Some people have already bought the Poco X5 Pro and are taking advantage of the early bird pricing, but judging by last week’s poll, the phone is likely to keep people away as much as it attracts them. option. what happened?
At a glance: Poco X5 Pro and Poco X5
Price and features are the short answer. For the former, the older Poco X4 Pro can be found for about the same price as the regular X5, and the older Pro is the better phone. The new Pro has some upgrades, but also some downgrades.
The major upgrade is the Snapdragon 778G chipset, which was well received by commenters. That and the Snapdragon 870 have been around for a while, but they’re so powerful in this price class that finding similarly priced phones with these chips shouldn’t be too difficult.
As for downgrades, some people really like microSD cards, and the X5 Pro eliminated the slot. The X4 Pro had a microSD slot, the X5 still has it, but the new Pro doesn’t. That’s self-harm on Xiaomi’s part.
The Poco X5 worked better. Most people looking at the X5 duo prefer the vanilla model over the new Pro. The low price definitely helps, as does the microSD slot, and the Pro’s 108MP module lacks his OIS and 4K @ 60fps video, so the 48MP camera is nothing to write home about.
In terms of criticism, the X5 duo is a phone that will launch with Android 12 in 2023, and Pocos isn’t known for numerous or timely updates.
The Poco X series still has some life left in it, but in many readers’ minds, the era of the X3 series has peaked.
