I recently got a Poco F4 and I have been extremely impressed so far. It handles everything I throw at it, including Genshin. It was a little bit of a challenge getting set up on my cell network here in the USA, but a little bit of work and now it works well. Unfortunately, it doesn't really have 5g access because the US cellular bands are different, almost like it's biased against Chinese phones or something, but the speeds on T-Mobile 4g have been decent
Same here, i want to talk about the battery consumption, I use it to play games like genshin or honkai and it lasted around 3-4 hours and for basic usage around 7-8 hours, is it the same with you?
You're the best in-depth tech CZcamsr. You reccomend me so many amazing earbuds and now you are even reviewing POCO phones which is subbrand of my most favorite brand Xiaomi. Also I play Genshin Impact, so It's amazing to have all the important things to know in one review. I'm really grateful for you. 💜
@@IanSumallo siguro sakanila lemon. Sakin gamit ko pang grind. Kung masira man. Edi bumili ulit. Napaka mura ng pyesa kung masira anytime pwede ipagawa.
Got the POCO M4 PRO 4G recently for a really good price and I'm pretty happy didn't know the M5 had a better processor, but it was not available in my country, just the M5S so that's why I preferred the M4 pro
I have the Poco F3 then I removed bloatwares and it was smoother than a brandnew one. I can even play 120 fps on call of duty on both modes using gltools (root needed)😁 100-121 fps on BR and 110-121 fps on MP on the highest graphics possible and all the toggles are on except for bloom but I live in a hot country that's why I used 2 external cooler to not create another universe 🤣 I modified the one to fit into the near camera where the chipset is located and another one for near the battery and yes you can play the highest settings possible on sd870 but you'll need to manage the heat. I'm on MIUI 13.0.5 global stable if you are wondering what the bug free versions here are the versions 12.0.9 (a10), 12.5.1 or 12.5.3 (a11) and 13.0.5 (a12) Tips, don't ever try a custom roms believe me I tried the supposedly STABLE and GAMING roms but all of them are full of bugs like you can't even use your wired headphone, random crashing on apps, no connection even though there is an internet and so much more than I can't even remember. Stick to the MIUI, yes some versions have bugs but from what I've experienced all of the versions I've mentioned are the best for each android version I've got a 710k - 725k on antutu if the cpu frequencies are on the highest possible. If you can't hit the 700k mark don't worry it's just when the temp goes to 40⁰ your phone will prevent you to use the highest frequency possible.
Let me be honest with you, the people made that happen, and I am SO grateful for that! 😁 We have such a supportive community and I would love to keep that moving forward, so thank you to everyone susbcribed reading this, including you Rio! Hope you’ll have a great time here 😆
Nice video! Will watch the whole content later. Still have the O.G. Pocophone F1 alive and kickin' ~ used as backup phone. Using Poco F3 as my daily driver for more than a year now. Can't wait for the F5 next year to be released. 😁
@@namedkenn Agree! i'm not expecting Poco to put SD8 Gen2 or SD8+ Gen2 on their F5 or F5 GT. But it would be very disappointing if they put a processor that's lower SD8+ Gen1 on it. 🤣🤣🤣
Nice content, I love the way u make your presentation. Keep up the good work Please I would like you to make a video comparison between poco f4 gt and redmi k50 ultra which is the better buy.
best review ive seen . ive been looking up on which phone to buy the past week. since my redmi note 10 pro died. this video helped a lot :) . it shucks , poco x4 gt isnt available here in india :c
Poco m5s is basically a rebranded redmi note 10s (same specs and everything) and the great part is, you can get the redmi note 10s brand new for 50% off ($60) on top of the discounts and vouchers. Or around $120 (with discounts and vouchers). The good thing is, redmi always has promotions and sale. At least in my country
When I was building Hu Tao and realized I needed to jump cancel my mind went 🤯 since I’m mainly a mobile player Now I somewhat got used to it (still sux tho) but it’s still pretty cool on camera hahahaha 🤣
POCO doesn't sell in my country at all (Canada) so I'd have to order it online. Kinda torn between grabbing the X4 GT or just grabbing a Samsung S22 from a phone plan...maybe even the S21 FE. What should I get? I've been wanting the X4 GT thanks to your reviews, but I'm unsure at this point. Also I just want to see the POCO Klee buds animation.
the poco f5 is coming soon, wait for that. Samsung is overrated garbage they don't even include things like a charger or screen protector. poco is the future, you get everything preapplied & it's far cheaper. more for your money
The only problem about Poco phones are Blackscreens / Deadboot, it happens after a year of use or updating to their latest software update. I suggest getting a Poco phone with a Graphite cooling system or any cooling system in it, it heats up a bit even when it comes to basic tasks like Scrolling through media. Or maybe consider waiting for the next release of Poco F5 or X5 GT / Samsung S23 which suits you the most.
