POCO has launched its latest 5G smartphone in the M Series the POCO M5 in India. It has a 6.58-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with a 90Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. It runs on the latest MediaTek Helio G99 processor with up to 6GB of RAM, 128GB UFS 2.2 storage, and is based on Android 12 with MIUI 13.
It has a triple rear camera setup where a 50MP primary camera along with a 2MP depth sensor, a 2MP macro camera, and an 8MP water drop front-facing camera. The phone has flat sides, a leather-like rear design, and is powered by a 5000mAh battery that supports 18W fast charging and comes with a 22.5W charger in the box.
POCO M5 Specifications -
| Display | 6.58-inch (2408 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ LCD screen with up to 500 nits brightness, 90Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection |
| Processor | Octa Core MediaTek Helio G99 6nm processor (2x Cortex-A76 @ 2.2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 @ 2GHz) with Arm Mali-G57 MC2 |
| RAM/Storage | 4GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.2) storage / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.2) storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD |
| OS/UI | Android 11 with MIUI |
| SIM | Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) |
| Rear Cameras | 50MP rear camera with ISOCELL JN1 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 2MP portrait sensor with f/2.4 aperture |
| Front Camera | 8MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture |
| Features | Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, 3.5mm audio jack, Hi-Res Audio, Dust and Splash resistant (IP52) |
| Dimensions | 163.99×76.09×8.9mm |
| Weight | 201g |
| Connectivity | Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.3, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C |
| Battery/Charger | 5000mAh (typical) battery with 18W fast charging |
The POCO M5 comes in Icy Blue, Power Black, and POCO Yellow colors and it will be available as a part of Flipkart's Big Billion Days Special sale from September 13th.
POCO M5 Prices are -
- 4GB RAM/64GB storage version - Rs.12,499
- 6GB RAM/128GB storage version - Rs.14,999
Launch offers are -
- Rs. 1500 discount with ICICI Bank and Axis Bank credit cards
- Additional discount up to Rs. 500 with Super Coin
- 1-year Disney+ Hotstar free for the first 10,000 customers
- 6 months of free screen protection for day 1 customers
