A34 and Poco F5 will both get 2 major updates. A34 will just get longer security updates. 4 vs 3 on Poco. But we have no clue how timely these updates will be on either of these budget devices. Poco only gives quarterly security updates looking back at history.

[@MartinMlBanic]

​@@funkysrk You can always update it yourself in any case and that far into the future you will probably want a new phone anyway 😂

[@divineangel606]

Why do you even care about software updates other than some minimal visual change

[@karantikoo9302]

@@divineangel606 exactly

[@Mrs.Twilight-wt6jb]

​@@funkysrkno the a34 will get2 more years

[@weil46]

U forgot to say that sd 7+g2 it almost a sd8+g1.with underclock.

[@notagain2856]

With much better efficiency

[@yuroi5599]

And worse gpu

[@karantikoo9302]

@@yuroi5599 ''worse'' lol it is not bad in any way

[@aldof.2966]

6.1 or 6.3 thats as big as im willing to go.

[@sunnynathani2678]

Poco says it's 12bit display. You say it's 10bit. Can you confirm?

[@XBHits]

10+2 bit ( 2 bit is archived by Software upscaling)

[@sunnynathani2678]

@@XBHits so the display is actually 12bit?

[@XBHits]

@@sunnynathani2678 not actually the 2 is bit Implemented by Software and the display it self a 10bit ( the Processor is this device only support 10bit Displays)

[@sunnynathani2678]

@@XBHits no software/hardware scaling will work if the display itself is not capable of producing that color.

[@XBHits]

@@sunnynathani2678 it should be or should not 🚫🚫

[@stefanmrsic]

0:48 CORRECTION: It's a 12-bit screen (68B colors)

[@zeke2269]

Not OLED ?

[@stefanmrsic]

@@zeke2269 it's an AMOLED screen

[@zeke2269]

@@stefanmrsic not pOLED ?

[@stefanmrsic]

@@zeke2269 Nope. It is an AMOLED screen. The only company that uses pOLED is Motorola.

[@sneijder023]

Poco legit. Everybody else just milkin

[@nniivekkappo7544]

f5 pro pls

[@kazhiyurssrirangan2145]

Compare Xiaomi 13 ultra

[@Versusdotcom]

Soon!

[@IronLad]

Add s21 fe of 400$ the real flagship killer. With the best videography and photo at the price and decent processor

[@yutub_hfn]

I think the 7+ gen 2 way better and Poco screen too, but yeah s21 Fe still more solid option, better build quality and better software.

[@khunrocky606]

7+gen2 processer is better

[@niveZz-]

sd7+ gen 2 is actually an underclocked sd 8+ gen 1

[@RacoonFighter]

Pixel 6a has a better camera at that price

[@maximino3812]

yes but it over heats when palying high intensive games or just using video cam....

[@SurenMOF1]

Yo versus it has a 12 bit panel right. I think you said 10 bit panel.

[@zkdd23]

Even best displays have 10 bit, that would be strange?

[@SurenMOF1]

@@zkdd23 Yeah

[@AlexHusTech]

It's actually 10 + 2bit FRC

[@nitsujxeon]

me still using a SD450 phone yeah i agrre

[@dhrubo9140]

Bro please add pixel 7 a video

[@Versusdotcom]

Soon™

[@dhrubo9140]

​@@Versusdotcom thanks ❤❤

[@mohammad-ix6ds]

it priced at 400$

[@David-Dumont]

The Poco is 12 bit ain't it?

[@alxdava2004]

A 10 bit enhanced apparently.

[@kyonleb7667]

Why most poco haters are from india?

[@yazouruaim694]

Maybe beacause most of the Poco users is in India?

[@DairyPlant]

India weather is hot

[@Bagaginogaming]

Indian version typical L since they have messed up the manufacture

[@zad.21]

They are not haters they got scammed by poco brand and poco brand didn’t replaced their dead phones kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJTSqHiwrNWtaNU

[@terrorizer77]

Because the faulty phones come from their own country

[@troy-ps6so]

Poco f5 doesn't have 128gb variant

[@jokjoan]

He doesn't know anything. Most youtubers just make a video without knowing the product

[@Versusdotcom]

Sadly we didn't have any reliable information at the point of recording, because it was pre-release and nothing was really confirmed at that point. It surely has 2 different 256GB variants with 8 and 12 GB RAM. ✌️

[@karantikoo9302]

it has in Indian markets

[@terrorizer77]

Must it have a 128 GB variant?

