So like all medical graduates, the Poco F4 5G came prepared and passed the scrutiny on paper. Obviously, it won’t be faster than smartphones that cost upwards of ₹50K, but it’s admirably fast for all applications and games. We played Apex Legends on high graphical settings, and it ran oh-so-smoothly. There were a few frame drops, but we think that it’s because of the game and its fresh start in the smartphone gaming market. Games like PUBG and Genshin Impact run smoother, but can make the smartphone hot. These games are very demanding and we pushed the graphics ticker to High. The smartphone did heat up a bit around the camera bump and the impact on the 4,500mAh battery was relatively lesser than expected. A full 20min game in Apex Legends barely sapped 8-10% of battery life.
Our review unit had 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. In short, these are technically superior hardware chops compared to others with LPDDR4 and UFS 3.0 or lower. So on the silicone side of things, it’s safe to say that the Poco F4 5G merits the F-series moniker and wildly pushes the performance-per-paisa agenda.