Xiaomi Poco F5
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- Anonymous
- n5r
- 21 Oct 2023
pl2rts, 21 Oct 2023I am in EU and my Poco F5 is on 14.0.7.0 (TMRMIXM) with 202... moreI replied to the wrong post (sorry).
The EU in TMREUXM shows that is the European ROM.
The MI in TMRMIXM shows that it is the Chinese ROM.
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- Anonymous
- n5r
- 21 Oct 2023
ThePit, 21 Oct 2023Basically the pictures are not bad but yes if you have a li... moreThe EU in TMREUXM shows that is the European ROM.
The MI in TMRMIXM shows that it is the Chinese ROM.
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- pl2rts
- J9W
- 21 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 20 Oct 2023In the EU it is MUIU 14.0.8.0 (TMREUXM) and security level ... moreI am in EU and my Poco F5 is on 14.0.7.0 (TMRMIXM) with 2023/09/01 security update.
My Poco F5 was shipped from Hong Kong with EU global MIUI version.
So weird that different regions in EU even have different MIUI version and also security updates too. You have 1 month older security update then i have
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- utg
- 21 Oct 2023
Nikojas, 20 Oct 2023Any F5 owners here? What’s the latest security patch and ha... moreBelow is the latest software version on my Poco F5 (India):
Model: 23049PCD8I
Android Version: 13 TKQ1.221114.001
Android security patch level: 01-Aug-2023
MIUI Global Version: 14.0.5.0 (TMRINXM)
I will again repeat for the price (₹20.5K/ $246/ €233) I paid for my F5 (8/256 GB variant) in my country, it has one of the best if not the best set of cameras in the price segment. And I say this after comparing with my Realme 9 Pro+ which comes with perhaps the best rear camera (Sony IMX766 sensor, OIS, 6P Lens) in this under $250 segment. Of course the 9 Pro+ is better than F5, but the difference is not huge in daylight photography.
And we all know Poco's main focus had always been on performance and not on photography. So much so that F5 is the only phone in India which comes with this Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen2. This is very rare and the reason is Qualcomm is charging quite a lot for this SoC. If I compare this with my more camera centric alternative 9 Pro+, it has Mediatek Dimensity 920. It seems we cannot have best of both worlds under $250.
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- ThePit
- msu
- 21 Oct 2023
JohnnyBoy, 20 Oct 2023So you say the camera is decent enough if you know how to u... moreBasically the pictures are not bad but yes if you have a little creativity or willingness to learn a little about photography you can get pretty good pictures.For example here in the test they pulled down the selfie camera I was a little afraid of how it would be but it's not bad at all.I mean I usually do a little post-processing on the pictures but if the pictures were shit the post-processing wouldn't help much.By the way I use the factory camera app and google camera too.
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- Mediatek sux
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- 20 Oct 2023
llllllllllllllllll, 19 Oct 2023Is there any solution to shitty screen shot quality 🥲Use some other app to take screenshot, like 'screenshot touch'.
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- Anonymous
- n5r
- 20 Oct 2023
Nikojas, 20 Oct 2023Any F5 owners here? What’s the latest security patch and ha... moreIn the EU it is MUIU 14.0.8.0 (TMREUXM) and security level dated 2023-08-01
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- njn
- 20 Oct 2023
ThePit, 17 Oct 2023The poco f5 and you are the cameras are very underestimated... moreSo you say the camera is decent enough if you know how to use it? Did I understand you correct?
Are you using the Leica camera app or gcam then?
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- Nikojas
- GXs
- 20 Oct 2023
Any F5 owners here? What’s the latest security patch and have any updates improved camera etc?
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- Anonymous
- n5r
- 19 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 18 Oct 2023Imagine buying a phone with no card slot Lmfao dummieshttps://www.zdnet.com/article/the-real-reason-why-micro-sd-card-slots-are-disappearing-from-smartphones/
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- pl2rts
- J9W
- 19 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 19 Oct 2023Is your phone the Global version? Often the cheaper Indian ... moreThat would make sense if you dont have the B20 4G band needed in European cities while 5G dont have a lot of bands yet so even all Chinese market only phones 5G bands are supported in EU.
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- pl2rts
- J9W
- 19 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 18 Oct 2023Imagine buying a phone with no card slot
Lmfao dummiesThe only dummy in here is yourself. Imagine being so dumb that complain about microSD card slot like that is an issue when you can transfer your files trough internet or trough cable or just on to a usb stick.
