POCO has officially unveiled the POCO F5 series comprised of the POCO F5 and F5 Pro. The latest members of the F-series are equipped with Snapdragon chipsets and built around 6.67-inch AMOLED panels.
The early launch in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) revealed the specs of the two devices and the specs are pretty much identical. Regardless, here’s a rundown of the latest POCO F-series smartphones.
POCO F5 Pro
The POCO F5 Pro is built around a 6.67-inch WQHD+ AMOLED DotDisplay with a 120Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 1400 nits.
Under the hood, it is powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and cooled by LiquidCool Technology 2.0 with a high-efficient Vapor Chamber and intelligent frame stabilization technology FEAS 2.2.
It is equipped with a 64MP main camera that is capable of shooting up to 8K video and has OIS and EIS.
The Pro variant also has 30W wireless charging support as well as 67W turbocharging for its slightly larger 5160mAh battery.
Full Specifications
| Display | 6.67-inch WQHD+ Flow AMOLED DotDisplay 120Hz refresh rate |
| Processor | Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 |
| RAM | 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 256/512GB UFS 3.1 |
| Rear Camera | 64MP main 8MP ultrawide 2MP macro |
| Front Camera | 16MP |
| Battery | 5160mAh battery 67W turbocharging 30W wireless charging |
| OS | MIUI 14 for POCO (Android 13) |
| Colors | Black White |
POCO F5
The vanilla variant, on the other hand, shares much of the specs including the 64MP triple rear camera with OIS and EIS on the main. However, it can only shoot video at up to 4K.
The front panel also comes at a FHD+ resolution and it is equipped with a Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 chipset. The chipset though is cooled by the same LiquidCool Technology 2.0 Vapor Chamber.
It also supports 67W turbocharging for its slightly smaller 5000mAh battery but doesn’t come with wireless charging.
Full Specifications
| Display | 6.67-inch FHD+ Flow AMOLED DotDisplay 120Hz refresh rate |
| Processor | Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 |
| RAM | 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 256GB UFS 3.1 |
| Rear Camera | 64MP main 8MP ultrawide 2MP macro |
| Front Camera | 16MP |
| Battery | 5000mAh battery 67W turbocharging |
| OS | MIUI 14 for POCO (Android 13) |
| Colors | Black White Blue |
POCO F5 Series Pricing and Availability
The F5 Pro comes in three memory configurations and is priced at:
- 8GB+256GB – PHP 26,999
- 12GB+256GB – PHP 28,999
- 12GB+512GB – PHP 30,999
These will be available at early prices of PHP 23,999, PHP 25,999, and PHP 27,999, respectively starting May 9 from the POCO official Shopee store.
The F5 is available in two variants and these are priced at:
- 8GB+256GB – PHP 20,999
- 12GB+256GB – PHP 22,999
Like the Pro variant, the two vanilla F5 variants are also available at early bird prices of PHP 18,299 and PHP 20,099, respectively starting May 9 via the official POCO Shopee Store.
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