Confirmed! Poco F5 Series Launching In India on 9th May: Price, specs and much more

The POCO F5 Pro and POCO F5 will be the two versions in POCO’s next smartphone series or in Poco F5 Series. The Xiaomi-backed business has been dropping hints about the debut, and now it has officially announced the time. The business just revealed that the POCO F5 would debut with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen2 CPU, which precedes the announcement.

Poco F5 Pro was recently detected on Geekbench, and more recently, a new Xiaomi phone with the product number 23049PCD8G surfaced with a Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 CPU and 12GB RAM. We anticipate this to be the vanilla Poco F5.

Later, it was established that the device in question was the Poco F5, which would also be the first phone to use this 7-series processor in India.

The business claims that the new processor would perform 50% better overall than the previous Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset, 13% better in terms of power efficiency, and 2x better in terms of AI performance.

The Poco F5’s specifications are disturbingly similar to those of the China-only Redmi Note 12 Turbo.

If the specs of the former and the latter are identical, don’t be surprised. If that occurs, the Poco F5 will likely possess a 5,000 mAh battery with 67W charging and MIUI 14 on top of the Android 13 operating system. In addition, there should be a 64MP primary camera and a 6.67″ AMOLED display.

The Poco F-series is the most powerful device in the whole brand’s line-up.

Even though the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 chipset sounds like a step down from the Snapdragon 870 in the Poco F4 on the surface and phonetically, the new Qualcomm platform actually offers better performance and battery life.

India launch date of POCO F5 series

On May 9, the POCO F5 smartphone will go on sale in India. The POCO F5 Pro will be included in the worldwide launch, which also happens to be on the same day. Only the POCO F5 has been teased to launch in India, and the time is set for 5.30 pm, according to a Flipkart microsite for the device. Both phones will be unveiled during the worldwide launch event, it has been confirmed. According to tipster Yogesh Brar, who has also revealed the POCO F5’s specifications, the POCO F5 is expected to start around Rs 28,000 or Rs 29,000 for the base model in India.

The POCO F5 is also seen in the Flipkart teaser, and its white color and rebranded Redmi Note 12 Turbo appearance give the device away. Furthermore, the Redmi K60 might be rebranded as the POCO F5 Pro.

More About POCO

In August 2018, the company debuted as a Xiaomi sub-brand.

After Xiaomi introduced the Pocophone F1 with the Poco branding, which was an enormous success, POCO India became an independent brand in January 2020 with the release of the second device.

The business introduced 11 products during a three-year period, the majority of which were smartphones with the Redmi rebranding.

The new logo, mascot, and tagline for POCO India was Made of Mad in January 2021. The previous logo is still used by POCO Global.

POCO F5 Pro specifications

• Display: According to rumors, the smartphone will include a punch-hole selfie camera and a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate.
• Processor: The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 CPU with up to 12GB of RAM is anticipated to power the POCO F5 Pro, the top-tier variant.
• Battery: It could have a 5,160mAh battery that supports 67W rapid charging.
• Camera: A 64MP main camera with OIS, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 2MP macro camera may all be found on the POCO F5 Pro. It could have a 16MP front camera for selfies.
• Connectivity: According to the rumor, the POCO F5 Pro will have 5G, NFC, and a nano SIM card. At the bottom, it will also have a USB Type-C port.
• Software: MIUI 14 for Android 13 is anticipated to operate on the POCO F5 Pro and POCO F5.

POCO F5 specs

• Display: The POCO F5 is believed to have a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate, just like the Pro model. The POCO F5 could possibly have an in-display fingerprint sensor.
• Processor: The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 chipset, as we previously said, will undoubtedly power the Poco F5.
• Camera: Like the POCO F5 Pro, the POCO F5 is anticipated to include a triple-camera configuration.
• Battery: The POCO F5 may have a lower 5,000mAh battery but will still support 67W rapid charging.