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POCO F4 GT review: SD8 Gen 1 gaming phone with pop-up shoulder triggers and 120 W.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2022·$599
Overall
80/100
Class rank
#12 of 16
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A gaming phone with real triggers.

Poco F4 GT brought magnetic pop-up shoulder buttons, SD8 Gen 1 and 120 W charging to $599. A true gaming phone undercutting the ROG line.

01Display

84/100

84/100 trails the 89-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.

TypeAMOLED, 120 Hz, 480 Hz touch
Size6.67 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px

02Camera

68/100

68/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2022 — 15 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main64 MP, f/1.9
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro2 MP
Selfie20 MP

03Performance

86/100

86/100 trails the 88-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB
TriggersMagnetic pop-up shoulder buttons

04Battery

82/100

82/100 trails the 84-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.

Capacity4,700 mAh
Wired120 W (full in ~17 min)

05Build

78/100

78/100 trails the 83-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.

06Value

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 76-point average for flagship phones of 2022.

What works
  • Magnetic pop-up shoulder triggers.
  • SD8 Gen 1 + 120 W charging.
  • Quad speakers + 480 Hz touch.
  • IR blaster.
What doesn't
  • SD8 Gen 1 runs hot.
  • No IP rating.
  • Average cameras.
  • Heavy 210 g.
Cross-shop it against
iQOO 12
$580 · score 92/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 16-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .