The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 hasn’t been used in many phones, so the 7 series still needed a successor to the 778G. It arrived in March and was so good that Qualcomm dubbed it the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2. Our first encounter with this chip comes in the form of the Poco F5 (aka Redmi Note 12 Turbo), which could prove to be one of the most competitive in its class. average this year.
The F5 retails for €430 (after the €380 advance price expires), and its chipset can outperform anything in this price range that doesn’t have a flagship chip. Xiaomi has also increased the battery from 500mAh to 5,000mAh compared to last year’s model, which has helped increase the phone’s endurance. The chip isn’t perfect, though, as Will explains in our video review:
Despite looking quite different externally, the camera setup of the Poco F5 is actually the same as that of the F5 Pro and not far removed from that of the F4. Maybe it’s the new processing, but the F5 camera produces noticeably better results than last year’s model.
Good news for audiophiles is the return of the 3.5mm headphone jack, it also has a Hi-Res Audio certification. Note that the jack is only available on the F5, not the F5 Pro. The phone’s multimedia capabilities also include HDR10+ and Dolby Vision.
If you want to take another look at the camera samples or SD 7+ Gen 2 benchmarks, you can find them in our written review.
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