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Xiaomi Poco F5

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You can all miss me with the so called upgrades and variants and F-numbers.
NOTHING BEATs the original Poco F1, Point blank period. I've had mine for donkey years - Once original, always original. Same battery for years... Daily driver, like serious usage. Games etc. Dropped it several times, no crack on screen. Clear and clean sound quality and videos like when I first purchased it. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, as they say.

WHAT ARE YOU GUYS ON ABOUT?
THERE IS NO PHONE ON PLANET EARTH THAT WILL SATISFY EVERYBODY's IDEA OF HOW A PHONE SHOULD PERFORM. EVEN IF THERE WAS, YA'LL COULDN'T AFFORD IT.

PEACE!

    Notomoto, 29 Jul 2023Good value for money for higher end specs. The best for thi... moreBesides individual application settings for unrestricted battery usage, check to see if the settings to automatically close apps and clear cache after 10 seconds of stand-by are not active! There are various „oprimization“ settings in the Security application, which might cause problems for you, such as automatically disabling WiFi and 5G after a certain period of stand-by. So, if the phone has lost the internet connection, it can’t receive and notify you of new e-mails.

      werk, 25 Jul 2023Great phone overall provided you're ready to deal with... moreYou need to go to Gmail settings > Manage labels > Inbox, then enable notify for every notification, tick both checkboxes, along with other notification settings the Gmail app itself, then you get 0 delay. On my F5, the phone always notifies me faster than my PC.

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        • Anonymous
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        • 29 Jul 2023

        Somewhat too expensive but looks like nice work by Xiaomi.

          Notomoto, 29 Jul 2023Good value for money for higher end specs. The best for thi... moreI found that if I turned off Pocket mode in the settings then it works perfectly, no accidental unlocks and touches when in my pocket. So remember turn it OFF to make it work lol.

          And no, apps don't close so quickly or refresh at all when switching, and I only have 8GB, something must be wrong with yours. Look at the A54 vs Poco F5 comparison on youtube by Nick Ackerman, F5 holds more apps on switching than the A54.

          No notification delay on mine, all the common apps arrive on time, Gmail receives notifications faster than my PC, I hear it notify first on the phone, but you have to enable for all labels in Gmail's settings. So you probably didn't set it properly.

            Good value for money for higher end specs. The best for this on the market currently.

            Positives:
            Nice screen quality and size
            Nice design that's very comfortable to hold and use
            Fingerprint reader is insanely fast and accurate
            Has a proximity sensor (although Pocket mode is still broken).
            Fast processor
            Seems to run cool

            Negatives:
            All software really.
            MIUI is bad, as explained below.
            The pocket mode still doesn't work many months later. Apparently a fix has only just arrived in the Chinese ROM now, almost half a year since Note 12 turbo release... Ridiculous...
            Apps are constantly closed in the background despite lots of free RAM remaining out of the 12GB. All power saving options etc are turned off for these apps. To compare directly Oxygen OS can keep apps running all day if there is enough RAM.
            Notifications are heavily delayed sometimes, again despite removing battery saving.
            You cannot even view simple battery stats like screen on time
            The camera is not great in anything apart from daylight conditions.

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              • werk
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              • 28 Jul 2023

              Spanky, 27 Jul 2023Well, I’ve had a pair of headphones and a set of desktop sp... moreVery strange... I must have been really lucky I guess. From countless speakers and headphones I've never had this occur although I don't typically listen to really loud levels either.

              It's true that I can probably send this in for repair but considering how much hassle that is and that I will have to be without a phone for who knows how many weeks... I'm just not going to bother to be honest. The "solution" I found is to enable Mono sound and move the channel balance all the way to the Left (the non distorted channel) from the Accessibility menu. It's annoying because when I want to listen to music via headphones I need to go into the menu again and revert to default setting but I can live with it. For all other uses of the speakers I don't find a big problem, like I said the stereo speakers never sounded that great on this phone anyway (with or without Dolby Atmos) so for the occasional YouTube video or social media the sound from one speaker in mono is okay. I will probably seek out a local repair centre one day that can replace the damaged bottom speaker but I'm in no rush to do that. The replacement part itself is very cheap and already available online...

              Sending it to Xiaomi just doesn't seem plausible to me, I live in Bulgaria where this phone isn't even available officially for sale which probably means that whatever authorised Xiaomi repair centre we have (if we even have one) will not want to deal with it.

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                • Noname
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                • 28 Jul 2023

                Nicko, 27 Jul 2023Card slot pleaseMore memory...more money 😅

                  werk, 26 Jul 2023I'm presuming it was the moisture as really not sure w... moreWell, I’ve had a pair of headphones and a set of desktop speakers getting damaged by accidentaly playing very loud noises (both of them only on one channel). After those accidents, whenever the volume was a bit high, it started to make „scratching noises“. I have also not seen any other such problems with this phone, so perhaps your problem is isolated (it can happen) or a factory defect. I recommend sending it for repairs, while it’s in warranty.

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                    • Nicko
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                    • 27 Jul 2023

                    Card slot please

                      Gino76ph, 26 Jul 2023I'm more than happy to ditch OIS on the main camera fo... moreThese are very nitpicky details which you ask about and some of them are subjective, so the best thing to do would be to just research reviews of both of those phones, written by the same person.

                      Other than that, I encourage you to continue this discussion on those phones’ user opinion pages, not here, unless you have questions about the Poco F5.

