POCO F5 vs POCO F4
The POCO F5 scores 6.4 in our rating, and the POCO F4 scores 6.0. The POCO F5 leads in performance, battery and design, while the POCO F4 is ahead in camera. The POCO F5 is the newer phone, announced May 9, 2023.
Key differences
Why choose the POCO F5
- Bigger battery 5,000 mAh vs 4,500 mAh
- Newer model May 9, 2023 vs Jun 23, 2022
- Lighter 181 g vs 195 g
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
Why choose the POCO F4
- Brighter screen 1,300 nits vs 1,000 nits
- Thinner 7.7 mm vs 7.9 mm
- Higher-resolution video 4K@60 vs 4K@30
PhoneRanked scores
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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 F5POCO F4
Overall
6.4
6.0
Display
7.1
7.2
Performance
6.3
5.2
Camera
5.7
5.9
Battery
5.3
4.9
Design
7.5
6.8
Software support
5.0
5.0
Value for money
6.0 est.
6.0 est.
Display
Spec
POCO F5POCO F4
Size
6.67 inches
6.67 inches
Type
OLED, Flow AMOLED DotDisplay
OLED, AMOLED DotDisplay
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
1,300 nits
HDR
HDR10+, Dolby Vision
HDR10+, Dolby Vision
Protection
Gorilla Glass 5
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Performance
Spec
POCO F5POCO F4
Process
4 nm
7 nm
Max CPU clock
2.91 GHz
3.2 GHz
GPU
Adreno 725
Adreno 650
Geekbench 6 single-core
—
1,141
Geekbench 6 multi-core
—
3,084
RAM
8 GB / 12 GB
6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB
Storage
256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
microSD slot
✕ No
✕ No
Cameras
Spec
POCO F5POCO F4
Main camera
64 MP, f/1.79, 1/2"
64 MP, f/1.79, 1/2.0"
Optical stabilization
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Ultrawide
8 MP
8 MP
Rear cameras
3
3
Rear video
4K@30
4K@60
Front camera
16 MP
20 MP
Front video
1080p@60
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Battery and charging
Spec
POCO F5POCO F4
Capacity
5,000 mAh
4,500 mAh
Wired charging
67 W
67 W
Reverse wireless
✕ No
✕ No
Charger in box
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Design and build
Spec
POCO F5POCO F4
Dimensions
161.11 × 74.95 × 7.9 mm
163.2 × 75.95 × 7.7 mm
Thickness
7.9 mm
7.7 mm
Weight
181 g
195 g
Form factor
Bar
Bar
Frame
Plastic
Plastic
Back
—
Glass
Water resistance
—
IP53
Fingerprint
Side-mounted
Side-mounted
3D face unlock
✕ No
✕ No
SIM
Dual Nano-SIM
Dual Nano-SIM
Colors
Black, White, Blue
Night Black, Nebula Green, Moonlight Silver
Connectivity and features
Spec
POCO F5POCO F4
5G
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
5.3
5.2
USB
—
USB-C 2.0
NFC
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
3.5 mm jack
✓ Yes
✕ No
Stereo speakers
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Satellite
✕ No
✕ No
IR blaster
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Software
Spec
POCO F5POCO F4
OS at launch
Android 13
Android 12
Interface
MIUI 14 for POCO
MIUI 13
Security updates
3 years
3 years
Launch and price
Spec
POCO F5POCO F4
Announced
May 9, 2023
Jun 23, 2022
Released
May 9, 2023
Jun 27, 2022
Status
Discontinued
Discontinued
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