PHONE | £279 from Xiaomi www.snipca.com/45510
Xiaomi Poco X5 5G
Chip panned
The Xiaomi Poco F3 (reviewed in Issue 608) was our favourite Android smartphone for many months, seeing off other budget models which came and went. Unfortunately, while subsequent Poco models have been decent, they haven’t seen the great leap in performance and features that made the F3 special.