00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Unboxing 01:36 - Build and design 04:13 - Screen 05:00 - UI performance 06:46 - Battery life & charge time 07:28 - DRM and Camera 2 API 07:53 - Storage speeds, GPS, and Wifi speeds 08:43 - Antutu & Geekbench 5 scores 09:11 - Audio and loudspeakers Vs S22 Ultra 10:29 - Gaming performance and thermals 13:13 - Camera samples 16:12 - Final words with Pros and Cons
@@TechtabletsI'll buy this 3 to 5 months after launch because the price of this is will be get lower than on price launch😅 definitely this year this one is one of the most to buy if you are a gamer person because the hardware POCO put on this. BTW i have a some problem on POCO is the OTA Update on their phone some of the phone is late to have update. So Chris thanks on this helpful review.❤️
Some nice upgrades looking here and comparing it to the Poco X3 Pro, just silly about the Type-C 2.0 still in 2022, and lower battery capacity compared to the X3 Pro, and no SD Card slot.
@@robertroot7237 only Blackshark division use type C 3.1 (video out), and heck, Blackshark is not even actually the internal division of xiaomi :)) kinda makes me assume that MIUI division have some troubles creating second-screen, DeX like software onto MIUI, so instead, they didn't release a type C video out to prevent that
@@akasection no i believe they want to ditch the charging port all together in the near future (they're "leader" in wireless charging technology so they push that solution) in this way they can spend less in the manufacturing and take more profits (yes even few cents make difference when you have little margin like Xiaomi does) and they don't have to implement cable support in their dex like app, that only support wireless, that's called MIUI+ and it's in beta only for China for now.
Even after all those recent phones they've shown it's still about the POCO X3 PRO even up to this day which way cheaper and is in the middle ground of all their releases POCO X3 PRO User ( I do have a bug dunno how to report it the notification like tap again to exit takes about 5-10 minutes before it goes out which sucks)
Jeez. That overheating issue is an instant deal breaker. Thanks for the review mate, was genuinely considering this one but no modern smartphone should be running into overheating issues while gaming, especially if it's clearly going after that specific market. Suppose Xiaomi cared more about the specs on paper than actual results under load. Very unfortunate. I wonder if tweaking with a bit of an underclock + undervolt might work to resolve that, but that's really not the responsibility of the end-user. Hope they're able to get it under control themselves without having to nerf performance too much.
I have Poco F4 Gt and I play so much Game on it without any problem Also I have the Samsung S22 Ultra and to be honest the Poco F4 GT are far better and Run cooler than the Samsung S22 ultra and cost far less 🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐
I just hate notch / punch-hole selfie cameras. I would be happy without any camera at all on the front. Still got Poco F2 PRO which runs without problems. Hope they will release a version with pop-up camera again.
@Paul Agreed, with the way Qualcomm are handling things, they are desperate to reach Apple Chipset performance they're forgetting about efficiency. Their recent SoCs require some form of active cooling to maintain peak performance because of the X2 core they used and the fabrication process.
@@AQHackAQ 499€ for flagship SoC considering the biggest silicon shortage ever is great value and who knows, with china going back to lockdown...things could even get worse
My Poco f4 GT goes for Gaming like War(PvP) and Relax (Minecraft,Genshin impact, Terraria,and more)but Poco X4 Pro only goes for take the picture,watch video, music,work and study.Perfect
This phone is a beast playing CoD mobile on it have had it for 2 weeks now Charges 20min full from 0%-100% It just get very hot 🔥 so I got an external fan that cools it down for a 4hour playing session and works perfectly I play against pros and they all on high end devices nevertheless this definitely competes against them easily and made my life so much better
Classic Poco F series. Strong processor, middle display and opto, weak in the rest. Specifically, the throttling puts it a notch lower. (Have F2 and happy with that.) But thumbs-up for the review.
F3 is great but still suffers the same problems, the F4 has. Cooling solution isn't good enough, screen quality is not great & cameras are below average. But you DO still get the SD 870.
@@SneakHead97 My daughter has my F2 Pro now mainly because it has the audio jack and she uses the wired headset for making all calls. Both of us do not place the phone to our ear when using a phone. I also love the pop up cam for privacy. These days I can find the F2 Pro in used condition only.
Chris's reviews always reflect customer's point of view. Sadly, Xiaomi never listen to customers like they did before. They gradually trying to cheap out here and there just to get more profit even with their ADUI.
It's a shame as some thing are an easy fix like the audio bitrate from 96kbps to 256 or 320. It's a simple line of code to edit. I know I use to do the mods for it.
@@YNCM1 I would dare to say that it is for the spec. I mean, it's not only having X or Y Soc, it's the ability to use it, and they simply didn't implement good cooling for it. It has been shown before that in benchmarks the X1 chip beats all others, but in any sustained gaming load the 870 is way better and doesn't overheat. So yeah, they cheaped out on it and now owners of this phone are stuck with a chip that works like an overclocked 865. I wouldn't really pay 500 Euro for a SD865. Also, the took out the 3.5mm jack and cheaped out in the camera area.