Removing the microSD card all the time would be a lot more hassle then doing something like that. Never mind that the phone have 256GB storage that is more then enough for majority of people who buy this phone. MicroSD card made sense for phone that had like up to 64GB storage on the phone but all over that just makes no sense
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- Anonymous
- n5r
- 19 Oct 2023
Fabrice2023, 19 Oct 2023no the problem is with the phone, it is configured as "... moreIs your phone the Global version? Often the cheaper Indian or Chinese versions lack the Bands used in many countries.
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- pl2rts
- J9W
- 19 Oct 2023
Fabrice2023, 19 Oct 2023no the problem is with the phone, it is configured as "... moreHave you google the problem to find out if other people also experience the issue you do ???
I would think that you have not and the problem is most likely the filter that is holding the phone rather then the phone it's self or the carrier.
My phone dont have these issues. Is GSMA your only tech site to visit ? I usually first look the problem by searching the issue from google or the like search engines. Or go to reddit or to miui forums to see if other experience the same issue.
What will it accomplish to complain about it in here where you probably dont get the help you need
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- 19 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 18 Oct 2023Imagine buying a phone with no card slot Lmfao dummiesMy last phone was only 128GB and used it for 2.5 years, only used 40% storage mostly for games and app, I store my pictures and videos on Google photos. I save my files on GDrive and onedrive. I don't have MP3 or MP4 files, I stream music on Spotify and watch movies/TVs online. Imagine still needing SD card in 2023, go back to 2013 🤣
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- XDY
- 19 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 19 Oct 2023The problem is not with the phone but with your carrier. Yo... moreno the problem is with the phone, it is configured as "LTE preferred" and even if I had chosen "5G preferred" it is capable to switch to the best network speed available (4G->3G->2G) it is not a "5G only" setting, and I can have 4G connection sometimes for a while but suddenly it drops for no reason and I have to disconnect/reconnect data, this is not happening with my other phone(redmi note 10s) with same simcard.
The big problem is that it also drops cellular calls, sometimes I cannot call or cannot receive cellular calls ! 5G/4G has nothing to do with cellular calls IMHO, I can disable data and I have this phone call issue.
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- Anonymous
- n5r
- 19 Oct 2023
Fabrice2023, 19 Oct 2023WARNING : AVOID THIS PHONE FOR NOW as there is a big issue ... moreThe problem is not with the phone but with your carrier. Your phone is trying to connect to a 5G signal which it cannot find. Go to Settings/SIM cards & mobile networks. Then tap on your SIM card and come down to 'Preferred network type' and select 4G/3G/2G auto.
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- Fabrice2023
- XDY
- 19 Oct 2023
WARNING : AVOID THIS PHONE FOR NOW as there is a big issue with phone calls and 4G/5g stability !!!
I have this phone since one month and at first I used it as a second phone only for browsing on wifi and it was fine, I was very happy with it.
But since last week I inserted my sim card in the phone and I found that the mobile connection is very unstable, I can hardly use it for calling or receiving calls, and also the 4G/5G internet is going on and off very frequently.
When I try to call someone, 3 times out of 4 it drops the call and it lose the mobile carrier signal, same for incoming calls where the callers are notified that my phone is not connected to the cellular network.
I didn't notice when I bought this phone as I was travelling and when I used a local sim card abroad I thought that it was poor quality of the mobile network as it was in an african country, but now I have tested my sim card on my old phone (redmi note 10s) and in the new one and I am sure that there is a big problem on this phone model, I hope that the bug comes from the software and will be fixed in next MIUI release (it is currently on MIUI Global 14.0.7) but for now it cannot be used as a main phone, only secondary on WiFi.
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- 19 Oct 2023
pl2rts, 18 Oct 2023Xiaomi made major changes after they had the motherboard is... moreThank you for the response. I am fine with the bloated apps or speaker and camera cons since i rarely take picture with a phone and i mostly used earbuds when listening to music, watching videos and playing games. I just worried since i see some people said that the phone has motherboard problem, well most of them i saw and checked again are from Indian user mentioning it. I guess i was bit relieved seeing your and other replies about the phone good condition. I'll keep this phone in my wish list for now. I thank you again for the kind response.