If you’re looking for a new value-for-money flagship, the Poco F5 Pro could be the smartphone you’ve been waiting for. Available from under RM2,000 in Malaysia during the early bird promo, the Poco F5 Pro packs Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip and a much bigger battery. It’s also the first Poco-branded smartphone to support wireless charging and a higher QuadHD+ screen resolution.
Poco F5 Pro Malaysia Pricing
The Poco F5 Pro comes in three options and here’s the official pricing in Malaysia:
- Poco F5 Pro 8GB RAM + 256GB storage – RM2,099
- Poco F5 Pro 12GB RAM + 256GB storage – RM2,199
- Poco F5 Pro 12GB RAM + 512GB storage – RM2,399
The device comes in Black and White and you can purchase it online exclusively via the Poco official store on Lazada. As usual, Poco is offering an early bird pricing starting on 9th May and you can get RM100 off for the 256GB storage version and RM200 off for the range-topping 512GB storage model.
This means the Poco F5 Pro 8GB RAM + 256GB storage can be yours for RM1,999 while the 12GB RAM + 256GB storage option is going for RM2,099. The 12GB RAM + 256GB storage version is going for RM2,199.
Poco F5 Pro Malaysia Specs and Features
The Poco F5 Pro is essentially a rehashed Redmi K60 that’s launched in China but it comes with some differences. Upfront, it gets a 6.67″ WQHD+ (3200×1440) AMOLED display that pushes up to 120Hz refresh rate and up to 480Hz touch sampling rate. The screen also boasts 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio, peak brightness of 1400 nits and 1920Hz PWM dimming. The screen is also protected by Corning’s Gorilla Glass 5 and it gets an in-display fingerprint sensor.
As mentioned earlier, the device runs on the previous generation 4nm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip that’s paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage.
For taking pictures, it gets a triple-camera setup that consists of a 64MP f/1.79 main camera with OIS and 8K video recording support, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle shooter and a 2MP macro camera. Upfront, the F5 Pro gets a 16MP selfie shooter that sits in a punch-hole.
As you would expect from a flagship-class device, it also gets dual speakers, an IR blaster and support for 5G, 802.11ax WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3. The Poco F5 Pro has a splash resistance rating of IP53 and there’s no 3.5mm headphone jack. Powering the device is a 5,160mAh battery which is larger than most flagship phones but it’s still smaller than the Redmi K60’s humongous 5,500mAh capacity.
The device supports 67W wired turbocharging via USB-C and the 67W charger is provided in the box. Also for the first time for a Poco device, the F5 Pro supports wireless charging up to 30W. A quick 0-50% charge takes 15 minutes by cable or 32 minutes with wireless charging. Out of the box, it runs on Android 13 with MIUI 14 for Poco skin on top.
