POCO F5 Pro “Ignite Your Hyperpower” - Phone Unboxing & First Impression

Hello and Greetings to All Beloved POCO Lovers, 

POCO always focuses on bringing the awesome flagship level features into POCO F Series for affordable prices. Recently, POCO has introduced their brand new flagship smartphones, POCO F5 Series, including POCO F5 and POCO F5 Pro with awesome display and flagship-level performance. I had just received POCO F5 Pro (12GB RAM + 256GB Storage, Black) from POCO. Without further ado, let’s get started with the phone unboxing and see what’s inside the box. 

You’ll see the accessories box that is printed with POCO logo after removing the POCO F5 Pro phone box cover. The accessories box contains: 

• SIM Eject Tool
• Warranty Card
• POCO F5 Pro Quick Start Guide
• POCO F5 Pro Safety Information
• Protective Case

POCO F5 Pro is just located under the accessories box. It is placed inside the plastic bag that printed with the phone specifications of POCO F5 Pro: 

• Flagship Snapdragon® 8+ Gen 1 processor
  Advanced 4nm processor with 5G
• WQHD+ 120Hz AMOLED DotDisplay
  Dolby Vision®, Dolby Atmos®
• 30W wireless fast charging
  67W wired turbo charging, 5160mAh (typ) battery
• 64MP triple camera with OIS
  Ultra-wide and macro lenses

In the bottom of the POCO F5 Pro phone box, there is a 67W Adapter and USB Type-C Cable. 

In short, there are the item list that are including in POCO F5 Pro phone box: 

• SIM Eject Tool
• Warranty Card
• POCO F5 Pro Quick Start Guide
• POCO F5 Pro Safety Information
• Protective Case
• POCO F5 Pro
• 67W Adapter
• USB Type-C Cable

Now, let’s have a moment to look around POCO F5 Pro and understand more about its phone specifications. 

Display & Design

• 6.67" WQHD+ Flow AMOLED DotDisplay
• Resolution: 3200 x 1440
• Refresh Rate: Up to 120Hz
• Touch Sampling Rate: Up to 480Hz
• Brightness: 500 nits (typ), 1,000 nits (HBM Brightness), 1,400 nits (Peak Brightness)
• Contrast Ratio: 5,000,000:1
• DCI-P3 Wide Color Gamut
• Dolby Vision
• 1,920Hz PWM Dimming
• 68 Billion Colors
• Adaptive HDR
• Pro HDR Display
• Sunlight Display
• Reading Mode
• Corning Gorilla® Glass® 5
• IP53 Splash-proof Protection
• Dimensions: 162.78mm x 75.44mm x 8.59mm
• Weight: 204g

Performance

• Snapdragon® 8+ Gen 1 processor
• TSMC 4nm Manufacturing Process
• CPU: Octa-core CPU, up to 3.0GHz
• GPU: Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU
• LPDDR5 RAM + UFS 3.1 Storage
• Dynamic RAM Expansion 3.0
• MIUI 14 for POCO, based on Android 13
• 5,000mm² Vapor Chamber
• FEAS 2.2 (Fast and Efficient Algorithm for Stabilization)
• HyperBoost Optimization
• LiquidCool Technology 2.0
• In-display Fingerprint Sensor

Camera

• 64MP Main Camera (OIS, 1.4μm large pixel (4-in-1), f/1.79)
• 8MP Ultra-wide Camera (FOV 120°, f/2.2)
• 2MP Macro Camera (f/2.4)
• Supports 4K & 8K Video Recording with OIS & EIS
• Motion Tracking Focus
• Film ( Camera ) (7 film filters + 5 film frames)
• 16MP Front Camera (f/2.45)

Battery & Charging

• 5,160mAh (typ) Battery
• 67W Wired Turbo Charging
• 30W Wireless Fast Charging
• 67W In-box Charger
• USB Type-C

Connectivity

• Dual SIM, Dual Standby (5G+5G)
• Supports 5G / 4G / 3G / 2G
• WiFi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 2.4GHz / 5GHz, Wi-Fi 6
• Bluetooth 5.3
• Supports NFC
• IR Blaster

