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Xiaomi Poco F5

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werk, 25 Jul 2023Great phone overall provided you're ready to deal with... moreThat’s a bit strange to only have damaged speakers and nothing else. Are you sure that it was the moisture’s fault? Because speakers can get damaged from playing certain frequencies too loud. I recommend that you test to see if both of them are damaged, or just one of them. If it’s both of them in equal manner, I highly doubt that moisture is the culprit.

Also, speaking of delayed notifications, do you have the 8GB version or the 12GB version?

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    • Anonymous
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    • 25 Jul 2023

    Anonymous, 24 Jul 2023I had redmi note 5 ai dual cam before this F5 for 5 years a... moreindian version of Redmi Note 5 Pro launched with Android 7.1.1 and updated to Android 9

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      • werk
      • 8X@
      • 25 Jul 2023

      Great phone overall provided you're ready to deal with few quirks like notifications (from Gmail especially) not always showing right away or notifying you twice sometimes. The DND feature sometimes still plays sound from WhatsApp when it's on, kinda defeats the purpose of it.

      Biggest problem I have is with the build quality though... I brought my phone to my bathroom to play music while showering once, no water has touched the phone, no splashes or drops even. Now the speakers sounds like a distorted mess on any sound that is more high pitched than normal, certain songs sound really bad at high volumes. Even the included ringtone "Acoustic Guitar" has a horrible bitting bright sound and clipping distortion everywhere. So a phone that is supposedly IP53 certified couldn't handle a bit of moisture? Very reassuring. It has been more than 24 hours since then so the speakers should be fully dried by now, I'm fairly convinced it's permanently damaged. Tried all the usual "Speaker cleaner" apps so many times and nothing changed. Not that the SQ through the speakers was anything special anyway, just ridiculous that now it's even worse from just simply being in the 'close' vicinity of water. I guess keep this phone well away from water or getting wet if you want your speakers to sound normal lol

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        • 0Qf
        • 25 Jul 2023

        amazing battery life (lasts 10 hours of youtube/tiktok on-screen time), good cameras, amazing performance, great screen, and really thin bezels, no complaints overall about this phone apart from the really cheap plastic back, i usually prefer plastic backs over glass but on this phone sometimes it rattles/creaks when you press down on the back near the cameras, it doesnt seem to affect the cameras though so i wont return it cause i got it on discount and would have to spend an extra 100 euros to buy it again, would 100% reccommend this phone though, best phone for its price and its not even close

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          • Anonymous
          • p7k
          • 24 Jul 2023

          Gino76ph, 24 Jul 2023If you ask me I'm geared towards the Redmi Note 12 pro... moreI had redmi note 5 ai dual cam before this F5 for 5 years and i cant say it shined with updates. I got only 1 OS update as the phone come out of the box with Android 8.1 and it updated to 9 and security updates ended 18 months after it's release. Even tough the phone was advertised as project treble or something as SD636 for longer period of updates

          While the India version as Redmi note 5 Pro come out with android 8 so it got 2 OS updates as first to 8.1 and then to 9 while the global EU version as ai dual cam only got one so it was a bit letdown for me but then again the phone was only 170 euro and it lasted well for me and now is back in the box for backup phone

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            • Anonymous
            • p7k
            • 24 Jul 2023

            Akame, 24 Jul 2023After more than 3 weeks using the POCO F5 8/256 EU version ... moreOn my normal usage on the phone the battery last me as much as i charge once in a week.
            To charge the phone like once in 2 days that would be like heavy usage already in my point of view as that is already some serious screen addiction

              Gino76ph, 24 Jul 2023Money is indeed tight at the money. The Poco F5 is definit... moreSearch reviews about both of them. While the 12 Pro has a slight advantage in the main camera, the real difference isn't big, really. And how much of a difference OIS makes depends on specific scenarios. Poco's Snapdragon 778 also has a bit more power in multicore CPU tasks.
              I think it is really up to you. I was also torn between those two and picked the Note 12 Pro, happy with it, but I'm sure the X5 Pro would have been good as well.

                Anonymous, 24 Jul 2023I would go with X5 Pro cause it's 4 months newer then ... moreIf you ask me I'm geared towards the Redmi Note 12 pro than the X5 pro at the moment because 1. it's a Redmi phone which may translate to slightly better support by Xiaomi than with a Poco and 2. the main camera has OIS which i think is a deal breaker. I could wrong here. what do you think?

                  ashrobb, 23 Jul 2023If money is tight the 12 Pro 5G will do just fine, same goe... moreMoney is indeed tight at the money.
                  The Poco F5 is definitely out of the question because of the price.
                  I'm geared towards the Redmi Note 12 pro than the X5 pro at the moment because 1. it's a Redmi phone which may translate to slightly better support by Xiaomi than with a Poco and 2. the main camera has OIS which i think is a deal breaker.

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                    • Akame
                    • Nut
                    • 24 Jul 2023

                    After more than 3 weeks using the POCO F5 8/256 EU version these are my final results:

                    Performance: 9/10 (pleasent experince in Genshin Impact at 60fps medium)

                    Display 8.5/10 (good and decently bright display under the sun)

                    Speakers 8/10 (overall its great aside from the bass which is above average)

                    Camera 7/10 (Not much has changed, i still think it takes discrete photos, especially because they look pale compared to real life)

                    Battery 8.5/10 (you can get 1 day out of it on normal usage, and 4/5hrs of Genshin, evenso you can charge it fast enough to not worry about it.

                    Build quality 6.5/10 (plastic, but i wouldnt call it a toy like everyone else is saying, it feels ok in the hands, and it has a nice design all around, but im not a fan of the camera rings and the back)

                    OS 6.5/10 (notification and control center has an hard time with the drop down gesture , brightness slider sometimes doesnt work, the power button needs a few tries in hot environments otherwise you cant switch on the screen)

                    Overall 8/10











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                      • Anonymous
                      • p7k
                      • 24 Jul 2023

                      Gino76ph, 23 Jul 2023I despise Samsung phones for mainly these: ancient slow cha... moreI would go with X5 Pro cause it's 4 months newer then 12 Pro and battery duration shows 16 hours more on the endurance rate

                      https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=11955&idPhone2=12094

                      Not a lot in difference. I dont know how good is that or how useful it be as X5 Pro have the 5W reverse wired charging. Maybe to give some juice from phone to wireless headphones or something like that.

                        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

                          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.

                              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.

                                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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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • XTA
                                  • 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.

                                    Spanky, 22 Jul 2023Security updates are overrated. Can you give me two solid e... moregood points

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                                      • YPe
                                      • 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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                                        • p7k
                                        • 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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