@@lextertalang poco x4 GT run @31-33C at normal Facebook/YT @60hz (personal choice on display framerate to save more battery time it totals me 8-9houra of straight socmed/yt use) maybe around 34-35C only @120hz. On normal things (outside of games) (Roomtemp 26-28C) Gaming temp is better too than other choices.
Stability over a minute difference in performance. I bought F4 over X4 GT. F4 has more features like Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, AMOLED, AI HDR and MEMC, etc. I would say it's more suited to be classified as a Flagship killer rather than a performance phone because of these features (most of these features you can only find on high end Xiaomi series phones)
Well to be honest, if we're talking features the X4 GT is about on par with the F4, it *also* has Dolby Vision/Atmos, HDR10 support (although to be fair yes the F4 does support the extended HDR10+ AND an OLED so everything will look more punchy) But that's exactly the point I'm trying to make, the F4 is the 'better overall' phone that most people should look into, whereas the X4 GT is all 'in the name of performance' MEMC is something I'm curious though, I've never really realized it was there on the F4 until I read the specs, any idea how to use it in real life as well?
can you make more videos like this. I am really getting confused with so much model Xiaomi, Poco, Samsung, redmi, vivo, oppo, realme, huawei, etc are releasing
Currently using the POCO F1 (6 GO + 64 GB) , I'm interested in either the POCO F4 or the POCO X4 GT mainly for gaming usage (performance and battery life). From your testing, the X4 GT has better gaming performance but what about battery life ? Also, is there any other phones within the 400 euros (for 256 gb) that would be better ?
Dont hesitate to grab poco x4 gt. Superb performance the battery is also good. As well the cam is also good. Poco f1 to poco x3 pro to poco x4 gt. All working well
Poco x4 gt. If you're gaming it's the one you want. The performance is damn good that it justifies what it shaves off. I don't take pictures much but I'm still pretty impressed with the camera is it still takes good pics.
Hi Ken! I hope you'll have time to make comparisons of phones that has Frame Interpolation/MEMC, specifically how each of those phones perform with Genshin Impact. Would really help a lot for budget players planning to buy a new phone for Genshin Impact during the December Sale. (Sumeru is such a phone killer)
Really good video, I'm looking for a phone for everyday use and occasional gaming and I'm in between the poco F4, F4 GT, X4 GT and Mi 11T Pro, which one would you recommend?
Is Poco F4 GT a better choice than Xiaomi 12T? I've preordered for a Xiaomi 12T because when i asked if there was a Poco F4 GT available, they suggested that i wait for F5's release.
Honestly I think the Xiaomi is going to be a better general phone than the POCO, especially the 12T uses Dimensity 8100 Ultra You know if you want to get the F4 GT if you value the shoulder buttons and the overall look, but if let’s say you’re worried about 8 Gen 1 or you use camera a lot, then probably you want to look elsewhere
@@namedkenn Thanks for your opinion! But i don't really mind camera all that much since i'm only gonna use it for my everyday college life, and mainly for gaming especially Genshin Impact.
@@Animus1318 If you're gonna use it for gaming for long hours, I'd suggest go for the 12T. Snapdragon 8 gen 1 and its predecessors, the 888 and 888+ are notorious for overheating and throttling.
One criticism of the Poco F4 main camera is the colours are unnatural and not too accurate. And 4K video recording has non-stop focus hunting. The selfie has a permanent beauty mode and colours again are not accurate Have you had these issues? Or have they been fixed sincw you've done this video?
The upgrade on poco x4 gt is the chipset D8100 flagship killer and it's battery, the price is already close to f4 just because of this and if they also put amoled the price is higher than f4 (only wins on display and camera)
I did not know about that accubattery health percentile app. That itself is valuable informative. I'm somewhat curious about pocco smartphones as a back up secondary since they are mostly affordable but we'll see. Mahalo from Hawaii.
