Review: Can a mid-range smartphone that focuses more on gaming also deliver something worth capturing with its cameras? The Poco X5 Pro acts like it’s up for the job, only to then force a lot of compromises.
Can a mid-range smartphone that focuses more on gaming also deliver something worth capturing with its cameras? The Poco X5 Pro acts like it’s up for the job, only to then force a lot of compromises.
Poco uses a design language that is very different from Xiaomi and it’s easy to understand why, given the target audience. This phone is flashy and my yellow review unit could stand out in a crowd. The color reminded me a little of the fabled Nokia Lumia 1020, though that had more of a safety yellow tone compared to Poco’s mustard shade.
The 8-megapixel ultra-wide uses Samsung’s ISOCELL 4H7 sensor with f/2.2 aperture. There’s no telephoto lens here, with Poco instead opting for a paltry 2-megapixel macro shooter using an OmniVision 02B10 sensor with an f/2.4 aperture that can capture subjects from 4cm away. The front camera goes with a 16-megapixel OmniVision OV16A1Q sensor with an f/2.45 aperture and fixed focus.Maybe it was too much to ask for a mid-ranger like this, but there’s no way to shoot in RAW on the Poco X5 Pro.
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