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POCO M5 and M5s: the difficult balance between adjusting the price and maintaining competitive features

  • September 5, 2022
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Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO has formalized two of its new affordable offerings: POCO M5 and M5s. they are two terminals input range and mid rangeand they are not very

Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO has formalized two of its new affordable offerings: POCO M5 and M5s. they are two terminals input range and mid rangeand they are not very ambitious in terms of power, but they have peculiar characteristics that will surprise.


Technical sheet of POCO M5 and M5s

SMALL M5

SMALL M5S

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT

163.99mm x 76.09mm x 8.9mm
201g

160.46mm x 74.5mm x 8.2 9mm
178.8g

SCREEN

6.58 inches
FullHD+
Variable refresh rate 30/60/90Hz
IPS-LCD
500 nits

6.43 inches
FullHD+
AMOLED
60Hz
1100 nits

PROCESSOR

MediaTek Helio G95

MediaTek Helio G99

data store

4 or 6GB LPDDR4X

4 or 6GB LPDDR4X

STORAGE

64 or 128GB

64 or 128GB

DRUM

5,000mAh
18W fast charging

5,000mAh

33W fast charging

REAR CAMERAS

50MP f/1.8
2MP macro f/2.4
2MP depth f/2.4

64MP f/1.8
8MP UGA f/2.2
2MP macro f/2.4
2MP depth
f/2.4

FRONT CAMERA

5MP f/2.2

13MP f/2.4

SOFTWARE

MIUI 13

MIUI 13

CONNECTION

4G
Dual Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.0

4G
Dual Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.0

PRICE

from 209.99 euros

from 189.99 euros

This POCO M5

Although the POCO M5 is the most traditional in terms of panel, It has the most advanced processor.. Its SoC is a MediaTek Helio G95, which, despite its naming, is much more efficient than the Helio G99 that mounts the POCO M5S. In this case, we’re dealing with a chip fabricated on a 6 nanometer process, compared to the G99’s (alarmingly high) 12 nanometers.

Internal memory is 64 or 128 GB, type UFS 2.2. It may be accompanied by 4 or 6 GB of RAM, and the battery to power it all is 5,000 mAh. Fast charging is 18W, quite modest.

The 6.53-inch panel with IPS technology has an adaptive refresh rate between 30 and 90 Hz. 50 megapixels, two secondary ones are two: macro and depth. In short, an input range whose main ally is the battery.

These POCO M5s

POCO M5S is slightly less advanced in terms of processor compared to the M5. The decision is to reduce the processor so that you can bet on better technologies in the rest of the set. The main advantage of this terminal AMOLED display with peak peak up to 1100 nits. It has no adaptive refresh rate, but it is much more ambitious than its “little brother” IPS.

We also found better fast charging technology that inherits 33W from various high-end Xiaomi models. 5,000mAh is retainedand we don’t have wireless charging technology.

Also improve the camera64 megapixel main sensor and ultra wide angle. The rest of the sensors are secondary sensors of two megapixels. Although not a small cell phone, More compact and lighter than POCO M5It weighs about 20 grams less compared to the M5.

Versions and price of POCO M5 and M5S

these are SMALL They will only be sold in the 4GB RAM version in our country, something that will allow further adjustment in price. Both cost around 200 Euros and can be purchased both from the POCO page and from their main distributor. They are available for purchase from September 12.

  • SMALL M5: 4GB+64GB: will be presented by €209.99. (€189.99 12-16 September).

  • SMALL M5: 4GB+128GB: will be presented by 229.99 €. (€209.99 12-16 September)

  • SMALL M5s 4GB+64GB: will be presented by €189.99. (169.99 € 12-18 September).

  • SMALL M5s 4GB+128GB: will be presented by €209.99. (€189.99 12-18 September)

Source: Xataka

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