Just like what i thought The letter on their product is enough to separate them Poco "C" for entry level/ultra low budget Poco "M" For low budget Poco "X" for budget gaming phone but doesn't have premium feature like Poco "F" series Poco "F" Gaming phone almost (their best product and probably the product with lowest product defects ratd compared to their other product) Btw it's sad that X4 GT doesn't available on Indonesia, probably the best Value/Perfomance Also i've heard they break the limitation on F4 GT so now it perfom better than on it early days of release
Yep definitely! The naming scheme makes sense until you see these M4/M5/M5s that are only a couple dollars different between each other 🤣 I absolutely think X4 GT is a missed opportunity as well, but they’ve done their market research, and probably it’s not cost effective but eh what do I know 😅 Anyway there’s no limit or whatever on the F4 GT, I know what you’re talking about, and the new ‘boost’ mode on game turbo is such a hassle since it’s off by default, so lately I completely ignore it and just play (and they’re just the same)
Thank you very much! I'm glad I made it in time, by the way feel free to click away and browse other stores/offerings after you click the affiliate links, it'll still support me and the channel! Just curious, which one will you be getting? Haha
Hi Ken, still a little bit confuse, but still considering m4 pro 6/128 to get to, is it ok for a little bit longer for using cause you know miui issues (lagging, slow respons, heavy ui, etc)..? Just like my redmi note 7 & 8 in 4/64..
Well to be honest I don't think it's wise to put all the blame into MIUI or the phone manufacturer, yeah sure they might play a part but over the years the apps that we use are also getting more and more features, they become more demanding and computationally intensive too, which is what I believe is the biggest reason why our phone slows down after a couple of years, which is especially noticable in entry to mid ranger phones since they don't have that much overhead in performance in the first place In any case the M4 Pro should be good enough for the time being (it has great screen and overall specs too) so no need to sweat it, I think it's a good upgrade!
Hi Ken, I just got a poco x4 pro. Can you help me with the camera settings. Photos taken at a distance of about 5 meter is already getting blurry. Is there anything I can do to improve my photo quality. Thanks . Jodh
im looking for a phone that can handle video editing and motion graphics as much as possible. i dont mind about the rest of the features. should i buy the x4 gt or the f4 gt?
I'll just stay with the x4 pro and wait for the f5 and other types of the phones sure the phone is not flagship but it does goes by for the average Joe
AA thing that i've noticed on my Poco X3 NFC is that a bit more than half of my ram is already used up by the system (3.3GB in general) so how does the Poco F4 handle that while having very good gaming performance? Does it also take up 3GB of ram for nothing just to have 5GB free? I did see threads online saying that the phone takes up more ram because of recent updates, and it feels bad having only half of my RAM available.
I've actually tested Black Desert online on the POCO F4 GT and sinked some time in to really test its capabilities, and well I'm happy to report that it does run well even on the 8 Gen 1, no frame drops or overheating issues From that result I can safely say the Dimensity 8100 and SD870 will have no problem running those as well
My journey with phones S6-s8>F1>x3 pro>F3>GTN3 Do not buy samsung phone, they're overpriced, overheat a lot and have bad amoled display in all S series. Poco x3 pro > f3 for genshin cause x3 is just better in terms of heat dissipation. But no amoled and prone to sudden death due to RAM chip defect. Gtn3 is the best rn imo for genshin due to stability and great passive cooling system. Snapdragon idk why struggle so much in genshin after 10 min and the heat and throttle skyrocketed
I have a performance focused mindset and both the F4 (SD870) or X4 GT (Dimensity 8100) is much stronger than the Helio we have on the X4 Pro. But I did say that the X4 Pro might appeal to the broader audience since it strikes a good balance between speed, screen and camera quality right?
@@namedkenn i agree, the better the chipset, the better the battery life. Poco x4 gt is just sooo balanced in terms of performance, daily use and more.
Hahaha man I know right 😂 to be honest I would love to but I can't afford buying and testing the phones one by one right now (for time and budget reasons) so maybe I'll try to do it next generation instead 🙏🏻 well hopefully Xiaomi will be able to sort me out here
1. AccuBattery is wrong... Its always wrong, idk where it get data, but after a month of use on my f3, AccuBattery is just unable to get my battery health, for some time it did show something around 80% then jump to 99, then to 83, and again and again... Imo its just trying to guess battery health based on max charging level or something like this. 2. Most appealing poco feature for many, f1 was prime example, is custom rom community. For me Xiaomi was go to phone after Huawei stopped giving bootloader unlock codes, and main reason was and will be custom rom+root. And one aditional info about AccuBattery, on my poco f1, with battery that was so dead it did last only like 10h idle (from 100 to 0), AccuBattery was showing something around 90% health....