Great review Chris, thanks. I was hoping the phone would tempt me out of an F3 purchase but doesn't seen worth double the price imo. Do you have any news on the F4 pro releasing in UK/EU?
A good offering from Poco but the F3 still makes more sense at the moment. The thermal issues of the 8gen1 are problematic for a gaiming phone. But I just wish that Xiaomi would bring back the headphone jack and SD card support. At least on their gaiming phones! Its still very helpful and practical to have both options here. The speakers also are very good 👍👍.Too bad about that type C 2.0 UFS though. 🤦♂️ Excellent comprehensive review Sir Chris. Nicely done as always👏👏
As someone who plays pubg an genshin i would say that thermals are good here and i use the poco f4 gt and its even better that the 8+ gen 1 and it is a high preformer but it is (while gaming) consuming battery .
To me, Gaming at 5G makes the phone hot I tend to put it at 4G when gaming outdoors and in a Medium setting, and WiFi most of the time indoors at High settings
how many degrees are there in that room? It would be nice to know, because i don't think it's normal to kick you out of a game after 37 mins due to overheating
I have the F3 and my sons play hours on it. It never overheats. What's with those new chips? You've already adressed the overheating issue on the Xiaomi 12s. 865, 865 plus and 870 are enough. Buy used phones is the best advice today. Those chips were better and there were enough
Chris I can't help but notice that the IMX 686 is the same sensor used on the X3 NFC that came out almost two years ago. Xiaomi have really cut a lot of corners to hit this price point! It's unfortunate that their design and cooling "solution" can't manage the hot SoC properly.
Poco X3 NFC uses the lower end IMX 682. Sony IMX 686 phones like the K30 Pro Zoom, Zenfone 8, and 8 Flip score about the same on DXOmark as Samsung 108MP HMX / HM1 phones. It's still one of the best sensors Sony makes.
booting you out from games issue due to overheating is well mentioned here. and also the average camera quality review are also worth mentioning as well. great review overall. i guess im still keeping my poco f3
Paid 200 pound for my Poco f3 8/256 varient on mi UK store with a Snapdragon 870 and this is 500 pound on pre order with lesser battery life and a CPU made on Samsung process which sucks carrots.
In my case, I just need a new phone. This review really helped. I have a question, apart from the hardcore gaming aspect, is there anything else that the new SnapDragon 8 Gen1 chipset affects negatively? I want a smartphone that CAN do gaming and not really one built FOR gaming but around this price range. If the faults of the current chipset are only evident in gaming, then I will definitely get the Poco F4 GT because I don't intend to play on the absolute max settings for long periods. Especially since I'm a PC gamer hehe. Anyone's insight on this would be appreciated
What would make me want this phone right now is if Xiaomi implements bypass charging to their gaming phones, like this one. Both of their most recent gaming phones have 120W charging, an odd choice since most of those people would prefer durable and longer lasting batteries. Implementing bypass charging is a big game changer for this, which I think could be possible like how RoG phones do that with even 67W chargers.
@@AsherTechthat's nice, but some phones like iphones exceed that industry standard. They want people to keep their phones as long as possible, they even give 5 years of software support. This is coming from me, a big advocate of Xiaomi. Not saying they're bad, but I'm starting to see the benefits of other phone companies
I wonder where it will be 499 euro with snapdragon 8 1gen cpu and adreno 730 just like high end camera!! basically it have specs same or higher then some triple more expensive phones
Doesn't seem like much of an upgrade from the F3 GT aside from the chipset. If it's true that it uses the same triggers as the F3 GT which i've heard a couple of complaints about, that might also be an issue. Hopefully the F4 standard with dimensity 9000 (redmi k50) would provide better value.
hello , i would like to know that , does it turn off the screen display when we listen to voice on telegram or messenger like the poco f3 or redmi note 10 pro because of their pure or bad sensor . thank your reply.
How many 6.67" 120 hz amoled displays with a center punch hole has Xiaomi bought over the last months? It's getting ridiculous honestly. Also it's a pity that any Xiaomi midranger (or above) has abandoned the headphone jack and the microsd slot.☹️
Really hoping they come back to developing more 6.3 or 6.4” phones with no notches/punch holes, otherwise it’s going to be hard to replace Redmi K20/K30 series.
There's have to be some business decisions over all the chinese brand All of the sudden , they just dropped the popup selfie camera on all of their phone no matter which brand it is There's must be something going on behind the industry that we don't know. Privacy issues? The module has flaws? Not durable enough? Or too thick, its hard to make the phone thinner? Not one not twice, all of them just drop it, there's definitely something we don't know while under screen fingerprint sensor is still a thing after all these years.
@JensenRemember the first time Oppo using it, thought a new wave of smartphone industry finally coming... Real full screen , no notch, no nothing And yes, it did, but only lasted 2 or 3 years maybe? with only less than 10 phone actually use this pop-up camera I think.(and not just the premium one, huawei release one in their Y series as well) Than all of the sudden, just vanished, and now, you can only get an alternative, flip camera phone from the one and only Asus I think to enjoy the full screen experience. Too bad the price of Asus is a lot high than other brand and not very well recived software development totally putting me off.
