Lower mid-range · 2022

Xiaomi Poco M5

Name: Xiaomi Poco M5
Brand: Xiaomi
Price: 299999 NGN
Availability: InStock

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A07 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A07 4G's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, 4G only

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.58″ IPS LCD · 90Hz

G99 4 / 64 GB

5000 mAh 18W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 5 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Xiaomi Poco M5 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.58″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2408 · 90 Hz · HDR

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.58"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2408 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

448 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

414,500

v10

GeekBench

1,896

Graphics test

GFXBench 12 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 12, upgradable to Android 14, 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 12, upgradable to Android 14, HyperOS

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 5 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

5 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Samsung S5KJN1, 1/2.76", 0.64µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A07 4G , Samsung Galaxy A06

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Camera extras

Night mode, manual focus

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 18 W wired

All-day

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

121:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Good (-27.6 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Good (-27.6 LUFS)

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 4/128GB · 6/128GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

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 — no 5G

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

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

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

Build & Design

201 g · 8.9 mm

Height

164.0 mm

Width

76.1 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

Weight

201 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, 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 14

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

52% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

415k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 201 g vs 172 g

₦250k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

35% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.58″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

415k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

₦1 cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

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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 14

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