Xiaomi Poco F5
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- 23 Jul 2023
Gino76ph, 23 Jul 2023I despise Samsung phones for mainly these: ancient slow cha... moreIf money is tight the 12 Pro 5G will do just fine, same goes for the X5 Pro. I'd save just a bit more and get the F5 if I were you though. It is the best deal if you spend the extra ~$80
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- 23 Jul 2023
Anonymous, 23 Jul 2023It's what you want for the phone is important. For me ... moreI despise Samsung phones for mainly these: ancient slow charging, poor Android gestures compatibility when a third-party launcher is installed, slow performance due to One UI, the insistence of using their Exynos chips elsewhere and the ultra slow fingerprint sensor. Not too bothered by the lack of 3.5mm jack TBH. This is the reason why i kept coming back to a Xiaomi phone. Along with F5, the other phones that have Snapdragon are the X5 Pro, Redmi Note 12 5G and the 12T Pro which i can't afford. And what I can afford right now is a Redmi Note 12 Pro, X5 Pro or an older Galaxy S21 FE and perhaps an A54.
Based on my research and the need to save money i'm gearing to wards the Note 12 Pro (than the "Plus" version for many reasons) than the rest. I only take photos for food, when out & about with my significant other and when travelling abroad for holiday which happens not very often. Any thoughts?
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- 23 Jul 2023
ashrobb, 23 Jul 2023If you can go for the F5, go. Its main weakness is the came... moreOn the same price point as F5 you wont get any phone that has a lot better camera on them.
I cant even think what phone is better then this on this price range. People talk about Samsung A54 but all that A54 give you is just software support for 4 OS updates and 5 years of security updates while performance is nothing special over other in the market that is cheaper like phones with SD778
F5 dont have microSd that the A54 have but that is not a big deal for me as i prefer 3.5mm jack over microSD every day of a week. I also got a solution for that microsd to buy 2TB usb flash drive that was like 5 euro from Xiaomi and 5in1 dongle that converts usb 3.0 to type-c and also have the microsd and the larger storage card slot while also have the micro usb and just usb plug that also cost like 5 euro.
Moving like 1GB of files once in a month to usb flash drive wont take that much time to have backup of your videos and pictures to keep the phone cleaner without the need to hold your life on it that can be lost for losing the phone or if something happens to the phone.
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- 23 Jul 2023
ashrobb, 23 Jul 2023If you can go for the F5, go. Its main weakness is the came... moreCamera is decent if you use Gcam, which you can install easily.
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- 23 Jul 2023
HB, 23 Jul 2023Which one is the best deal for these prices? Please priorit... moreIf you can go for the F5, go. Its main weakness is the camera not being as good as the other options, but it is decent. Performance wise, you'll get a monster that is efficient and will run everything like a breeze for the foreseeable future.
If performance is your top priority there's no better deal than the F5. Maybe an older flagship or if you find the F4 around $300 which is still rock solid.
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- 23 Jul 2023
Anonymous, 23 Jul 2023It's what you want for the phone is important. For me ... moredont hope a best cam on samsung midrangers.
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- 23 Jul 2023
Spanky, 22 Jul 2023Security updates are overrated. Can you give me two solid e... moregood points
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- 23 Jul 2023
It has only 1/2 inch camera but poco x5 pro has bigger lens at 1/1.52 inch which redmi note 10 pro had 2 years ago.
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- 23 Jul 2023
Gino76ph, 22 Jul 2023I can totally understand you my brother. I do find myself i... moreIt's what you want for the phone is important. For me i dont even look Samsung A 54 cause it dont have 3.5mm jack and S21 FE is not for me cause it's a large phone and also no 3.5mm jack. S22 probably have drop it's price to around 500 euro and it's in smaller size that i would care for and then dont much care for the part that the phone dont have 3.5mm jack.
Only good thing about Samsung is that it's updates on android is 4 of them and 5 years of security updates but then again if that would be my first priority then i still would go with Xiaomi phones with SnapDragon chip cause with that i can unlock the phone and install custom android on it that will have longer period of android updates and security updates.
Other then that A54 maybe have better camera then Poco F5 but then again i watched videos and it looks like Samsung just use contrast filtering on pictures that brightens up the colors like green pops up more and so on. It's all user preference on that part and i cant say one is better over other. I basically dont much use camera on a phone.
I mostly use phone camera in food shops to read the ingredients cause these are in so small text that i cant see them so i make a picture and zoom in as my hands are shaking too so i cant just zoom in to read the text.
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- 23 Jul 2023
Kano, 22 Jul 2023It didn't look cheap, it FELT cheap. Comparing with th... moreit's placebo effect that kicks in with the Samsung phones as these are brand expensive phones
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- 23 Jul 2023
Which one is the best deal for these prices? Please prioritize the choices if you can!
Poco f5 12g 256g for 370 usd
Poco x5 pro 8g 256g for 270 usd
A54 8g 128g for 270 usd
A34 8g 128g for 220 usd
Important factores for me: 1. Performance(i play sometimes but i'm not a pro gamer. smooth daily usage for about 3 years is more important for me) 2. Battery 3.camera
Thank you
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- 22 Jul 2023
Anonymous, 21 Jul 2023I have just purchased the 12/256Gb version of this phone in... moreI just bought mine for 327 usd. Running 2 weeks and performance wise, it's an upgrade to my f3. Feels lighter but I'm fine with it.
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- 22 Jul 2023
Spanky, 22 Jul 2023Do you buy a phone for the looks (maybe to impress others?)... moreI'm buying a phone to impress myself but the first impression I got while holding the F5 is that it feels like a toy.
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- 22 Jul 2023
Anonymous, 21 Jul 2023It's all downgrade on everything going from OnePlus 10... moreI can totally understand you my brother. I do find myself in this kind of situation every few months because my circumstances (and needs) keep changing.
I appreciate that it may be a downgrade but i hear you. Xiaomi and Poco phones keep getting better every year but i suppose you get what you pay for. The novelty runs out after (as you said) few months and because of the fact that updates are almost non-existent with Xiaomi, Redmi & Poco.
So, how about the Galaxy A54 and the older Galaxy S21 FE. Been watching comparison videos. But what do you think? Any thoughts & advice?
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- 22 Jul 2023
bucky927, 22 Jul 2023Only 3 years of security updates? No thanks.Security updates are overrated. Can you give me two solid examples of harm or prejudice which you have suffered due to a lack of a particular security patch?
Besides, Xiaomi has stated that in the case of a significant security threat, they are willing to update phones even after the guaranteed period of updates.
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- Spanky
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- 22 Jul 2023
Kano, 22 Jul 2023It didn't look cheap, it FELT cheap. Comparing with th... moreDo you buy a phone for the looks (maybe to impress others?), or for it to function well and fast?
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- 22 Jul 2023
GA, 22 Jul 2023of course it looks cheap, poco is the cheapest and worst xi... moreIt didn't look cheap, it FELT cheap. Comparing with the A34 which is what, 100 bucks cheaper? The difference is night and day.
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- 22 Jul 2023
Kano, 22 Jul 2023Went to the shop earlier to take a look at it, being nitpic... moreof course it looks cheap, poco is the cheapest and worst xiaomi class
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- 22 Jul 2023
Went to the shop earlier to take a look at it, being nitpicky here, the phone feels cheap AF and that dot notch is huge. The display isn't that impressive either, comparing with Samsung A54. I guess that's the price to pay for killer chipset.