Poco F5 is launching very soon. We say that because the brand’s India wing has already started teasing the device and confirmed it will pack 256GB onboard storage. Poco is yet to announce a launch date and while we wait, the handset’s global version has appeared on the Geekbench website with a Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 SoC under the hood. Unlike its Indian counterpart, the international variant runs Geekbench 6. Here are the details.

Poco F5 near the horizon

The global POCO F5 has appeared on Geekbench 6 with model number 23049PCD8G. As per the listing, the handset gets the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 processor with up to 12GB of RAM. It is listed to run Android 13 out of the box. Poco F5 managed to score 1629 and 4295 points in the single-core and multi-core tests.

Recently, the Indian version of the smartphone also appeared on the Geekbench website. However, the handset ran Geekbench 5 and recorded a single-core score of 1118 points and a multi-core score of 4236 points. The difference in the scores is due to the different versions of the benchmarking platform. In real life, both versions should offer similar performances.

The Poco F5 is rumored to make its debut with impressive features including a large 6.67-inch AMOLED display with Full HD+ resolution and a high 120Hz refresh rate. It is expected to also include an in-display fingerprint sensor for added security.

The device may come equipped with a triple-camera setup consisting of a 64MP primary camera, an 8MP telephoto lens, and a 2MP macro sensor. On the front, there could be a 16MP selfie camera. To power these features, the phone is expected to feature a sizable 5,000mAh battery with support for fast 67W charging.

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Poco F4 debuted last year, arguably as one of the best value-for-money smartphones. Now, it’s about time we get its successor—the Poco F5. While there’s no official confirmation from the brand, the handset has been making the rounds on various certification sites. The new Poco smartphone may launch pretty soon, as according to a new report, it is already in production in Europe and Asia.

Noted Tipster Mukul Sharma says the serial production of the POCO F5 5G has begun in several European and Asian countries. This should mean that the handset will launch in various markets in a month or two. Sharma says F5 has also bagged TUV Rheinland certification. It is a certificate that recognizes a product’s compliance with safety standards.

Some reports claim the upcoming Poco F5 will debut as a rebranded Redmi K60, while others go as far as to suggest the handset doesn’t exist. We can’t be sure about any of them.

This year, Poco is also expected to launch the Poco F5 Pro, which is also rumored to be a rebranded K60. More information is needed before any conclusion can be drawn. Meanwhile, let’s check out the Redmi K60’s specs.

It brings a 6.67-inch panel with a peak brightness of 1400nit, 68.7 billion colors, a P3 color gamut, and 1920Hz PWM high-frequency dimming. Under the hood, there’s a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, paired with LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. The smartphone features a particularly large 5500mAh battery with 67W wired fast charging and 30W wireless charging.

For photography, it has a 60MP primary camera with OIS, an 8MP ultrawide lens, and a 2MP macro lens. The device runs MIUI 14, based on Android 13, out of the box.

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