We can’t say that per se, what accubattery calculates for 100% battery health is the rated capacity of the battery (let’s say 4700mAh on the POCO F4), and just by nature of batteries they may or may not charge until 4700mAh (that’s why you see ‘typical’ capacity in specs) That’s why AccuBattery doesn’t show 100% even when you charge right out of the box, not necessarily wrong but each battery is just different and that is by its chemical nature In this case I’ve been using the F4 GT for more than half a year, the datapoint is thus a bit more reliable than the three samples you mentioned (of course I believe you have more, but jumping from 80 to 90+ is normal) and that’s why I can start to make a conclusion of the trend Finally about custom rom, sure I get it is important for some, but I’m not those who buys an android (or poco in this case) because of it, thus why I didn’t mention it as a selling point in the videos 🙏🏻
@@namedkenn but battery mAh is not something that app without root permission can measure (mby even root permission may not help), it do measure voltage and battery voltage is different based on how much % it have, phone have config file that tells that battery is 4700mAh and its LiHv (high voltage li-po) so every app know that if voltage is ~4.3V, phone is at 100% and it means 4700mAh... Problem is that none of this information is relevant to get battery health.
Sayangnya enggak nih karena tahun ini baru dapet cobain HP Poco aja, cuma harapannya sih kedepannya bisa bikin video seperti ini untuk brand2 lainnya ya 🙏🏻
I think it's similar like the M5s, it's something to get if an all-rounder is what you need, although overall the F4 is a much better package (but more expensive too)
Man trust me, I would absolutely to! But at the moment I just don’t have luxury to try out other brands this year (I don’t want to make a video just by the specs as I want to share my *real* experience), hopefully we can check out more and more in the coming years 😁
Yeah that might be an important selling factor as well, but to be honest if camera is of any importance then I always suggest the M5s anyway, thanks for the reminder still!
Wait Kenneth is a dad? But he looks so young, anyways I own both a xiaomi mi 11 lite 5g and poko f3 pro I don't regret switching from Samsung to xiaomi /poco
Is the differences too much from Samsung to Poco (Example: UI experience, ads, etc)? I really need some feedbacks and considering to upgrade my Samsung M20 to Poco F4, is it worth it? Confused too much about this and even considering Samsung A53 but I heard it's not worth it and Poco F4 (brand) is new for me because I've never use Xiaomi / Poco brands before. I mainly use phones for daily driver social media and some gaming like honkai.
I recently got a Poco F4 and I have been extremely impressed so far. It handles everything I throw at it, including Genshin. It was a little bit of a challenge getting set up on my cell network here in the USA, but a little bit of work and now it works well. Unfortunately, it doesn't really have 5g access because the US cellular bands are different, almost like it's biased against Chinese phones or something, but the speeds on T-Mobile 4g have been decent
Same here, i want to talk about the battery consumption, I use it to play games like genshin or honkai and it lasted around 3-4 hours and for basic usage around 7-8 hours, is it the same with you?
@@Proxy02 Mine lasted 7 hours straight gaming, and around 14-16 hours of basic usage
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Is your phone 6gb variant?
@@lextertalang is your phone 6gb variant?
You're the best in-depth tech CZcamsr. You reccomend me so many amazing earbuds and now you are even reviewing POCO phones which is subbrand of my most favorite brand Xiaomi. Also I play Genshin Impact, so It's amazing to have all the important things to know in one review. I'm really grateful for you. 💜
Poco f1 to x3 pro to x4 gt. Bang for the buck.
Man that is the way ✊🏻
I'm using f1☺️
Did you break your X3 Pro?
X3 Pro is a lemon though. It fries itself up after just a year.
@@IanSumallo siguro sakanila lemon. Sakin gamit ko pang grind. Kung masira man. Edi bumili ulit. Napaka mura ng pyesa kung masira anytime pwede ipagawa.
Got the POCO M4 PRO 4G recently for a really good price and I'm pretty happy didn't know the M5 had a better processor, but it was not available in my country, just the M5S so that's why I preferred the M4 pro
Haha well the G96 in M4 Pro is good enough too, not that huge of a difference and you get plenty of good stuff going for it 👍🏻 enjoy!
Be careful! the M line have the sudden death issue
Im on my M5s. Its alright actually
I have the Poco F3 then I removed bloatwares and it was smoother than a brandnew one.
