POCO M5 vs POCO M5s

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Comparing the POCO M5 vs POCO M5s across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO M5 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while POCO M5s runs at 2.05 GHz, making POCO M5 the better performer.


Display: POCO M5 offers a screen size of 6.58 inches, while POCO M5s offers 6.43 inches, making POCO M5 the larger display of the two. POCO M5s features a AMOLED display compared to POCO M5's IPS LCD, making POCO M5s the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: POCO M5s offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while POCO M5 offers 50 MP, making POCO M5s better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: POCO M5s offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while POCO M5 offers 8 MP, making POCO M5s better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both POCO M5 and POCO M5s offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both POCO M5 and POCO M5s offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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POCO M5
₹12,499
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POCO M5s
₹16,690
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
77%

Release Date

13 Sep, 2022
17 Dec, 2022

Performance

MediaTek Helio G99
MediaTek Helio G95
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.05 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.58 inches (16.71 cm)
6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2408 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
13 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging
33W Fast Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Good design
  • Solid battery life
  • Respectable performance
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Low light photography needs improvement
  • Ships with bloatware
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.1/5
(40,500 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

18h 03m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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₹12,499
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Video

Videos
1 More Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2022
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v12
Android v12

Custom UI

MIUI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G99
MediaTek Helio G95

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.05 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2
Mali-G76 MC4

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.7 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.58 inches  (16.71 cm)
6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)

Resolution

1080x2408 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

500 nits
1100 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.92 %
83.53 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

163.9 mm
160.4 mm

Width

76 mm
74.5 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
8.2 mm

Weight

201 grams
178.8 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52
Yes Splash proof IP53

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide AngleS5KJN1 ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

Video Recording Features

Movie Frame
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 33W Fast Charging 64% in 30 minutes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

18h 03m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 56m 54s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

Head: 0.851 W/kg Body: 0.674 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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₹12,499
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