POCO F9 Pro vs POCO F5 Pro

The POCO F9 Pro scores 8.7 in our rating, and the POCO F5 Pro scores 6.8. The POCO F9 Pro leads in display, performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The POCO F9 Pro is the newer phone, announced Sep 1, 2026.

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POCO POCO F9 Pro

8.7 Price TBA

Top score

POCO POCO F5 Pro

6.8 Price TBA

Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the POCO F9 Pro

Bigger battery 6,330 mAh vs 5,160 mAh
Faster wired charging 100 W vs 67 W
Brighter screen 10,000 nits vs 1,400 nits
Higher refresh rate 185 Hz vs 120 Hz
Better water resistance IP68 vs IP53
Newer model Sep 1, 2026 vs May 9, 2023

Why choose the POCO F5 Pro

Bigger screen 6.67 inches vs 6.59 inches
Lighter 204 g vs 206 g
Thinner 8.59 mm vs 8.79 mm
Higher-resolution video 8K@24 vs 4K@60
Higher screen resolution 1440 × 3200 px vs 1156 × 2510 px

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Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

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 F9 ProPOCO F5 Pro

Overall 8.7 6.8

Display 8.7 7.6

Performance 8.7 6.4

Camera 7.3 6.3

Battery 8.0 6.4

Design 8.6 6.6

Software support 7.4 5.0

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec POCO F9 ProPOCO F5 Pro

Size 6.59 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, AMOLED (M11, POCO HyperRGB) OLED, Flow AMOLED DotDisplay

Resolution 1156 × 2510 px 1440 × 3200 px

Pixel density — 526 ppi

Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 10,000 nits 1,400 nits

HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision HDR10+, Dolby Vision

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec POCO F9 ProPOCO F5 Pro

Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Process 3 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 4.6 GHz 3 GHz

GPU Adreno 840 (V Series, 2 slices) Adreno 730

RAM 12 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec POCO F9 ProPOCO F5 Pro

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.68 64 MP, f/1.79

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Telephoto 50 MP, 2.5× optical —

Optical zoom 2.5× —

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 4K@60 8K@24

Front camera 32 MP 16 MP

Front video 4K@30 1080p@60

Battery and charging

Spec POCO F9 ProPOCO F5 Pro

Capacity 6,330 mAh 5,160 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon —

Wired charging 100 W 67 W

Wireless charging 50 W 30 W

Reverse wireless ✓ Yes ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec POCO F9 ProPOCO F5 Pro

Dimensions 157.49 × 75.25 × 8.79 mm 162.78 × 75.44 × 8.59 mm

Thickness 8.79 mm 8.59 mm

Weight 206 g 204 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame — Plastic

Back — Glass

Water resistance IP68 IP53

Fingerprint Under-display ultrasonic —

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, White, Aurora Green Black, White

Connectivity and features

Spec POCO F9 ProPOCO F5 Pro

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 6.0 5.3

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec POCO F9 ProPOCO F5 Pro

OS at launch Android 16 Android 13

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 3 MIUI 14 for POCO

OS updates 4 years —

Security updates 6 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec POCO F9 ProPOCO F5 Pro

Announced Sep 1, 2026 May 9, 2023

Released Sep 1, 2026 May 9, 2023

Status Released Discontinued

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