Xiaomi Poco F5
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- 03 Jul 2023
Anonymous, 03 Jul 2023Is it normal for the Poco F5 to overheat when using it? Eve... moreMay i ask which version of MIUI you are using? Thank you
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- 03 Jul 2023
Anonymous, 03 Jul 2023Is it normal for the Poco F5 to overheat when using it? Eve... moreAfter miui 14.0.5.0 update, I felt noticeable heat and drain, or maybe I use two sims
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Anonymous, 03 Jul 2023No, it's cold like my ex all the time😂surface
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- 03 Jul 2023
Anonymous, 03 Jul 2023Is it normal for the Poco F5 to overheat when using it? Eve... moreNo, it's cold like my ex all the time
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- 03 Jul 2023
Is it normal for the Poco F5 to overheat when using it? Even as simple as downloading something from playstore.. i dont even play games yet the heat is😅
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- 03 Jul 2023
Zee, 02 Jul 2023 Worth it or not?8/256 variant worth it..
12/256 its kind of waste since both variant only offer 256 gb storage
i buy 12gb ram variant if they offer 512gb storage
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- 02 Jul 2023
Zee, 02 Jul 2023 Worth it or not?Hello! It really depends what you value most in a smartphone
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- 02 Jul 2023
Worth it or not?
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- 02 Jul 2023
pompom, 01 Jul 2023i heard poco f4 also used the same stack cpu design and no ... moreall flagship grade cpu using stacked cpu my boii. this is not midrange cpu who only have emmc/emcp/ufs + cpu only....all flagship grade cpu have ram chip on top cpu
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- 02 Jul 2023
JimmyTheGreatest, 02 Jul 2023Which model do you have, 8/256 or 12/256? How much did you... moreYup! They also included 2 years of warranty to mine!
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- 02 Jul 2023
Anonymous, 02 Jul 2023Buying out side of EU you get the TAX and that makes the ph... moreWhich model do you have, 8/256 or 12/256?
How much did you pay for it?
Where exactly did you buy it from?
Some EU outlets include, among other things, a headphones in the standard retail box, in addition to 2 - 3 years warranty, which is rather unheard of when it comes to Xiaomi phones. Xiaomi has historically been reluctant and dislikes offering EU style warranty. I'm both positively surprised and impressed by how these outlets managed to force Xiaomi adhere to EU law.
I seldom watch those Indian reviews on YouTube, because I don't understand "jabrabadaba". However, If I get some free time in the future, I might attend a course in Indian English, because learning it could facilitate communication with our brothers and sisters in the Southern Hemisphere. Learning the accent is not the only challenge, you also have to learn how to shake your head simultaneously in a highly characteristic fashion while talking, believe me when I say it's not easy. If you don't shake your head at a certain pace and direction, they won't understand what you're trying to communicate, even if your verbal communication is perfect. So you can't just shake your head sporadically, at least not in an Indian restaurant, because your shaking monster will determine how much hot chili they will put in your ordered food. All this explains why I don't watch Indian reviews on YouTube.
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- Akame
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- 02 Jul 2023
JimmyTheGreatest, 01 Jul 2023Thanks for sharing your personal experience with the Poco F... moreHello! I have bought my unit in Italy from Amazon at €399, it came with everything, Charger and Cable in the box (67W) , sim ejector, a trasparent silicon case, a pre applied screen protector ( i recommend to remove it and apply a better one since its just plastic) and the promotion gives one pair of earphones in the box.
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- 02 Jul 2023
JimmyTheGreatest, 01 Jul 2023Thanks for sharing your personal experience with the Poco F... moreBuying out side of EU you get the TAX and that makes the phone cost same as you get from EU shops.
There is youtube that is full of phone reviews just type "Poco F5" in the search and go trough a lot of it as most are India language reviews where they jabrabadaba and some go mix in english but there are also full english reviews. There are even durability test videos of it.
What you get in the box is 67W charger, 1M long cable for charging and silicon case that is good enough so you dont need to buy something different. Case goes over camera and over screen that 0.3 or 0.5mm that all cases have and the phone should have some screen film on the screen from factory. I am not sure as i have not tested to see is there a film to scratch some corner of the screen to peal it of and then it wont stick back or get some dust under it or what ever problems that usually happens with that type of action.
I dont know any phone brand that give you protective glass with the phone and now days to get headphones with the phone is only in a bundle deal as these days are long gone where phones come with headphones. To have case in the box is already a good thing and then to have charger in the box is start to be rare and especially fast charger like this 67W
Unboxing videos should show you want you get. It's better to go to watch some video reviews done by people who do loads of these reviews. There was even one video where F5 camera was compared to iphone 13 max ultra or something like that.
Asking randoms in random sites comments section you wont get ideal answers anyway
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- 01 Jul 2023
Akame, 01 Jul 2023Bend easly? What do you mean by that? Like as in trying to ... moreI tried the sound on some dnb to see the vibration of sound. The speakers just make a lot of noise at max and yes it feels some vibration close to the speaker holes.