Audio & Haptics

• Dual Speakers
• Dolby Atmos®
• Hi-Res Audio Certified
• Hi-Res Audio Wireless Certified
• X-axis Linear Vibration Motor

Front View

Front Camera View

Rear View

Camera Bump View

Top View

Bottom View

Right Side View

SIM Tray (Front)

SIM Tray (Back)

The rear design of POCO F5 Pro is sleek with the carbon racing stripes and easy to grip with the back curved edges. The carbon racing stripes give the feels that POCO F5 Pro looked like a gaming smartphone. Besides that, the sides of POCO F5 Pro seem to be made with carbon plastic, so that it is harder compared to the other smartphone. 

Thanks to the Flow AMOLED display, POCO F5 Pro is almost bezelless. Similar to the previous generation, POCO F5 Pro comes with the dual speakers and is also certified with both Dolby Vision® and Dolby Atmos®, which brings you the cinematic feel when you are watching your favorite dramas and movies. Besides that, POCO F5 Pro supports 1,920Hz PWM Dimming to reduce your eye strain when you are looking at the screen for a long time. 

POCO F5 Pro is the smartphone with the biggest battery capacity (5,160mAh) and the first POCO smartphone with 30W wireless fast charging in the POCO F Series. Similar to the previous generation, POCO F5 Pro supports up to 67W turbo charging and a 67W adapter is included in the phone box. Besides that, it also comes with NFC and IR blaster (Infrared) where you can make your payment via your smartphone and control your electric appliances. Not to mention that, POCO F5 Pro supports Wi-Fi 6 so that it may help to reduce battery usage when you’re connected to Wi-Fi. 

Similar to the previous generation, POCO F5 Pro equipped with a 64MP Triple Camera with OIS and 16MP Front Camera. This time, POCO F5 Pro supported 4K and 8K video recording with OIS and EIS, which improves the stabilization when you’re recording the video. 

You can purchase POCO F5 Pro starting from 9th May 2023 (Tuesday), 09:00 p.m. with the first sales promotion stated in the following according to your country. 

🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇾

8GB RAM + 256GB Storage: RM 1,999 (RRP: RM 2,099)
12GB RAM + 256GB Storage: RM 2,099 (RRP: RM 2,199)
12GB RAM + 512GB Storage: RM 2,199 (RRP: RM 2,399)

Purchase Link: Lazada

* The first sales promotion starts from 9th May 2023 (Tuesday), 09:00 p.m. till 16th May 2023 (Tuesday). 

🇸🇬 Singapore 🇸🇬

8GB RAM + 256GB Storage: S$629 (RRP: S$659)
12GB RAM + 256GB Storage: S$649 (RRP: S$709)
12GB RAM + 512GB Storage: S$699 (RRP: S$759)

Purchase Link: Shopee

* The first sales promotion starts from 9th May 2023 (Tuesday), 09:00 p.m. till 16th May 2023 (Tuesday). 

🇵🇭 Philippines 🇵🇭

8GB RAM + 256GB Storage: ₱ 23,999 (RRP: ₱ 26,999)
12GB RAM + 256GB Storage: ₱ 25,999 (RRP: ₱ 28,999)
12GB RAM + 512GB Storage: ₱ 27,999 (RRP: ₱ 30,999)

Purchase Link: Shopee

* The first sales promotion starts from 9th May 2023 (Tuesday), 09:00 p.m. till 16th May 2023 (Tuesday). 

🇹🇭 Thailand 🇹🇭

12GB RAM + 256GB Storage: ฿ 14,990 (RRP: ฿ 16,990)
12GB RAM + 512GB Storage: ฿ 16,990 (RRP: ฿ 18,990)

Purchase Link: Shopee

* The first sales promotion starts from 9th May 2023 (Tuesday), 09:00 p.m. till 24th May 2023 (Wednesday). 

Well, that’s all for the phone unboxing for POCO F5 Pro. What do you think about POCO F5 Pro 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 F5 Pro during the first sales promotion.