Poco X4 Pro 5G review

Low-cost and pixel-packing – can the Poco X4 Pro 5G impress with its 108MP main camera?

Photo of the Poco X4 Pro 5G
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Digital Camera World Verdict

Costing less than the virtually identically specced Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, the Poco X4 Pro sports a much bolder styling that probably won't be for everyone. Nevertheless, if you can stomach its huge camera bump, you get a lot of phone for a relatively modest price. The camera is good, but not the best in class, however, the screen, battery life, charging speeds, and available storage capacities all sweeten the deal.

Pros

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    Brilliant 120Hz AMOLED screen

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    Impressive battery life

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    Impressive value

Cons

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    Good, not great cameras

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    Weak gaming performance

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    Huge camera bump

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Xiaomi's Poco X4 Pro 5G is clearly aimed at young (or young at heart) folks who want maximum bang for their buck, and don't mind attention-grabbing design. It shares the same spec sheet as the Redmi Note 11 Pro, but its styling is louder and its pricing lower. 

That means the phone's biggest competition comes from the Realme 9 series, which includes the budget camera phone champion of the moment – the Realme 9 Pro Plus.  

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Basil Kronfli

Basil Kronfli is a freelance technology journalist and content creator with a number of specialisms. He started his career at Canon Europe, before joining Phone Arena and Recombu as a tech writer and editor. From there, he headed up and runs Tech[edit], a technology YouTube channel, and has worked alongside this role at Future as a Senior Producer, sharpening his considerable video production skills. 


His technical expertise has been called on numerous times by mainstream media, with appearances and interviews on outlets like Sky News, and he provides Digital Camera World with insight and reviews on camera phones, video editing software and laptops, on-camera monitors, camera sliders, microphones and much more.