Two new POCO smartphones have gone official on the global stage.

The POCO X5 Pro 5G and POCO X5 5G have arrived as the brand’s milestone devices, with POCO celebrating its fifth year in 2023. Both are targeted at entertainment-loving Gen-Z users — the Pro, for content creators, and the non-Pro, for content consumers. The prices indicate that the devices are indeed for the youth.

• Global pricing
  • POCO X5 Pro 5G
    • 6GB + 128GB: $299 (early bird: $249)
    • 8GB + 256GB: $349 (early bird: $299)
  • POCO X5 5G
    • 6GB + 128GB: $249 (early bird: $199)
    • 8GB + 256GB: $299 (early bird: $249)
• Philippine pricing
  • POCO X5 Pro 5G
    • 6GB + 128GB: P16,999 (early bird, valid till February 13: P15,659)
    • 8GB + 256GB: P18,999 (early bird, valid till February 13: P17,659)
    • Free smart band for the first 2,000 buyers
    • Lazada exclusive
  • POCO X5 5G
    • 6GB + 128GB: P14,999 (early bird, valid till February 13: P12,499)
    • 8GB + 256GB: P15,999 (early bird, valid till February 13: P13,499)
    • Free smart band for the first 2,000 buyers
    • Shopee exclusive

Both phones from the brand that was born out of Xiaomi will be available starting tomorrow, February 7.

POCO X5 Pro 5G

In a first for the POCO X series, the 7.9mm-thin POCO X5 Pro 5G debuts with what the brand calls a Flow AMOLED screen, a flexible display technology that makes the unit lighter. The panel measures 6.67 inches and offers a 120Hz refresh rate, 100% DCI-P3, 10-bit color depth, Dolby Vision, and 1,920Hz PWM dimming.

There’s a 108-megapixel main rear camera here that’s assisted by an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens and a 2-megapixel macro shooter. The 5,000mAh battery supposedly supports more than 5.5 hours of 4K shooting. And with 67-watt fast charging, all you need is around 7 minutes to get the smartphone’s battery level to 30%.

At the heart of the lineup’s slimmest model yet is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G processor, which figured well in the latest best-performing Android midranger rankings.

Specs

• 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
• 6nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G with 5G
• Adreno 642L GPU
• 6GB/8GB RAM
• 128GB/256GB storage
• Triple 108-megapixel main, 8-megapixel ultrawide, 2-megapixel macro cameras
• 16-megapixel front camera
• Side fingerprint sensor
• 5,000mAh battery with 67-watt fast charging
• Dual speakers
• X-axis linear motor
• MIUI 14 based on Android 12
• Colors: Yellow, Blue, Black

POCO X5 5G

The non-Pro variant is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 chipset, the same SoC that’s inside the newly launched HONOR X9a 5G and the upcoming Realme 10 Pro 5G and OPPO Reno8 T 5G.

Light enough at 189 grams, the POCO X5 5G also comes with a 6.67-inch AMOLED screen with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. But it’s 8-bit and protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 instead of Gorilla Glass 5.

The rear camera system is composed of a 48-megapixel primary sensor and 8- and 2-megapixel shooters for ultrawide and macro shots. The battery capacity is still 5,000mAh, but fast charging now maxes out at 33 watts.

Specs

• 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
• 6nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 with 5G
• Adreno 619 GPU
• 6GB/8GB RAM
• 128GB/256GB storage
• Triple 48-megapixel main, 8-megapixel ultrawide, 2-megapixel macro cameras
• 13-megapixel front camera
• Side fingerprint sensor
• 5,000mAh battery with 33-watt fast charging
• MIUI 13 based on Android
• Colors: Green, Blue, Black

POCO Philippines’ press release

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