I can even play 120 fps on call of duty on both modes using gltools (root needed)😁
100-121 fps on BR and 110-121 fps on MP on the highest graphics possible and all the toggles are on except for bloom but I live in a hot country that's why I used 2 external cooler to not create another universe 🤣
I modified the one to fit into the near camera where the chipset is located and another one for near the battery and yes you can play the highest settings possible on sd870 but you'll need to manage the heat.
I'm on MIUI 13.0.5 global stable if you are wondering what the bug free versions here are the versions 12.0.9 (a10), 12.5.1 or 12.5.3 (a11) and 13.0.5 (a12)
Tips, don't ever try a custom roms believe me I tried the supposedly STABLE and GAMING roms but all of them are full of bugs like you can't even use your wired headphone, random crashing on apps, no connection even though there is an internet and so much more than I can't even remember.
Stick to the MIUI, yes some versions have bugs but from what I've experienced all of the versions I've mentioned are the best for each android version I've got a 710k - 725k on antutu if the cpu frequencies are on the highest possible. If you can't hit the 700k mark don't worry it's just when the temp goes to 40⁰ your phone will prevent you to use the highest frequency possible.
Is your phone 6gb variant?
what custom roms are you using previously?
Nice video!!! And what more better about this channel is the comment section, chill and nice respond from the channel. Keep up the good work!!
Let me be honest with you, the people made that happen, and I am SO grateful for that! 😁
We have such a supportive community and I would love to keep that moving forward, so thank you to everyone susbcribed reading this, including you Rio! Hope you’ll have a great time here 😆
Poco phones are great for what they do.. The X4 GT is my favourite
Hi kenneth I commend your honest review of the phone. No sweet talk, Just an honest opinion, Keep up the good work. More power!
Nice video! Will watch the whole content later.
Still have the O.G. Pocophone F1 alive and kickin' ~ used as backup phone.
Using Poco F3 as my daily driver for more than a year now.
Can't wait for the F5 next year to be released. 😁
Appreciate that! Amazing to see the first one is still going strong, and I doubt they’ll put 8 Gen 2 on F5 but definitely looking forward anyway
@@namedkenn Agree! i'm not expecting Poco to put SD8 Gen2 or SD8+ Gen2 on their F5 or F5 GT.
But it would be very disappointing if they put a processor that's lower SD8+ Gen1 on it. 🤣🤣🤣
Ayee, Im also planning to buy the f3 to use as my main phone. Gotta let the f1 rest haha
You were the only one savvy and patient enough to go through the full Poco lineup. Have a like.
Nice Kenneth, I'm considering becoming a user of a Xiaomi phone. your video was very informative and well paced. Keep up the good work!
I don't need a phone but watched this. How can I miss any of Kenneth's honest review on any gadgety stuff?
Hahaha man I appreciate you so much! 🤜🏻🤓
Thanks for the advise 👍🏻 I actually decide to go for x4 gt
Ordered the X4 GT for 278USD here in the Philippines. Hoping to be able to use it comfortably for a Genshin daily quests driver lol
It will last long, especially if you just play on 30FPS maybe it will never touch 40°C
@@rizki4883 💯
Right choice bro. I have my poco x4 gt and I'm only playing genshin impact lol
Definitely man, I see everyone here is literally just like me 🤣 get a phone for genshin and I’m a happy man
Nice content, I love the way u make your presentation. Keep up the good work
Please I would like you to make a video comparison between poco f4 gt and redmi k50 ultra which is the better buy.
Good review. Helps me a lot in picking the phone i'll buy. Thank you so much. Greetings from the Philippines
I’m so glad the video helped you out!
Nice video as i have confused so much when looking at poco lineup. This clip help me quite a lot and thank you for making this clip.
bro. you are one of the few youtubers who knows what they are doing. keep it up. and thank you for the good content.
best review ive seen . ive been looking up on which phone to buy the past week. since my redmi note 10 pro died. this video helped a lot :) . it shucks , poco x4 gt isnt available here in india :c
I’m so glad to hear that! I feel the same with my country as well only having F4, but what can we do right 😅
Poco m5s is basically a rebranded redmi note 10s (same specs and everything) and the great part is, you can get the redmi note 10s brand new for 50% off ($60) on top of the discounts and vouchers. Or around $120 (with discounts and vouchers).
