Older high-end · 2023

Xiaomi Poco F5

Name: Xiaomi Poco F5
Brand: Xiaomi
Price: 300000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦250,000 to ₦300,000 · 3 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Google Pixel 8 Pro Camera shares the Infinix Note 30's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 67W fast charging

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

6.67″ AMOLED · 120Hz

7+ Gen 2 8 / 256 GB

5000 mAh 67W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Xiaomi Poco F5 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

12-bit (68B colours)

12-bit

Brightness

963 nits

HDR

Dolby Vision · HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM7475-AB Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.91 GHz · Adreno 725

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7475-AB Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

1,134,558

v10

GeekBench

4,348

Graphics test

GFXBench 66 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.91 GHz

GPU

Adreno 725

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x2.91GHz Cortex X2 + 3x2.49GHz Cortex A710 + 4x1.80GHz Cortex A510

Software & updates

Android 13, upgradable to Android 15, HyperOS · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 13, upgradable to Android 15, HyperOS

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Omnivision OV64B, 1/2", 0.7µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Infinix Note 30 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 67 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab active use

11:52h

Lab endurance

11:52h

Wired charging

67 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Very good (-24.3 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-24.3 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

181 g · 7.9 mm · IP53

Height

161.1 mm

Width

75.0 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

181 g

IP rating

IP53

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 15

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

1.1M vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Heavier in hand

181 g vs 171 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

28% larger battery capacity

67 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

1.1M vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

Heavier in hand

181 g vs 168 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

3 sellers·Used from ₦250,000

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Jiji Used

₦250,000

Lowest of 3 Fair for used

CHIBESTINO GLOBAL GADGETS

4.3 yrs · 145 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦270,000

Primetech Phones

19 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦300,000

Fair for used

MOFAC GADGET

5.8 yrs · 19 feedback · 256GB

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Konga · Jiji

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Xiaomi Poco F5

In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 15

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