POCO, which is an independent brand split from Xiaomi, has confirmed that the company will be launching its next-generation F-series smartphones — POCO F5 and POCO F5 Pro at a launch event on 9th May.
The launch event for the smartphone lineup, scheduled for tomorrow, will be live-streamed by the company on its official YouTube channel. The event will start at 8:00 PM GMT +8, which is 5:30 PM IST.
You can watch the POCO F5 and POCO F5 Pro launch event through the below embedded live stream or by clicking here.
POCO F5
The POCO F5 is said to be a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 12 Turbo, which is exclusive to the Chinese market. As per the leaks, the phone will feature a 6.67-inch AMOLED display, offering a 120Hz refresh rate, a 93% screen-to-body ratio, and a punch-hole camera located at the front.
Under the hood, the device will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 processor, built on a 6nm manufacturing process and features an octa-core CPU with Kryo 670 cores and an Adreno 642 GPU. It also supports 5G connectivity and features an integrated AI engine for enhanced user experiences.
There will be a triple camera setup on the back panel, with a 64MP primary camera sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 2MP macro sensor. On the front, the device is expected to come with a 16MP selfie camera. The device will run on Android 13 with MIUI 13 custom interface and will be powered by a 5,000mAh battery with 67W fast charging.
POCO F5 Pro
On the other hand, the POCO F5 Pro will come with a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a 3,200 x 1440 pixels screen resolution. The phone, which will have an in-display fingerprint scanner, will come with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection.
The smartphone will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC that is paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM. There will be a triple camera setup on the rear that consists of a 64-megapixel primary sensor that supports OIS support. It will be paired with an 8-megapixel ultra wide-angle sensor and a 2-megapixel macro shooter. On the front side, the phone will have a 16-megapixel selfie snapper.
Similar to the standard F5, this one too will run the Android 13 operating system out-of-the-box with MIUI 13 on top. The phone will be powered by a 5,160mAh battery with support for 67W wired fast charging and 30W wireless fast charging.
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