Mobile gamers are always on the lookout for ways to maximise their fun when playing their favourite games. This motto is what guides the new POCO X4 Pro 5G, an entertainment device that stands out boldly in the oversaturated midrange market to prove itself as a true contender.
The best place to start is with the screen, which users will be interfacing with mostly, and right out of the gate, POCO impresses. The X4 Pro 5G has a huge 6.67 inch screen with an AMOLED DotDisplay and a FHD+ resolution of 2400 X 1080.
Underneath the protective Corning Gorilla Glass 5 is the real party trick of the screen: a 120Hz refresh rate. For the longest time now 60Hz has been the gold standard both for phones and even PC monitors. As processing power has increased and applications like games can be run with relative ease, pushing the refresh rate for a smoother experience has become more common, and now you can experience it in the palm of your hand. 120Hz is one of those luxuries that you just need to experience for yourself to find out just how big of a difference it makes. Even the simple act of navigating the UI on a phone can feel so much smoother and more satisfying by simply increasing the refresh rate.
For those who like to create content, you will be spoiled for choice here with a huge array of cameras starting with the front-facing selfie cam that hides in a tiny pinhole on the front display. This camera is 16MP, which beats out many competitors in raw resolution and ensures all your selfies – and important business video calls – look as good as possible.
Things get really serious when you flip the phone around to find a triple camera array containing a 108MP main shooter, an 8MP ultra-wide and a 2MP macro camera. This absolutely massive sensor means unparalleled quality from your shots. You no longer have to worry about those wider angle pictures which lose quality as you zoom in, as you can now capture everything.
While the battery and charging situation are usually the more boring features of a phone’s specs, the POCO X4 Pro 5G impresses again with a whopping 5000mAh battery, once again offering more than competitors. Users can scroll, browse and game all day and night with more than 15 hours of video playback, 25 hours of reading, and 191 hours of music playing back to back. You’re also really in for a surprise when you plug it in to charge. How does 30 percent in eight minutes sound? Or 70 percent in 22 minutes? At 31 minutes you already have a 90 percent charge and push that to 41 minutes and it’s completely full at 100 percent.
What’s more, POCO not only includes a charger in the box, but has also gone a step further by making it a 67W turbo charger that is capable of those fast charging times mentioned previously.
You can shop the entire POCO range – including the X4 Pro 5G – on Takealot.
