POCO F5 vs CMF Phone 1

The POCO F5 scores 6.4 in our rating, and the CMF Phone 1 scores 5.5. The POCO F5 leads in performance, camera, battery, design and software support, while the CMF Phone 1 is ahead in display. The CMF Phone 1 is the newer phone, announced Jul 8, 2024.

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POCO POCO F5

6.4 Price TBA

Top score

CMF CMF Phone 1

5.5 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the POCO F5

Faster wired charging 67 W vs 33 W
More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 6 GB / 8 GB
Lighter 181 g vs 197 g
Thinner 7.9 mm vs 8 mm
3.5 mm headphone jack
Optical image stabilization

Why choose the CMF Phone 1

Brighter screen 2,000 nits vs 1,000 nits
Newer model Jul 8, 2024 vs May 9, 2023
microSD card slot

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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec POCO F5CMF Phone 1

Overall 6.4 5.5

Display 7.1 7.5

Performance 6.3 4.7

Camera 5.7 4.8

Battery 5.3 4.8

Design 7.5 5.7

Software support 5.0 4.3

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec POCO F5CMF Phone 1

Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, Flow AMOLED DotDisplay OLED, Super AMOLED

Resolution 1080 × 2400 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 395 ppi 395 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 1,000 nits 2,000 nits

HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision —

Protection Gorilla Glass 5 Dragontrail Pro

Performance

Spec POCO F5CMF Phone 1

Chipset Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 Dimensity 7300

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.91 GHz 2.5 GHz

GPU Adreno 725 Mali-G615 MC2

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 6 GB / 8 GB

Storage 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 3.1 —

microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec POCO F5CMF Phone 1

Main camera 64 MP, f/1.79, 1/2" 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.95"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No

Ultrawide 8 MP —

Rear cameras 3 2

Rear video 4K@30 4K@30

Front camera 16 MP 16 MP

Front video 1080p@60 —

Battery and charging

Spec POCO F5CMF Phone 1

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 67 W 33 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✕ No

Design and build

Spec POCO F5CMF Phone 1

Dimensions 161.11 × 74.95 × 7.9 mm 164 × 77 × 8 mm

Thickness 7.9 mm 8 mm

Weight 181 g 197 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic —

Back — Plastic

Water resistance — IP52

Fingerprint Side-mounted Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, White, Blue Black, Blue, Orange, Light Green

Connectivity and features

Spec POCO F5CMF Phone 1

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.3 5.3

NFC ✓ Yes ✕ No

3.5 mm jack ✓ Yes ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✕ No

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✕ No

Software

Spec POCO F5CMF Phone 1

OS at launch Android 13 Android 14

Interface MIUI 14 for POCO Nothing OS 2.6

OS updates — 2 years

Security updates 3 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec POCO F5CMF Phone 1

Announced May 9, 2023 Jul 8, 2024

Released May 9, 2023 Jul 12, 2024

Status Discontinued Released

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