[@Abhishek-12364]

Camera comaparision with nothing 1

[@Litu_ck]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@fred3259]

**Clickbait imagen preview** 👎👎👎

[@klokwillems7222]

hello i have low antutu v6 score multi 2800.

[@lgallardo93]

I have it, everything is nice, except the speakers. They sound shitty, worse than my previous X3 GT. They absolutely lack bass.

[@terrorizer77]

Not important to me as I don't usually use speakers to listen to music

[@darkecstaticcomment]

Well I like performance, and I think i won't mind the speakers because i use Bluetooth earphones

[@Hmmmppffff]

Dont rush Reviews when the starting price isn't clear ;) Poco F5 costs even more then the Galaxy A54.... The A34 camera comparioson is questionable :b (Stil a good phone)

[@wiredspeaker5658]

This should have been a 90 watt fast charging setup. 45 min is too long. Xiaomi's fast charging is not as efficient as BBK and it takes 90 to do what a Realme 65 watt can do.

[@maximino3812]

no it should have been 500 watts,charges under 5 minutes will be ultimate LoL.....

[@wiredspeaker5658]

@@maximino3812 another Samsung soldier

[@mrcristoito]

CANNOT RUN 60FPS ON ASPHALT 9 LOL .. Poco F4 still better or Poco F5 pro

[@ultramaxpro8537]

The phone just launched, please wait for software optimisation for these games before bashing the device.

[@Saptarshi_Das_]

Poco phones has Motherboard issues.. 😑 Please don't buy it..Instead go for Samsung or Motorola..

[@archangel5769]

only on indian variants

[@terrorizer77]

Yup. That's from India

[@Satorugojoplayer]

Man, Just in india

[@zad.21]

Flagship killer ❌❌ Motherboard killer ✔️✔️💀💀

[@yazouruaim694]

Agree 😂

[@karantikoo9302]

it's both

[@pocof3boi548]

Outdated statement. F series don't have motherboard issue. X3 pro, M3 and redmi 9t. From F1 to F4 there's no problem. So better research more before stating a falacy.

[@terrorizer77]

Probably from the India version

[@Satorugojoplayer]

​@@yazouruaim694Just in india variants

[@YeFansMalaysia]

Miui not good, even the spec is otherwise

[@mmiz]

Like number 666 ❤️

[@vvnv9308]

Xiaomi kills the motherboard camera after the warranty ends .

[@terrorizer77]

Programmed by the Indian factory?

[@misterPAINMAKER]

No Micro SD = No buy, bye bye ✋

[@xxiamlostxx_dreams_7916]

lmao is 8gb ram and 256gb storage not enough for u?

[@misterPAINMAKER]

@@xxiamlostxx_dreams_7916 I need 512GB. Also i already have a 512GB sd card from my previous smartphone and i want to use it. 2 feautures are very important on a smartphone, sd card support and audio jack. I will never buy a smartphone without them.

[@xxiamlostxx_dreams_7916]

@@misterPAINMAKER ohh I see..u do u then.. personal it's enough for me

[@terrorizer77]

I too was turned off by the removal of the SD card but it's not a deal breaker. I'm a happy F5 owner

[@misterPAINMAKER]

@@terrorizer77 It is a deal breaker.

[@AmanChabukswar]

Poco is 🤢

[@yahyahasan1554]

only if you're in India they are trash cuz of motherboard issues

[@memetemplatesbyjayed3170]

Only in india...

[@yutub_hfn]

I'm using F3 right now, nothing wrong with this phone

[@girish4010]

On poco f3 right now, never disappointing. Plus custom ROM support is vast

[@abubakarslee255]

Poco f3 heats up a lot