Lower mid-range · 2022

Xiaomi Poco M5s

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A15 Camera shares the Infinix Note 30's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured), AMOLED screen

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

Watch out No more updates, 4G only

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.43″ AMOLED · 60Hz

G95 4 / 64 GB

5000 mAh 33W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 13 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Xiaomi Poco M5s looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.43″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

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

Screen size

6.43"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

756 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Mediatek MT6785V/CD Helio G95 (12 nm) · 8-core 2.05 GHz · Mali-G76 MC4

Light-use CPU

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

Chipset

Mediatek MT6785V/CD Helio G95 (12 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

418,627

v10

GeekBench

1,831

Graphics test

GFXBench 18 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.05 GHz

GPU

Mali-G76 MC4

Process

12 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.05 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.95 GHz

Software & updates

Android 12, MIUI 13 · 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, MIUI 13

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 13 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

13 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Omnivision OV64B, 1/2", 0.7µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Infinix Note 30 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

Night mode

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 33 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

132:00h

Wired charging

33 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Very good (-25.4 LUFS) · Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-25.4 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

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 · 8/256GB

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

5.0

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

8 g · 8.3 mm · IP53

Height

160.5 mm

Width

74.5 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

Weight

8 g

IP rating

IP53

Sensors

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, 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

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

52% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 18 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

8 g vs 172 g

Lower benchmark score

419k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

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

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.43″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

419k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

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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 14

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