The Poco M5 is a mid-budget Android-based

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developed by

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as a part of the M series, and was introduced on September 5, 2022, alongside the Poco M5s. Also, a day later in

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Xiaomi launched a similar model under

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brand called Redmi 11 Prime with main difference in design.

Design

The front is made of

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3, while the back is made of plastic with a leather-like texture on the Poco M5, and a triangular texture on the Redmi 11 Prime. The design of the Poco M5, like the design of the Poco M4 5G, is similar to that of the

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, with a slightly curved on the sides camera island, expanded across the entire back width. On the other hand, the Redmi 11 Prime has a rectangular vertical camera island. On the bottom of smartphones, the user can find a

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port, a speaker, and a microphone. On the top side, there are an

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and a 3,5mm audio jack. On the left side, there is

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tray with a

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card slot. On the right side, there are the volume rocker and the power button with an integrated fingerprint scanner. The Poco M5 and Redmi 11 Prime were sold in the following color options:

Specifications

Hardware

The smartphones feature the

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Helio G99

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, that is more productive in

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performance and slightly less productive in

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performance compared to the Helio G95, which is used in the Poco M5s. The Poco M5 was sold in 4/64 GB, 4/128 GB and 6/128 GB memory configurations, while the Redmi 11 Prime was sold in 4/64 GB and 6/128 GB. All models have a

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type

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and

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type storage, which can be expanded via a microSD card by up to 1 TB. The phones feature a non-removable

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with 5000

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capacity and 18 W fast charging support. Both models have a triple rear camera with a 50 MP,

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with PDAF, a 2 MP, macro lens and a 2 MP, depth sensor. Additionally, the global Poco M5 has a front camera with a resolution of 5 MP and aperture, while the Poco M5 for the Indian market has 8 MP and , and the Redmi 11 Prime has 8 MP and respectively. Both rear and front cameras can record video at up to

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@30fps. The phones feature a 6.58-

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display with IPS

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technology at Full HD+ (2408 × 1080; ~401

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)

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, a 90 Hz

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, and a waterdrop notch.

Software

Initially, the Poco M5 was released with

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13 for Poco and the Redmi 11 Prime was released with MIUI 13 custom skin. Both interfaces are based on

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. Later both models were updated to

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based on

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References

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