                        ashrobb, 26 Jul 2023Valid points. Well, one thing I don't like on the 12P5... moreI'm more than happy to ditch OIS on the main camera for 1080p/30 or 1080p/60 in exchange for EIS on 4K/30 but only if:
                        There are no wobble effect
                        The audio pickup is better (128k stereo or above)
                        Skin tones are natural and not too contrasty
                        Focusing is faster
                        Low light is above average (w/ minimal loss in detail, no yellow/purple hues, etc.)
                        Sensor is bigger overall
                        Dynamic range is equal if not better than the 12P5G.
                        With these in mind...do you think the X5 Pro is better than the Redmi Note 12 Pro?

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                          • 26 Jul 2023

                          Spanky, 25 Jul 2023That’s a bit strange to only have damaged speakers and noth... moreI'm presuming it was the moisture as really not sure what else it can be. I've had 5 different phones in the past I've done this with and I've never had any issues... Not like all of them have been flagships either. It is only the bottom speaker that sounds distorted, the top one plays fine still..

                          Either way if a phone's speakers can be so badly damaged by playing certain frequencies then that is a badly designed phone period. The other option is that the phone's speakers have always sounded so bad and I've only just noticed how bad they actually are. They're definitely no way near as good as my LG G7 in terms of fidelity or volume but what I'm hearing on the F5 is actual distortion and certain higher frequencies exhibit it very badly. I tried playing with the EQ settings and nothing can be done. Definitely can't bother with sending it back for repair or w/e, it's my first Xiaomi phone so wasn't expecting miracles but that is a rather lame hardware fault that developed basically out of nowhere and it doesn't inspire me with much confidence in buying another of their phones in future.

                          My phone is the 12GB ram version and I always have between 6 and 7GB free ram so that shouldn't be a problem for the notifications. They work fine most times but not always, just inconsistent performance in that regards.

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 26 Jul 2023

                            Anonymous, 25 Jul 2023Some people don't know how to set their phones up prop... moreAnd some people cant read and live in there fantasy when reading what is written on the comments.

                            The themes app updated it's self automatically and then made a sound with notification that the app got updated and i didnt find a way how to turn off the notifications for the system that when apps update then they dont notify me with sound or anything that these apps got updated.

                            On my F5 i have all apps notifications turned off and some i even uninstalled.
                            Only apps i care to have notifications are messenger like apps and the Pi Coin mining app even tough i have not a lot of hope that Pi Coin will have any value or be usable but it wont take a lot out of my phone performance and it's not hard to click on a button once in a day.

                            Even if the Pi coin be like around 20 euro a coin i have something 300-400 of them so maybe enough to get me a free new desktop computer that last me next 10 years so 100 pi coins be around 2000 euro then that get me some really good PC even tough i wont spend more then 1000 on a PC anyways

                              Anonymous, 25 Jul 2023I think the delayed notifications are part of the miui prob... moreThe reason I asked about the amount of RAM is because MIUI might be trying to free up memory faster on phones with less RAM, affecting some notification functionality. On phones with more RAM, MIUI can keep more things in the memory.

                                Gino76ph, 25 Jul 2023As I mentioned I don't concentrate too much on the raw... moreValid points. Well, one thing I don't like on the 12P5G is the lack of EIS on 4K video, and the X5 Pro does have EIS at 4K. You only get the basic OIS but that is mostly suited for photography. Any moderate movement (like walking) will make your video quite shaky. You'll need to lower resolution to 1080p/30fps to trigger EIS.
                                On the other aspects, yeah I think the Redmi has a better main sensor overall. You can hit me up on the comments over there if you like, I think this section should be for the F5.

                                  Anonymous, 24 Jul 2023I had redmi note 5 ai dual cam before this F5 for 5 years a... moreIt has always been the story every time a new Xiaomi, Redmi or Poco phone comes out. They entice us with lovely specs and affordable prices. But the novelty runs out when you realize that down the line newer and better (and roughly the same or slightly more expensive) devices comes out with more updated OS and monthly updates since Day 1 and your Xiaomi phone gets left in the dust pretty quickly with limited software updates.
                                  But I'm prepared to forget all of that for the sake of saving money. Hence im hunting for the next affordable chinese phone out there.

                                    ashrobb, 24 Jul 2023Search reviews about both of them. While the 12 Pro has a s... moreAs I mentioned I don't concentrate too much on the raw power of the SoC tho that's only an advantage and not a deal breaker. I also look at real life usage and not on stats or benchmarks.
                                    If the X5 pro has good EIS on the main and selfie cameras on all modes then I'm fine with that.
                                    If it has good but not overly contrasty photos then I'm fine with that.
                                    If the skin tones are spot on and not "hit or miss" then I'm fine with that.
                                    if it handles better in direct sunlight and an efficient dynamic range rendering i'm fine with that.
                                    If the speakers are loud, well-rounded, clear, solid-sounding with a bit of bass then i'm fine with that.
                                    If the camera focuses faster than the Redmi Note 12 Pro then i'm fine with that.
                                    But based on my research 4 out of 6 of the above issues i've raised the X5 Pro is not as good as the Redmi Note 12 Pro.
                                    Again, i'm happy to be proven wrong here please.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 25 Jul 2023

                                      woro, 25 Jul 2023amazing battery life (lasts 10 hours of youtube/tiktok on-s... moreDo you face heating issue? After update i am facing heating issue..

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 25 Jul 2023

                                        Anonymous, 25 Jul 2023I think the delayed notifications are part of the miui prob... moreSome people don't know how to set their phones up properly. In your case just go to Settings\Notifications & control centre\App notifications and you can turn Themes notification OFF.

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