“POCO F5 Pro: The Mid-Priced Smartphone with High-End Performance – Full Review”

Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro launch trial｜In addition to the most flagship “Xiaomi” series, Xiaomi also has two sub-brands, among which POCO, which is young and game-led, has become very popular internationally in recent years, and Xiaomi is also happy to introduce it The Redmi series mobile phone “Reincarnation”, which was originally limited to mainland China, has become a POCO series mobile phone.

And today (May 10) the POCO F5 series brought by Xiaomi is a variant version of the domestic Redmi K60 series mobile phones. When it came to Hong Kong, it was launched as a mid-priced mobile phone with a high cost performance. Is it really worth buying? “Hong Kong 01” technology plaything reporter had earlier obtained the POCO F5 Pro, the high-end version of the POCO F5 series, for real machine testing.

Hands-on with POCO F5 Pro: High mobility, but lacks the taste of e-sports

POCO F-series models have always been the masterpieces of the brand,F4 GT, the top-end product in the previous generation POCO F4 series, adopts the design from the Redmi K50 e-sports version. In addition to adding the exclusive shoulder button for e-sports game phones, it also adds a metal body and a lot of high-tech texture processingmaking POCO F4 GT the most “gaming phone” of POCO’s history.

However, in 2023, the e-sports machine market has shrunk sharply, so Redmi seems to have no plans to launch an e-sports version, so the POCO F5 series lacks “materials”. This time, the POCO F5 Pro is already the highest in the series. One, the design is basically derived from the Redmi K60, which focuses on mobility and cost performance. After getting started, it feels round and pleasing, and has good fluidity.

Although the body design of POCO F5 Pro is mainly for daily use, if you want to pursue style, the black body version with carbon fiber texture will be more desirable, while the white version is the most plain.

High-end processor, cooling performance to help machine performance

The main selling point of POCO F5 Pro is that it can provide high-end processing performance within the price of $4000. Although the built-in Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 is not the latest model, it is an enhanced version of the S8 Gen1 in early 2022, and the processing power is the same. Knowing that it is still at the “Dangda” level, the heating problem has been greatly improved compared to S8 Gen1.

While using the S8+ Gen1 that generates less heat, POCO F5 Pro also has a built-in 5000mm² large-area VC cooling plate, which can effectively reduce the internal temperature and improve the stability of the game. We played a game of “PUBG Mobile” with POCO F5 Pro at the highest quality and frame rate. The frame rate did not drop significantly throughout the process. At the same time, the temperature of the phone was at most slightly warm.

POCO F5 Pro shooting test

Although the shooting performance of POCO F5 Pro is not the main selling point of the whole machine, Xiaomi has also added a 64-megapixel main camera with a good output level, and also supports OIS optical anti-shake. It is also a mid-priced machine below $4000 It is very rare in the mid-range, and the shooting quality also maintains the consistent level of mid-range Xiaomi phones. Except for the slow focus in low-light environments, there are basically not many complaints at this price point👇👇👇

In addition, since Xiaomi cooperated with Leica, it has fallen in love with the playful design of “exclusive photo frame” and imitation film filter. The photos taken on POCO F5 Pro can add different film special effects, and add POCO’s special yellow color to the post-production. , Black photo frame👇👇👇