Poco F5/Redmi Note 12 Turbo review

12 May 2023


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kevvv, 13 May 2023Samsung A34 is more like an all-rounder device, while Poco ... morePeople too much glorifying one ui like they dont have bugs and problem, samsung forum filled with constant complaint, even for non gaming user this poco F5 is better device than the A34, quallcomm isp and optimization is way better than the crap mediatek 1080, faster charging, slimmer and nice looking front bezel, gcam to help with the camera, you can UBL this device and install plenty of custom rom i believe this device will be getting plenty of it. And charger in the box

    AnonD-1057631, 13 May 2023Do the optimisations come from Qualcomm themselves passed t... moreNo identity when using stock android and is boring AF, not good for china market. Of course they will use their own skin. Me for one actually enjoying MIUI and this poco F5 is all round better device than the ugly A54 with big bezel and crapxynos

      AnonD-1057631, 13 May 2023Dxo gave the edge 20 pro a good camera score. Ask any owner... moreIt didn't give the Motorola edge 20 pro a good score. It got 105 which was behind many midrangers. For example the Xiaomi mi 11 lite with an OV64b and 8mp ultrawide got 111. Not sure why you think 105 is a good score. It's an average midrange score

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        kevvv, 13 May 2023It's less optimized because it's a new chipset. A... moreDo the optimisations come from Qualcomm themselves passed to the OEM or the OEM themselves?

        The phone for sure needs further optimisation in my opinion after using it a few days. Although I have my doubts about MIUI itself.

        Why don't Xiaomi just use stock Android, less work for them and happier customers.

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          Fa14bi, 13 May 2023I also don't understand how some people still put so m... moreDxo gave the edge 20 pro a good camera score. Ask any owner what they think of the camera. It just shows that dxo are sadly pointless or perhaps Moto completely destroyed the camera with an update straight after their test...

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            bmudallal, 13 May 2023And rear-mounted readers are way more convenient than tye s... moreUnlock your phone when it's on the desk

              Anonymous, 13 May 2023Seriously ppl believe dxomark scores? Huawei that uses ... moreI also don't understand how some people still put so much weight on dxo tests. The only useful thing there is directy comparing the Pictures and ignoring text and numbers written because atleast the images seem to be from the actual phone.

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                After using the phone for a few days now my points:

                Pros:
                Very fast
                Lightweight for the nice size and battery capacity
                Screen is quite nice, great size.
                Side mounted fingerprint is better than under display ones and is so fast it's instant.

                Negatives:
                Horrendous optimisation of OS. Whenever you plug it into charge, even with a slow 0.7w charger charger the system_server and zygote64 processes get stuck on 70% CPU causing the phone to heat up to 65c CPU cores. The whole phone gets almost too hot to touch. Pixel 7 on same test less than 5% usage and zygote64 nowhere to be seen.

                P.s I have run manual optimisation process via ADB so there is no reason for the constant high temperatures.

                Pocket mode is very inconsistent despite having an IR proximity sensor it doesn't seem to be used always, instead it relies on the gyroscope sensors. Why they can't do such a simple thing I don't know. Even my old Xiaomi Mi 9T could do this perfectly.

                Battery life is not so good, standby is ok but screen on time is fast drain.

                No per app refresh rate setting. The review mentions "And if you are having any compatibility issues with apps, you can always try to force 120 or 60Hz refresh rate as the system allows you to adjust that on per app basis" there is no option anywhere for this. Even the game mode doesn't allow manual setting of refresh rates.

                Occasional MIUI UI bugs.

                Xioami need to make some bug fixes asap.

                  Alex 94, 12 May 2023Soc is unstable, and far less optimised then sd 870.It's less optimized because it's a new chipset. A new chipset, even from the same brand, will always be "less optimized" than the older one from the same brand.

                    Alex 94, 12 May 2023Since when side fingerprint reader is not good? Its fast an... moreSamsung A34 is more like an all-rounder device, while Poco F5 is more like a gaming-focused device. You can see how they just mostly focused on the 7+ Gen 2's performance, while they're "skipping" another part that feels not really important for gamer like camera (that's what Asus also did with their ROG lining, they never really care about their ROG's camera). If gaming is not your priority, then A34 is the best choice for this pricing and this device is CLEARLY not for you. However if you're a huge mobile gamer, AnTuTu score doubling has a very different impact on graphics and game performance. Some gamers don't even care how their UI looks or feels like. As long as they can play their favorite game on that phone smoothly, it's a good device for them.

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                      xol, 12 May 2023As alternatives I would have added the X4 GT (note I don�... moredont worries this review they didn't put benchmark apps on game turbo so of course so many throttle

                        bmudallal, 13 May 2023The Pixel 7a seems to have a rather bad battery life, I... moreWhy would you expect that? 7 has 96hrs with larger screen.

                          Anonymous, 13 May 2023This phones biggest competitors in Europe are Samsung A54 a... moreThe Pixel 7a seems to have a rather bad battery life, I'm expecting an endurance rating of 85hrs for it!

                            Hanif Fikri, 12 May 2023Xiaomi used to be good in battery performance it beats most... moreNot only that but their recent Redmi note 12 Pro and Pro plus use the same dimensity 1080 like the Galaxy A34 and Realme 10 Pro+ but with way worse battery life!

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                              bmudallal, 13 May 2023And rear-mounted readers are way more convenient than tye s... moreThe Ultrasonic FP (samsung) is the best one !

                                flop, 12 May 2023Why do they complain about the missing UD fingerprint scann... moreAnd rear-mounted readers are way more convenient than tye side mounted or under-display, I'm still holding on my Pixel 5a because of the reliability and convenience of its rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.

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                                  Anonymous, 13 May 2023If this phone had an SD card, audio jack, it would be the b... moreThe F5 already has audio jack. Its jack is actually a pretty well tuned one instead of just usable. Most midrange phones dont even come with this feature anymore.

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                                    The real cons here is : NO FM RADIO despite the headphone jack ... shame on you Xiaomi !!!

                                      Side-mounted fingerprint reader IS NOT a Cons

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                                        CPUHANG, 13 May 2023The Always On feature cannot be constantly on and only last... moreWell that sucks. Hard.
                                        If they told this beforehand, I'd say they are using cheap tricks to get you to buy the Pro. But this is not advertised, so it's just being lazy.

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