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Xiaomi-owned Poco revealed the Poco X4 Pro 5G at MWC 2022, describing the phone as the ‘industry standard’ for the mid-range price point, sporting flagship features like a 6.67in 120Hz AMOLED display, 67W fast charging and more, all for a budget-friendly starting price of £259.
The problem is that the mid-range market is much more competitive than it once was, so has Poco got what it takes to tempt brands from beloved mid-rangers like the OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G (reviewed last month)? Well…
DESIGN
If there’s one thing I can confidently say about the Poco X4 Pro 5G, it’s that it doesn’t look like a mid-range smartphone, sporting a premium design with relatively slim bezels and flat edges that wouldn’t look out of place on Samsung’s flagship smartphone range. And at just 8.1mm thick and 205g, it’s much more streamlined than its predecessor ever was.
In fact, it’s a complete refresh of the Poco X3 Pro design which, if you cast your minds back to 2021, was big, bulky, had a weird dual matte and mirror finish and came with horrid Poco branding along the rear. It’s subjective, of course, but I think the new design is much more elegant.
It largely comes down to the rear, which now sports a refractive pattern that catches the light and gives it a unique shimmer not dissimilar to spotlights emanating from the bottom corners. There’s a similar effect on the raised camera bump, with a shimmer emanating from the large 108Mp sensor housing.
That camera bump is another big change compared to its predecessor, ditching the centrally-placed circular camera cut-out for something more akin to (Poco-owned)
