POCO M5 “The Performance Player” - Phone Unboxing & First Impression

Hello and Greetings to All Beloved POCO Lovers, 

It’s been a while since POCO released an affordable and budget 4G smartphone in POCO M-Series. Recently, POCO has introduced 2 brand new 4G smartphones, POCO M5 and POCO M5s. They come with the affordable price and the awesome specifications for your daily usage and your normal gaming usage. I had just received POCO M5 (4GB RAM + 64GB Storage, Black) from POCO. Without further ado, let’s get started with the phone unboxing and see what’s inside the box. 

After removing the phone box, you will see the small box that is printed with POCO logo. The small box is containing the following accessories: 

• SIM Eject Tool
• POCO M5 Quick Start Guide
• POCO M5 Safety Information
• Warranty Card
• Protective Case

You’ll see POCO M5 wrapped with the plastic cover that printed with the following POCO M5 phone specifications after removing the small POCO accessories box. 

• MediaTek Helio G99 Advanced 6nm processor
• 50MP AI triple camera 5MP front camera
• 90Hz FHD+ DynamicSwitch display Corning® Gorilla® Glass
• 5000mAh (typ) battery 18W fast charging

Last but not least, the 22.5W Adapter and USB Type-C Cable is provided in the bottom of the phone box. 

In short, there are the item list that are including in POCO M5 phone box: 

• SIM Eject Tool
• Warranty Card
• POCO M5 Quick Start Guide
• POCO M5 Safety Information
• Protective Case
• POCO M5
• 22.5W Adapter
• USB Type-C Cable

Now, let’s have a moment to look around POCO M5 and understand more about its phone specifications. 

Display & Design

• 6.58" FHD+ DotDrop Display
• Resolution: 2408 x 1080 FHD+
• Aspect Ratio: 20:9
• Refresh Rate: 30Hz / 60Hz / 90Hz
• Touch Sampling Rate: 240Hz
• Brightness: 500 nits (High Brightness Mode)
• Contrast Ratio: 1500:1
• Corning® Gorilla® Glass
• Dimensions: 163.99mm x 76.09mm x 8.9mm
• Weight: 201g
• Unibody Flat Edge Design

Performance

• MediaTek Helio G99
• TSMC 6nm Manufacturing Process
• CPU: Octa-core CPU, up to 2.2GHz
• GPU: Arm Mali-G57 MC2
• LPDDR4X RAM + UFS 2.2 Storage
• MIUI 13 for POCO, based on Android 12
• Supports Expandable Storage Up to 1TB
• Side Fingerprint Sensor

Camera

• 50MP Main Camera (f/1.8, PDAF)
• 2MP Macro Camera (f/2.4)
• 2MP Depth Camera (f/2.4)
• 5MP Front Camera (f/2.2)

Battery & Charging

• 5,000mAh (typ) Battery
• 18W Fast Charging
• 22.5W In-box Charger
• USB Type-C

Connectivity

• 2+1 Card Tray
• Dual SIM, Dual Standby: 4G + 4G
• Supports 4G / 3G / 2G
• 2.4GHz / 5GHz Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 5.3
• Multi-functional NFC
• IR Blaster

Audio

• Speaker
• 3.5mm Headphone Jack
• FM Radio

Front View

Rear View

Top View

Bottom View

Left Side View

Right Side View

SIM Card Tray

This time, POCO M5 brings the latest flat-edge design similar to iPhone, and the rear design looks similar to the rear design of Google Pixel 6. Not only that, the rear design for POCO M5 comes with the leather-feel material which is similar to POCO M3, enabling the user to grab POCO M5 easier. 

Furthermore, POCO M5 is equipped with the latest 4G processor, MediaTek Helio G99, and is the first entry-level smartphone that comes with the latest Bluetooth 5.3. In my opinion, POCO M5 is suitable for the primary / secondary school students by judging on the awesome specifications with the affordable prices. 

You can purchase POCO M5 starting from 7th September 2022 (Wednesday) with the early bird promotion stated in the following according to your country. 

🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇾

4GB RAM + 64GB Storage: RM 599 (RRP: RM 649)

Purchase Link: Lazada Shopee

6GB RAM + 128GB Storage: RM 699 (RRP: RM 799)

Purchase Link: Lazada Shopee

🇸🇬 Singapore 🇸🇬

4GB RAM + 64GB Storage: SGD $189 (RRP: SGD $209)

Purchase Link: Lazada Shopee

6GB RAM + 128GB Storage: SGD $229 (RRP: SGD $279)

Purchase Link: Lazada Shopee

🇵🇭 Philippines 🇵🇭

4GB RAM + 64GB Storage: ₱ 7,399 (RRP: ₱ 9,499)

Purchase Link: Shopee

6GB RAM + 128GB Storage: ₱ 8,999 (RRP: ₱ 10,499)

Purchase Link: Shopee

🇹🇭Thailand 🇹🇭

6GB RAM + 128GB Storage: ฿ 5,499 (RRP: ฿ 5,999)

Purchase Link: Shopee

* The early bird promotion is starting from 7th September 2022 (Wednesday) till 15th September 2022 (Thursday). The open sales will be starting from 16th September 2022 (Friday) onwards. 

Well, that’s all for the phone unboxing for POCO M5. What do you think about POCO M5 with its design, specifications and the price? Share with us in the following comments. And don’t forget to mark the calendar or set the reminder if you plan to get one POCO M5 during the first sales promotion.