Much like One Plus with the 7 Pro, Poco's peak was the F2 Pro, a fabulous smartphone with a premium build. There I am on a Poco F3, but without lying I regret my F2 Pro 😥. The F2 Pro had nothing to envy a 13 Pro Max or S22 Ultra in terms of build quality and premium feel. It just lacked a 120 Hertz screen and optical stabilization on its main sensor. The Poco F3 should have been a K40 zoom with at least 90 Hertz.
I have the Poco F3 overall I still think it’s great. But yes the Poco F2 Pro is the stand out phone I still have my K30 Pro Zoom (basically a F2 Pro) love the screen even if it’s 60hz it’s got no notch and the main camera is still great. The 3.5mm jack is the main reason I still keep it around and use it.
hello from Italy Milan, I'm great fan of your channel, ok I think we are talking and don't forget of a gaming phone so photo and video quality very good and in general quality price I think a Best Buy...only thing is the thermal problem.... for example if you think about Oppo x50 pro front camera il 1080 unbelievable.
Gaming, to me, is lacking without that 3.5mm jack. Many would argue that there are good BT/TWS options out there, yet still, non come close to wired ones.
It was launched in Malaysia at RM2000 for the 8GB/128GB version and RM2200 for the 12GB/256GB version. The prices will go up to RM2300 and RM2500 after the launch promotion is over. Quite a steep step up in price compared to last year's F3 which was launched around RM1500 or RM1600?
5:46 There is a new launcher update coming that should, hopefully, bring the same gesture navigation animations as found on Mi and Redmi phones. I found the Poco Launcher's gesture navigation to be quite stuttery, while the MIUI Launcher, installed on the same phone through root, works flawlessly and is one of the smoothest launchers on any phone I've tried.
Poco launcher has been like that since gestures came in. On the other hand Xiaomi launcher is smooth and now has app drawer too so they should just use that
With the last update it's fixed things a lot for Poco launcher. Not perfect but fluidity is up there. For now at least. You know how Xiaomi are. Put one thing in, next update take it away 😂
@Verner Lindemann there is a little noise but not to the point that it would annoy you. at the end of the day you buy these types of devices to have a quality gaming experience smooth and stable fps.
Still sticking with my Poco F2 Pro. Kinda disappointed with Xiaomi's latest phones offering. Also given the rumor that Xiaomi's smartphones powered by SD865 such as Mi 10 series + Poco F2 Pro might not be getting Android 13 with MIUI 13.5 after all may pissed off those users.
Same feelings here. I also like my F2 Pro, although I still like my F1 with the very fast face unlock or even ... drumroll... my Redmi note 5 pro which actually still works perfectly. Both the F1 and Redmi Note 5 Pro still take really nice pictures with Gcam. Seems no more progress or even going backwards in the last Xiaomi series.
Very good review. Would love to see results of 1 hour gaming on a less demanding game like cod mobile. Really thought about buying this but the overheating really scares me. Did they fix it? Also what about ROG 6 review or top gaming phone 2022 comparison?
the best gaming phone in the market is the RoG 6 or 6 pro without a shadow of a doubt, even comes with a larger battery and an external cooler u can attach on the phone.
@@hmeidaOriginal What about the price, everybody knew that Asus products are way overpriced However, My Poco F4 GT run really Cool in Gaming and it beat My Samsung S22 Ultra in every way and cost far less
This phone had me excited til I saw Genshin Impact overheat and throw it out of the game. Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is what drags this phone down. Everything else is solid. Should have gone MediaTek I reckon.
Solid for the price for sure. But if this had the Dimensity 9000 it would have been better. I was shocked to have my gaming session cut short with that overheating message, did Xiaomi not even test it with games on top visual settings? But I know they will fix it like the global Xiaomi 12 Pro by throttling the crap out of it to lower thermals.
Please review the redmi k50 standard edition with Dimensity 8100 chipset. I’ve heard that it gives a very stable performance when gaming. Would be great to hear your opinions.
Is there gonna be a non GT F4? I don't need all this gaming stuff inflating the price, just an affordable phone with good specs like the first 3 poco F series phones.
It's always about this buggy launcher, i really hope you reach them out you're a reviewer they may listen to you as i reported about poco launcher countless times but they totally ignore me, awesome review as always
Miui soft ware sucks. Hardware wise, they are unmatched but nah. Their software stresses me so much. After using Xiaomi phones for years, I started using samsung and boom,. one ui is perfect
@@nilskiemle9556 to be honest miui is good on redmi and Xiaomi device, for poco it's totally a different story software is totally a miss specially this poco launcher which is fully bugged
Great review big bulky heavy gaming phone the miui is pure garbage maybe unlocked the bootloader reflash the rom it might help what's the point buying a gaming phone when it heats up when playing games and starts throttling this phone is trash
You have the best reviews so far for poco f4 GT since launch 👍 1 more hour for me to decide and I will decide on NO Go for sure due to the overheated issue 😅
Again , no software commitment from Xioami. Can you please start covering this in your reviews. Their sources say it may get 3 updates, it may get two.....who knows!!