How the POCO X5 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Our take
Time to upgrade
Security updates end around 2027 Newer phones are about 3.2× faster The best upgrade scores 3.5 points higher on camera and 3.3 on performance
Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.
We don’t have a US launch price for the POCO X5, so we compare it with mid-range and upper mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.
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Scores, speed and updates come from official specs, chip benchmarks (Geekbench 6, 3DMark) and the makers’ update policies. How we rate phones
POCO promises 4 years of security updates for the POCO X5, counted from its announcement in February 2023, so they should continue until around 2027.
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro, with a PhoneRanked score of 8.2 vs 5.3 for the POCO X5. The newest model of the same family is the POCO X8. The best mid-range upgrade is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G. We don’t have a US launch price for the POCO X5, so we looked at mid-range and upper mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the Motorola Edge 70 Pro is about 3.2 times as fast as the POCO X5. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 6,520 vs 2,020.