The good thing is, redmi always has promotions and sale. At least in my country
Okay taking a break from the phone review, HUGE GAMER MOMENT for Kenn for doing jump cancels on Hu Tao on a MOBILE PHONE XDD 5:00
It's pretty easy tbh, did it on low-end phones with 15-20 FPS and 100ms ping.
When I was building Hu Tao and realized I needed to jump cancel my mind went 🤯 since I’m mainly a mobile player
Now I somewhat got used to it (still sux tho) but it’s still pretty cool on camera hahahaha 🤣
Imagine being a mobile player as an Amber Main - aim cancel machine gun style
POCO doesn't sell in my country at all (Canada) so I'd have to order it online. Kinda torn between grabbing the X4 GT or just grabbing a Samsung S22 from a phone plan...maybe even the S21 FE. What should I get? I've been wanting the X4 GT thanks to your reviews, but I'm unsure at this point. Also I just want to see the POCO Klee buds animation.
the poco f5 is coming soon, wait for that. Samsung is overrated garbage they don't even include things like a charger or screen protector. poco is the future, you get everything preapplied & it's far cheaper. more for your money
The only problem about Poco phones are Blackscreens / Deadboot, it happens after a year of use or updating to their latest software update. I suggest getting a Poco phone with a Graphite cooling system or any cooling system in it, it heats up a bit even when it comes to basic tasks like Scrolling through media. Or maybe consider waiting for the next release of Poco F5 or X5 GT / Samsung S23 which suits you the most.
@@lextertalang poco x4 GT run @31-33C at normal Facebook/YT @60hz (personal choice on display framerate to save more battery time it totals me 8-9houra of straight socmed/yt use) maybe around 34-35C only @120hz. On normal things (outside of games) (Roomtemp 26-28C)
Gaming temp is better too than other choices.
Dude try to set your region to United states it will fix the Bluetooth issue in your Poco f4 gt. I did this as well it works
Hey MAN! Great video. I would love your opinion on the poco f4 pro also. You are doing a great job!
Love this content 💯 keep it up 😁 anw watching with my x4 gt
Same. Watching on my X4 GT. Loving this phone. ☺️❤️
Stability over a minute difference in performance. I bought F4 over X4 GT. F4 has more features like Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, AMOLED, AI HDR and MEMC, etc. I would say it's more suited to be classified as a Flagship killer rather than a performance phone because of these features (most of these features you can only find on high end Xiaomi series phones)
Well to be honest, if we're talking features the X4 GT is about on par with the F4, it *also* has Dolby Vision/Atmos, HDR10 support (although to be fair yes the F4 does support the extended HDR10+ AND an OLED so everything will look more punchy)
But that's exactly the point I'm trying to make, the F4 is the 'better overall' phone that most people should look into, whereas the X4 GT is all 'in the name of performance'
MEMC is something I'm curious though, I've never really realized it was there on the F4 until I read the specs, any idea how to use it in real life as well?
F4 is the balance phone having extra features, X4 is the flagship killer having dimensity 8100
@@namedkenn it smoothens the video framerate, up to 1080p. 24fps to 30fps. 30fps to about 60fps (iirc)
can you make more videos like this. I am really getting confused with so much model Xiaomi, Poco, Samsung, redmi, vivo, oppo, realme, huawei, etc are releasing
Currently using the POCO F1 (6 GO + 64 GB) , I'm interested in either the POCO F4 or the POCO X4 GT mainly for gaming usage (performance and battery life). From your testing, the X4 GT has better gaming performance but what about battery life ? Also, is there any other phones within the 400 euros (for 256 gb) that would be better ?
Poco x4 gt in a heartbeat. I have a special aliexpress link to get it for only 325EURO (256gb)
Dont hesitate to grab poco x4 gt. Superb performance the battery is also good. As well the cam is also good. Poco f1 to poco x3 pro to poco x4 gt. All working well
been using the x4 gt for months now and it has never disappointed me, even coming from the Samsung Note series
Poco x4 gt. If you're gaming it's the one you want. The performance is damn good that it justifies what it shaves off. I don't take pictures much but I'm still pretty impressed with the camera is it still takes good pics.
The only thing you are missing if you bought X4 GT is the amoled display.Aside from that it is an extreme beast
The baby clinging into you is so ❤️
Hi Ken! I hope you'll have time to make comparisons of phones that has Frame Interpolation/MEMC, specifically how each of those phones perform with Genshin Impact. Would really help a lot for budget players planning to buy a new phone for Genshin Impact during the December Sale. (Sumeru is such a phone killer)
Really helped me out in choosing. Thanks!
