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POCO F5 Pro review: SD8+ Gen 1 flagship at sub-flagship price.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2023·$499
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#2 of 8
Tier
Mid
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Flagship silicon and a QHD+ panel at half flagship money.

Poco F5 Pro is the spec-sheet bargain of 2023 — SD8+ Gen 1, QHD+ AMOLED, 30 W wireless. The camera is the corner cut.

01Display

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 82-point average for mid phones of 2023.

TypeAMOLED, 120 Hz
Size6.67 inches
Resolution3,200 × 1,440 px
Peak brightness1,400 nits

02Camera

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 70-point average for mid phones of 2023.

Main64 MP, f/1.8, OIS
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid phones of 2023 — 12 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2023.

Capacity5,160 mAh
Wired67 W
Wireless30 W

05Build

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 74-point average for mid phones of 2023.

06Value

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 82-point average for mid phones of 2023.

What works
  • SD8+ Gen 1 at mid price.
  • QHD+ panel rare here.
  • 30 W wireless charging.
  • Headphone jack + IR blaster.
What doesn't
  • Only IP54 splash rating.
  • Mediocre cameras outside main.
  • MIUI ads.
  • No telephoto.

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 8-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .