Xiaomi Poco F5 vs F4 GT

60 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F5
VS
57 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F4 GT

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2) that was released on May 9, 2023, against the Xiaomi Poco F4 GT, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F5
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Shows 26% longer battery life (21:08 vs 16:47 hours)
  • Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (964 against 762 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • Weighs 29 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F5 and F4 GT crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
69.4
(Good)
Value Index
72.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1000 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9% 86.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.4% 98.7%
PWM 120 Hz 121 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco F5 +27%
964 nits
762 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.11 mm (6.34 inches) 162.5 mm (6.4 inches)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) 76.7 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue Black, Silver, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco F5 +3%
88.9%
86.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F5 and Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max clock 2910 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.49 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X2
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 725 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 580 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS ~1187.8 GFLOPS ~1675.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F5 and Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1627
1655
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4184
4301
Compute Score (GPU)
4119
Poco F4 GT +70%
7003
Compute Score (GPU) 4119 7003
Single-core score 1627 1655
Multi-core score 4184 4301
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1302969
1303229
CPU 522997 506879
GPU 166455 203852
Memory 227236 233717
UX 386281 358781
Total score 1302969 1303229
Samples [35 tests] [10 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
608
Poco F4 GT +30%
789
Stability 98% 72%
Graphics test 5 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 608 789
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
1956
Poco F4 GT +26%
2471
Stability 85% 47%
Graphics test 11 FPS 14 FPS
Graphics score 1956 2471
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
n/a
13394
Web score - 12548
Video editing - 7438
Photo editing - 29248
Data manipulation - 10504
Writing score - 14975

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco F5
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-03 (Zaviee)AnTuTu 121483091
📘 2026-09-21 (Bers2409)AnTuTu 121442782
📘 2026-09-03 (Rehan shaikh)AnTuTu 111318003
📘 2026-08-15 (MobileEngineer Harway)AnTuTu 111304220
📘 2026-08-12 (Koreia27)AnTuTu 111450376
Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-24 -> DQPAnTuTu 111216711
📘 2026-04-19 (Moombaa)AnTuTu 111329465
📘 2026-02-27 (Kekropo)AnTuTu 111324014
📘 2026-02-27 (Kekropo)AnTuTu 111324014
📘 2026-02-15 (Golub)AnTuTu 111302565

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 2.0
OS size 32 GB 33 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4700 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 120 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 8 min)
Full charging time 0:47 hr 0:17 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:04 hr 06:53 hr
Watching video 12:47 hr 11:18 hr
Gaming 05:49 hr 04:25 hr
Standby 95 hr 73 hr
General battery life
Poco F5 +26%
21:08 hr
16:47 hr

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 9248 x 6936 9248 x 6936
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 119° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV64B40 Sony IMX686
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/1.73" (≈ 0.58 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Sony IMX355 Omnivision OV8856
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 -
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco F5 +5%
90.6 dB
86.6 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced May 2023 April 2022
Release date May 2023 April 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $379 $500
Successor - Xiaomi Poco F7 - Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 120 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, battery life, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco F5. But if the gaming is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco F4 GT.

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Poco F4 GT April 10, 2024 at 05:22 AM
Though slightly less powerful than the Poco F5, it boasts a decent camera and incredibly fast charging, making it a compelling choice.
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Poco F4 GT April 10, 2024 at 04:34 AM
While it's slightly less powerful than the Poco F5, it compensates with a decent camera and remarkably fast charging. Therefore, it's a pretty tempting choice.
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