Really good video, I'm looking for a phone for everyday use and occasional gaming and I'm in between the poco F4, F4 GT, X4 GT and Mi 11T Pro, which one would you recommend?
Mi 11T if you have budget
just wanna ask is that a sticker sticking at the back of the f4 gt it's so cool where did you buy it?
Is Poco F4 GT a better choice than Xiaomi 12T? I've preordered for a Xiaomi 12T because when i asked if there was a Poco F4 GT available, they suggested that i wait for F5's release.
Honestly I think the Xiaomi is going to be a better general phone than the POCO, especially the 12T uses Dimensity 8100 Ultra
You know if you want to get the F4 GT if you value the shoulder buttons and the overall look, but if let’s say you’re worried about 8 Gen 1 or you use camera a lot, then probably you want to look elsewhere
@@namedkenn Thanks for your opinion! But i don't really mind camera all that much since i'm only gonna use it for my everyday college life, and mainly for gaming especially Genshin Impact.
@@Animus1318 If you're gonna use it for gaming for long hours, I'd suggest go for the 12T. Snapdragon 8 gen 1 and its predecessors, the 888 and 888+ are notorious for overheating and throttling.
Great video 👍
I wanted to buy f4gt but i heard f5gt is coming soon , so I'll wait f5gt and see how both of them compares then I'll buy ✌️
One criticism of the Poco F4 main camera is the colours are unnatural and not too accurate. And 4K video recording has non-stop focus hunting. The selfie has a permanent beauty mode and colours again are not accurate Have you had these issues? Or have they been fixed sincw you've done this video?
have an f3 256gb but got the x4 gt 256gb as an amazon warehouse deal about 300$. both are gaming mosters!
im still on my poco x3 gt, and its still great, waiting for mi12t dimensity 8100 or iQoo 11 with snapdragon 8 gen 2 ,to enter indonesian in december.
im a competitive gamer on Call of Duty Mobile, should i buy the poco f4, poco x4 gt or the poco f4 gt?
The upgrade on poco x4 gt is the chipset D8100 flagship killer and it's battery, the price is already close to f4 just because of this and if they also put amoled the price is higher than f4 (only wins on display and camera)
Also, the X4 GT is for people wanting LCD and headphone jack
Would you recommend the M4 Pro (based on specs I know you don't have it) instead of M5/M5s?
I did not know about that accubattery health percentile app. That itself is valuable informative.
I'm somewhat curious about pocco smartphones as a back up secondary since they are mostly affordable but we'll see.
Mahalo from Hawaii.
Yeah it is a very nice app! And I've been using the POCO as a secondary phone as well for years and it's doing its job very well!
Bro please help I'm really confused on what to buy should i go for poco f4 or poco f4 gt?? What's the best for gaming?? Like heavy games
Great review bro. Very insightful.
Can you explain what difference in M series, X series , C series and F series, what is their key features or what is their target market
Just like what i thought
The letter on their product is enough to separate them
Poco "C" for entry level/ultra low budget
Poco "M" For low budget
Poco "X" for budget gaming phone but doesn't have premium feature like Poco "F" series
Poco "F" Gaming phone almost (their best product and probably the product with lowest product defects ratd compared to their other product)
Btw it's sad that X4 GT doesn't available on Indonesia, probably the best Value/Perfomance
Also i've heard they break the limitation on F4 GT so now it perfom better than on it early days of release
Yep definitely! The naming scheme makes sense until you see these M4/M5/M5s that are only a couple dollars different between each other 🤣
I absolutely think X4 GT is a missed opportunity as well, but they’ve done their market research, and probably it’s not cost effective but eh what do I know 😅
Anyway there’s no limit or whatever on the F4 GT, I know what you’re talking about, and the new ‘boost’ mode on game turbo is such a hassle since it’s off by default, so lately I completely ignore it and just play (and they’re just the same)
OMG, perfect time to upload this video! I'll try and buy off your affiliate link so I can support you 😀
Thank you very much! I'm glad I made it in time, by the way feel free to click away and browse other stores/offerings after you click the affiliate links, it'll still support me and the channel!
Just curious, which one will you be getting? Haha
@@namedkenn poco x4 gt
How did you test the fps, what software did you use.
I have 2 phone an iphone and oppo and just recently bought an Redmi pad super happy with it let see if they bring an Poco version of the Redmi k60
Just got a POCO F4 for USD 225. what a steal.
