Xiaomi Poco X5 Pros and Cons

Xiaomi Poco X5 Specifications

Xiaomi Poco X5 smartphone was released in February 2023 with a price tag of $240 (Rs 20,000 in India) approx. The users can pick up this phone with 128GB to 256GB UFS 2.2 space that will accompany 6GB to 8GB RAM support. Under the hood, you will find the 6nm Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G chipset that will render a decent performance experience. The Xiaomi Poco X5 smartphone runs on the Android 12 OS with MIUI 13 custom UI.

The phone comes with a 189-gram weight body. Alongside this, the phone offers a tall aspect 6.67-inch AMLOED panel. With this display, you are getting a 120Hz refresh rate and 1200 nits brightness support. As for display protection, the smartphone has Gorilla glass 3 protection and an IP53 rating for water and dust resistance.

Let’s talk about camera aspects, the Xiaomi Poco X5 smartphone equips a triple camera setup that includes 48MP primary camera, an 8MP ultrawide camera, and a 2MP macro lens. Anyway, the 13MP selfie lens tries its best to give appropriate results but lacks color saturation. In terms of video recording, the Xiaomi Poco X5 can bring up to 1080p video recording capabilities with both ends cameras. As for battery backup, you will get a massive Li-Po 5000 mAh battery with 33W fast charging support. You can purchase this smartphone in Blue, Green, and Black color variants.

SpecificationsXiaomi Poco X5
Network2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
AnnouncedFebruary 2023
SIMHybrid Dual SIM
Dimensions6.53 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches
Weight189 g
Size6.67 inches
DisplayAMOLED
120Hz
700-1200 nits brightness
20:9 ratio
~395 PPI density
Protection/OthersCorning Gorilla Glass 3
IP53, dust and splash resistant
Resolution1080 x 2400 pixels
OSAndroid 12, MIUI 13 for POCO
Chipset6nm – Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G
CPUOcta-core
2×2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold
6×1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver
GPUAdreno 619
Card slotmicroSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
RAM6GB, 8GB
Internal128GB, 256GB
UFS 2.2
Camera48 MP (wide) PDAF
8 MP (118Ëšultrawide)
2 MP (macro)
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Max – 1080p@30fps
Selfie13 MP (wide)
HDR
Max – 1080p@30fps
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes
24-bit/192kHz audio
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth5.1, A2DP, LE
GPSYes
NFCYes (market/region dependent)
Infrared portYes
RadioNo
USBUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Sensorsside-mounted fingerprint, unspecified sensors
BatteryLi-Po 5000 mAh
33W wired
ColorsGreen, Blue, Black
Expected Price$240 (Rs 20,000 in India) approx.
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Pros and Cons

Based on the above specs, you can see the list of pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the Xiaomi Poco X5 smartphone.

Pros

  1. Huge 5000mAh battery capacity.
  2. Comes with 33W fast charging support.
  3. FHD AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate.
  4. MIUI 13 custom UI support.
  5. Side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
  6. NFC and 5G enabled smartphone.
  7. An infrared port is present.
  8. Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.
  9. Comes with dust and splash resistant.
  10. Decent octa-core processing speed.

Cons

  1. No reverse or wireless charging support.
  2. The Android 13 OS support is missing.
  3. Outdated USB Type-C 2.0 charging port.
  4. No 4K video recording support.
  5. Gyro-EIS support is missing.
  6. Not for heavy gaming.
  7. Shared SIM micro SD card slot.
Sumit Pandit
Sumit Pandit is a senior news reporter for Oispice. He is an expert on smartphones, apps, gadgets, and the tech industry. He writes for different tech news and has an excellent ability to make complex matters easy to understand. Sumit can be reached on Twitter @sumitkrpandit or Email at [email protected].

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