The Poco X series typically offers a high-refresh rate screen, a large, fast-charging battery, and a value-for-money chipset (leaving the flagship performance to the F phones). The X5 series checks all of these boxes, and while the camera is rarely the focus, the new Pro model sports a 108MP sensor. There’s also a vanilla phone this time, but we’ll get to that.
THE Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro it’s a direct successor to the X4 Pro from this time last year. The chassis has been streamlined, in fact, at 7.9mm it’s the thinnest X-phone ever (and the third thinnest in the Poco family, only beaten by a pair of F-phones).
Little X5 Pro
The main update of this generation is the Snapdragon 778G, the 6nm chip (TSMC) with a flagship Adreno 642L GPU. The new chipset is significantly faster across the board than the Snapdragon 695 that powered the X4 Pro.
This year Xiaomi also equipped the Pro with double the base memory, 128GB, but kept the base RAM at 6GB. There’s an 8/256GB option if you need more of both (both have LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 storage). The phone runs Android 12 with MIUI 14 for Poco out of the box.
Poco X5 Pro upgrades to Snapdragon 778G • up to 8GB real plus up to 5GB virtual RAM
The display is another upgrade. It’s still a 6.67-inch AMOLED panel with a 1,080 x 2,400px resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and 240Hz touch sample rate. However, it now renders 10-bit color at 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 color space. The display is brighter to boot, peaking at 900 nits (up from 700 nits). Dimming is handled by a 1,920Hz high-frequency PWM system. Protection is still provided by Gorilla Glass 5.
The camera system is the same, camera wise. This means that the main module is equipped with a 108 MP 1/1.52″ sensor, to which are added an 8 MP (120°) ultra wide angle module and a 2 MP macro camera, as well as a 16 MP in the front.
The 108MP main camera gets 4K video recording thanks to the faster chipset
That’s not to say the camera hasn’t improved: the Snapdragon 778G offers a faster ISP (2 gigapixels per second) and a more powerful NPU (12 TOPS). The most obvious update is the enabling of 4K video recording (up from 1080p@30fps on its predecessor, which is embarrassing for a Pro phone). In addition, using the camera is also faster, for example taking a photo is 69% faster, night mode has been accelerated by 38%.
The new chipset also enables faster local connectivity with Wi-Fi 6 (ax) and Bluetooth 5.2 (up to Wi-Fi 5 and BT 5.1). Plus, there’s a 3.5mm headphone jack, an IR blaster, and (at least in some regions) NFC.
The phone also has a USB-C port that recharges the 5,000mAh battery at 67W using the included charger.
The Poco X5 Pro is available in the brand’s trademark blue, black and yellow.
Here are the best Poco X5 Pro features at a glance:
THE Xiaomi Little X5 it retains the Snapdragon 695 chipset from the X4 Pro but has double the base memory at 128GB. Like the new Pro, it also has an 8/256GB version, and it does one better: it has a microSD slot for up to 1TB more (note this phone has a hybrid card slot). The vanilla model launches with the old MIUI 13 for Poco out of the box.
The vanilla Poco X5 keeps the Snapdragon 695, has a 6.67 “AMOLED display at 120Hz
The display is 6.67″ in size with the same FHD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate as the Pro. However, it’s an 8-bit panel and uses older Gorilla Glass 3. That said, peak brightness is still more high, reaching a peak of 1,200 nits.
The camera and battery are more like what a hypothetical vanilla Poco X4 could have been like (Xiaomi has never released a phone like it). It has a 48MP main camera (limited to 1080p video capture thanks to the chipset), an 8MP ultra-wide angle (118°) and a 2MP macro, as well as a 13MP selfie camera on the front.
Little X5
The battery has the same capacity, 5,000mAh, although the charging rate has dropped to 33W. There is still a charger in the box, however, a 33W adapter that can do a 0-100% in 68 minutes.
5,000mAh battery with 33W fast charge (0-100% in 68 minutes)
While wireless connectivity is a bit older than the Pro (Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.1), the X5 still features a 3.5mm headphone jack, an IR blaster, and (in some regions) NFC.
The vanilla Poco X5 with 6/128GB of memory can be yours for $250/€250, the 8/256GB model is $300/€300. However, there are upfront prices for both options, which bring the cost down at $200/€200 and $250/€250, respectively.
Poco X5 Pricing • Early Bird Discounts for X5
The Poco X5 Pro starts at $300/€300 for the base 6/128GB model and goes up to $350/€350 for the 8/256GB one. This one also gets discounts for early birds, so if you’re quick you can snag them for $250/€250 and $300/€300, respectively.
Prices Poco X5 Pro
Advance pricing for the Poco X5 Pro
Both the X5 and X5 Pro will be available from February 7 (tomorrow), but please note that prices may vary by region. Both phones will be available through a range of retail partners, here they are:
Retailers that will offer Poco X5 and X5 Pro
The Poco X5 Pro is coming to India next week (the rumors were right, the vanilla X5 won’t be available there). The base 6/128GB model has an MSRP of ₹23,000, the 8/256GB model will be ₹25,000. The first sale will be on Flipkart starting at noon on February 13th (next Monday). Note that you will be able to save ₹2000 off the price with an instant rebate or trading bonus (the bonus itself goes up to ₹20,000).
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