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POCO X5
The base X5: Snapdragon 695, a proper AMOLED and a slim body at $249. It exists so the X5 Pro has something to upsell from, and it still outsold plenty of pricier phones.
Pros
- 120Hz AMOLED at entry-mid money
- Slim, light design
- Reliable 695 battery life
- Headphone jack
Cons
- 695 caps video at 1080p
- No stereo speakers
- Slow UFS 2.2
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the POCO X5
Display
- Screen size
- 6.67 ″
- Panel type
- AMOLED
- Resolution
- 2400x1080
- Pixel density
- 395 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 900 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 695
- AnTuTu 10
- 411,000Top 82%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 906Top 77%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 2,013Top 80%
- RAM (max)
- 6 GB
- Storage options
- 128GB / 256GB
- Storage type
- UFS 2.2
Camera
- Main camera
- 48 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.8
- Ultra-wide
- 8 MP
- Max video
- 1080p@30fps
- Front camera
- 13 MP
- OIS
- No
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 33 W
Design
- Weight
- 189 g
- Thickness
- 8 mm
- IP rating
- IP53
- Frame material
- Plastic
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
- eSIM
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 12 (MIUI 13)
- OS update pledge
- 2 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- No
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
Quick answers
Is the POCO X5 good in 2026?
The POCO X5 earns an Inno Score of 36/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The base X5: Snapdragon 695, a proper AMOLED and a slim body at $249. It exists so the X5 Pro has something to upsell from, and it still outsold plenty of pricier phones.
What is the POCO X5 AnTuTu score?
The POCO X5 scores 411,000 points in AnTuTu 10. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 906 single-core and 2,013 multi-core.
What are the key specs of the POCO X5?
Chipset: Snapdragon 695 · Screen size: 6.67 ″ · Capacity: 5,000 mAh · Main camera: 48 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the POCO X5?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Samsung Galaxy A24 (4G), Redmi Note 12 (4G), OPPO A78 5G — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
