POCO Brings Back The King – The POCO F5 5G – With The India Debut Of Snapdragon® 7+ Gen 2
India,May13 2023: POCO F5 5G, the latest addition to POCO’s flagship F-series, empowers consumers with its power-packed features. Designed to carry forward the legacy of the F-series, POCO F5 5G also marks the India debut of Snapdragon® 7+ Gen 2; the most powerful Snapdragon 7-series ever. Renowned for delivering meaningful innovation and catering to tech enthusiasts, POCO’s F-series excels in performance, multimedia experience, and photography enhancements.
Speaking on the launch announcement, Himanshu Tandon, Country Head, POCO India said, “POCO has remained consistent with its approach to evolve and innovate to cater to the dynamic needs of its valuable customers. We are thrilled to introduce our latest smartphone, the POCO F5, to the market. This device is packed with innovative features that are sure to exceed our customers’ expectations. Powered by the latest Snapdragon® 7+ Gen 2, POCO F5 will be the segment’s best performance-centric smartphone with the segment’s first display capabilities. We can’t wait for our customers to get their hands on this incredible device and experience the future of smartphone technology for themselves.”
“We are delighted to collaborate with POCO for the latest POCO F5 5G. Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 will deliver exceptional performance coupled with the ultimate mobile gaming experience and staggering photography capabilities to consumers. It also offers high-speed 5G and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity featuring Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 6900 to deliver blazing fast, extremely responsive Wi-Fi. We look forward to continuing our successful association and driving enhanced mobile experiences for consumers with POCO India.” added Sachin Kalantri, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Qualcomm India.
Sustained Peak Performance
The POCO F5 5G features the powerful Snapdragon® 7+ Gen 2 processor, delivering over 50% increased CPU performance and 13% improved power efficiency compared to its predecessor. It achieves an impressive 969,903 AnTuTu score and offers up to 19GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. With a 3725mm² Vapor Chamber and 14 Layers of Graphite sheets, the POCO F5 5G ensures effective heat dissipation. It operates on Android 13 with MIUI 14 pre-installed and comes with a 1+1 year warranty.
Flagship Display
The POCO F5 5G features a 12-Bit Display with 68.7 billion colors, a first in this segment. It sports a 6.67″ Xfinity Pro AMOLED Display with an adjustable 120Hz refresh rate for enhanced content quality. With support for Dolby Vision®, HDR10+, and Adaptive HDR, the POCO F5 5G delivers more depth and realism to images and videos. It showcases the thinnest bezels ever seen on a POCO smartphone.
AI-Powered Photography
The POCO F5 5G features a versatile triple camera setup: a 64MP primary camera, an 8MP ultra-wide camera, and a 2MP macro camera. The smartphone’s 2x Lossless In-sensor Zoom feature aids in capturing clear and detailed clicks and the Film Camera feature offers seven film camera modes for personalized and unique photos. Completing the setup is a 16MP selfie camera that captures exceptional, natural-looking pictures.
Massive Battery & Fast Charging
The POCO F5 5G packs a robust 5000mAh battery, ensuring extended usage without interruptions. It supports 67W Turbo Charging, enabling lightning-fast charging speeds. In just 45 minutes, the device can charge from 0% to 100%, saving users valuable time.
Stellar Audio and Design
The POCO F5 5G features a dual stereo setup, Dolby Atmos, and hi-res audio (wired and wireless) for immersive sound. It includes a 3.5mm Headphone Jack and weighs 181g making it lightweight and compact. It offers a side-mounted fingerprint sensor along with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and includes an infrared blaster for convenient control of home appliances from your phone.
Network and Connectivity
The smartphone comes equipped with Dual Sim + Dual 5G Standby functionality, supports 12 different 5G bands, and comes with 2+3 years of Software updates.
Pricing & Availability
The POCO F5 5G will be exclusively available on Flipkart from May 16, 2023, in Carbon Black, Snowstorm White, and Electric Blue colors. The smartphone is priced at INR 29,999 for the 8+256GB variant and INR 33,999 for the 12+256GB variant. As a special sale day offer, customers can purchase the device for INR 26,999 and INR 30,999, respectively, with an INR 3,000 discount using ICICI, HDFC, SBI Debit and Credit cards or through an
equivalent product exchange offer.
Additionally, the POCO loyalty program offers customers an additional INR 1,000 off when exchanging a POCO smartphone.