My old Redmi note 5 ai dual cam audio didnt go that high on the one speaker it had and also it's body is in Aluminum
And yes the rear cover have some flex on pressing lightly to feel that there is some space under it that is probably good for cooling the phone so your body heat wont make the inside of the phone hotter. But for that i cant say it's like bad build quality
Just the way you explain the build quality is weird that surface of the rear is fingerprint magnet. I would think all phones that even have glass backs have it as fingerprint magnet.
And for the sound that makes a bit of vibration close to speakers is more of the sound waves and the camber for speakers. With powerful speakers the vibration is expected especially on plastic phones. You compare iphone that has metal body to plastic is unfair yes. Also the edges of the phone are not rounded cant be said it's bad build quality as thats just the design. Easy to fix is to get a case for the phone that has rounded edge.
Build quality means how the phone is built. Like is there large caps between screen and the body or when you shake the phone then the inside hardware is lose that you hear it go around in it. Or the phone frame is weak so the phone can be bent in half like in these phone abuse tests where even iphones bent in half and broke on the antennae lines
My english ins't that good also as it's not my native language and it's also self taught
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- 01 Jul 2023
Anonymous, 27 Jun 2023Poco F5 used stack cpu like x3 pro. Dead issue sooni heard poco f4 also used the same stack cpu design and no news about motherboard issue or dead, can be wrong though
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- 01 Jul 2023
Akame, 01 Jul 2023I am using the POCO F5 8/256 Eu version since 1 day:
Dis... moreThanks for sharing your personal experience with the Poco F5, I find it helpful so far.
Where exactly did you buy your unit from and how much did you pay for it?
Did they send you headphones, a case and a screen protector? And was the screen protector factory-applied?
It's possible to buy this phone cheaply from outside of EU, but then you'll get non of the above-mentioned, you also risk getting the wrong charger that doesn't fit your standardized national electrical outlet, that's outright dangerous!
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- 01 Jul 2023
Anonymous, 01 Jul 2023""Built quality 6.5/10 its plastic and the back i... moreBend easly? What do you mean by that? Like as in trying to bend it with both hands? As for the back yes the plastic if pushed down you can see that it goes inwards cant really explain it better than that my english is bad, anyways for the feeling in hand is not that comfortable when gaming due to the edges not being rounded. Also i want to mention that i have used an iPhone 13 Pro Max for around 8 months and it does not vibrate when the speakers are at max level. I am aware its not a fair comparison but just letting you know that its not true that all devices feel the vibration of the speakers if touched on the back. It has to do with how well put together the components are.
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- 01 Jul 2023
Akame, 01 Jul 2023I am using the POCO F5 8/256 Eu version since 1 day:
Dis... more""Built quality 6.5/10 its plastic and the back is a fingerprint magnet, also you can feel the speakers vibrating from the back of the phone if the volume is turned up to the maximum, nothing serious tho.""
What the heck ??? What of it is about the build quality ? Fingerprint magnet on surface or the back is something to do with build quality ?? On max volume i expect all phones in what ever material they are made to have some vibration cause you know sound is vibration.
What about all that is build quality ? Do the phone bend easy and on touch is it soft or something ? Is the rear of the phone on touch like paper that bends in ? Any comparison to give on other plastic phones with more known brands to say that there plastic phones are in better quality and then how ?
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- 01 Jul 2023
Puszy, 01 Jul 2023Can you tell me how good is camera, battery life and are th... moreI am very wrong person to give you any feedback on this you ask. First of all i dont care about camera at all on a phone as that is good enough for me even when the phone cost 100 euro. It gets it's job done for my needs in life. Also i dont do any videos ever but with this phone i tried to make the 240fps video to see the slow motion but 240 fps is not slow enough to get the fun out of it.
Battery life is good but that is totally different person to person as it all depends on how much anyone use the phone and what they do with it as do they play lots of games or watch lots of videos or listen lots of music and so on and on.
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- 01 Jul 2023
I am using the POCO F5 8/256 Eu version since 1 day:
Display 7.5/10 even if this is a 12bit screen with dolby vision and HDR the colors look washed out compared to the likes of Samsung, i had to change the quality to vivid and make it look more alive, regardless this is still a good and responsive display.
Performance 9/10 very fluid and runs cool all the time, games like Genshin run at 60fps medium without problems and 50fps at Very High graphics.
Camera 7/10 its a discrete camera, faces look pale but i believe you could tune the temperature to your likings, i was also expecting more details with the 64MP on, i believe my A52 does a little better job in the camera department.
Audio 7.5/10 could be louder and bass is discrete.
Battery 8/10 lasts long enough and the charging is fast i did a cycle 30-90% in 20ish minutes.
Built quality 6.5/10 its plastic and the back is a fingerprint magnet, also you can feel the speakers vibrating from the back of the phone if the volume is turned up to the maximum, nothing serious tho.
System and UI 7/10 this is just a temporary score , i am not used to MIUI yet but there are some features that were taken from Apple and Samsung so it will not be too hard to get used to.
I will update this in the next week for anyone that is interested.