Poco F5/Redmi Note 12 Turbo review

The Poco F5 a.k.a. Redmi Note 12 Turbo comes with the brand new Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 chipset and wields a 120Hz OLED panel, a 67W fast charging and an updated main cam. Check out our video review to learn ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about the phone's top features, build and screen quality, battery life, performance, and camera image quality.

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00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Design and build quality
01:17 - Display quality test
01:59 - Speaker quality test
02:20 - Side-mounted fingerprint scanner & Storage options
02:30 - MIUI 14, Android 13
02:48 - Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2
03:16 - Thermal management
03:27 - Battery life and charging speed test
03:49 - Cameras
03:59 - Main camera
05:06 - Ultrawide camera
05:38 - Macro camera
05:54 - Conclusion
06:14 - Selfie camera video quality

[GFourGadget]

Tbh this is more worth to buy than the Pro model. It ticks a lot of boxes at just the right price! The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 makes it the most powerful phone in its class 💪

[joelconolly]

Probably few of the best midrangers in it's class. It's quite affordable too where in my country it's about $350-ish. I think this is the best phone in the price segment.

[josecarlossanchezmendez]

Love this phone, totally worth the early bid.
Xiaomi was beginning to disappoint me, but I'm glad I kept my Poco X3 Pro for a bit longer.

[Tai_Pov]

I'm still on my poco f1 after 5 years, have a few dents and minor cracks, but still runs way faster than many current midrange phones

[abramswayne]

Note 12 Turbo is in Mainland China only, even in Hong Kong, it's named as Poco F5. Sadly Poco F5 doesn't have 512GB and 1TB storage versions like Note 12 Turbo...😢

[leonav]

Being a poco F1 user since 2019 I think this is the worthy successor and time to upgrade

[Romie]

Watching from my POCO F5. All I can say is that this phone is worth every penny. SD 7+ gen 2 is 🔥🔥🔥

[Ariakhosh]

Watching this on my Poco F5 now.. this phone is amazing so far. Definitely worth the early bird price I paid for it in the UK

[zuluswazi]

Great reviews as always GSM Arena. I'm afraid it's gotten hard for me to consider another phone for myself other than Xiaomi. The tech found in Xiaomi is so satisfying for me. This time i want to buy this for myself & my kids. I want them to experience premium quality at a budget price. I hope there's IP 68 dust and waterproof... just. I did see another powerful budget phone from Asus & Motorola but Xiaomi scales ar another level of humble superiority. Note i said humble. People are astounded when they see my Xiaomi in action and now I'm glad Swaziland knows Xiaomi. I'll mention that those who have money but Samsung Galaxy S23 and iPhone 6 upwards. They are very very few. Xiaomi will rule Swaziland 🇸🇿 because of our financial situation. But some of us will follow Xiaomi's creativity until.... I just wish Xiaomi can integrate the Google Pixel 7 Pro's technology if speech to text etc

[TechNomadUK]

Hello there. In terms of Display quality & colours, speakers output, general performance and the main and selfie camera general photo quality (white balance, colour accuracy, dynamic range & low light) would you guys still go for the Poco X5 Pro, a Redmi Note 12 Pro, Poco F5 or keep my OnePlus 10T?

[wan_irmn]

I have been using Xiaomi products since 2017. Grabbed Poco F5 with early bird discount at RM1, 399 ($311.06). This smartphone is a huge upgrade from my old Redmi note 8 pro.

[axelpaultorres-valerbasaur]

Thank you very much for your work. I have a Redmi note 10 pro and I use it to upload videos to Tiktok using the selfie camera, you recommend changing it for a Note 12 pro plus, or a "POCO" F5 or a Samsung A54. This cell phone is my main tool and I also use it to edit videos, multimedia and tasks that require editing and to which I would appreciate better performance. Is the Samsung worth it just for the cameras? Or the computing power of the F5 is a better option

[Giardintek]

Thanks Will, I checked the prices here in Canada and the F5 sells for almost $600- Cdn here, so I just got a Poco F4 for almost 200- bucks less.

[djdelarosa]

This phone makes me want to buy a Xiaomi again. What a package. I hope the custom ROM scene turns out to be as good as the phone because I can't stand MIUI.

[ceejaydeesoozaa]

do any other currently sold poco models' cam have OIS or only the f4 and the f5?

[hnxuxut]

Another perfect review by awesome GSMArena...

[mohammadsleimi]

Do you advise to buy poco f5 or oneplus nord 3. Regarding durability and long lasting use

[yelnatStanley]

May I know the title of the song that you're always playing when it comes to testing the speakers? Thanks!

[kolyokkid]

Hi. The display is diamond or RGB delta subpixel?

[murali]

If they had implemented the Redmi Note 12 Pro camera system, it would have run circles around the last generation flagships and tough competition to the current ones...!!!