That's an *insane* value 😆
Hi Ken, still a little bit confuse, but still considering m4 pro 6/128 to get to, is it ok for a little bit longer for using cause you know miui issues (lagging, slow respons, heavy ui, etc)..? Just like my redmi note 7 & 8 in 4/64..
Well to be honest I don't think it's wise to put all the blame into MIUI or the phone manufacturer, yeah sure they might play a part but over the years the apps that we use are also getting more and more features, they become more demanding and computationally intensive too, which is what I believe is the biggest reason why our phone slows down after a couple of years, which is especially noticable in entry to mid ranger phones since they don't have that much overhead in performance in the first place
In any case the M4 Pro should be good enough for the time being (it has great screen and overall specs too) so no need to sweat it, I think it's a good upgrade!
New subscriber here! Such a great review! 🎉
Hi Ken, I just got a poco x4 pro. Can you help me with the camera settings. Photos taken at a distance of about 5 meter is already getting blurry. Is there anything I can do to improve my photo quality. Thanks . Jodh
Sir how about poco f4gt vs oneplus ace pro interms of performance planning to buy thanks
I buyed now from AliExpress, POCO X4 GT 256GB blue for 260 Pounds.
Hope you'll love it!
im looking for a phone that can handle video editing and motion graphics as much as possible. i dont mind about the rest of the features. should i buy the x4 gt or the f4 gt?
If you don't mind anything else then I would recommend X4 GT as Dimensity 8100 is top notch for the price of the phone 👌
X4 gt or f4
I'll just stay with the x4 pro and wait for the f5 and other types of the phones sure the phone is not flagship but it does goes by for the average Joe
🔥 well explained sir ...but oneplus phones is so affordable now like op.9rt can u do some review sir🙏
Thanks for the feedback! I’m definitely keen on testing OnePlus phones out 💪🏻
Sounds very helpful!
Should I buy Poco X3 Pro or should I considered F series and GT?
Skip x3 pro it have deadboot issue go straight to x4 GT or f4
AA thing that i've noticed on my Poco X3 NFC is that a bit more than half of my ram is already used up by the system (3.3GB in general) so how does the Poco F4 handle that while having very good gaming performance? Does it also take up 3GB of ram for nothing just to have 5GB free?
I did see threads online saying that the phone takes up more ram because of recent updates, and it feels bad having only half of my RAM available.
well. unused ram is a wasted ram
So poco x4gt or poco f4 which is better camera,games and everthing?
F4 is better in camera and games. X4 GT is better in battery life
Find a second hand Poco F3...
it's cheap & most importantly they have very good community in XDA
They so much Custom Rom to try
Bro coba bahas Zenfone 9 sama bandingin span 8 gen 1 vs 8+ gen 1. Thanks
Would it be possible to test other games that need high specs? For example Albion online and Black desert online?
I've actually tested Black Desert online on the POCO F4 GT and sinked some time in to really test its capabilities, and well I'm happy to report that it does run well even on the 8 Gen 1, no frame drops or overheating issues
From that result I can safely say the Dimensity 8100 and SD870 will have no problem running those as well
@@namedkenn try out albion online on high settings next time maybe! Thank you for that insight though^^
Bro can u do a video about your poco x3 pro long term review
good work!!!
My journey with phones
S6-s8>F1>x3 pro>F3>GTN3
Do not buy samsung phone, they're overpriced, overheat a lot and have bad amoled display in all S series.
Poco x3 pro > f3 for genshin cause x3 is just better in terms of heat dissipation. But no amoled and prone to sudden death due to RAM chip defect.
Gtn3 is the best rn imo for genshin due to stability and great passive cooling system. Snapdragon idk why struggle so much in genshin after 10 min and the heat and throttle skyrocketed
I have the poco x4 pro and I can't understand why you suggest f4 and X4GT over it.
I have a performance focused mindset and both the F4 (SD870) or X4 GT (Dimensity 8100) is much stronger than the Helio we have on the X4 Pro. But I did say that the X4 Pro might appeal to the broader audience since it strikes a good balance between speed, screen and camera quality right?
@@namedkenn i agree, the better the chipset, the better the battery life. Poco x4 gt is just sooo balanced in terms of performance, daily use and more.
Do you know when the poco f5 GT will be released?
Not sure if they’ll ever be released tbh
@@namedkenn Is the F4 GT still worth buying? I don't know whether to buy it
The best phone guide I ever watch
F3 for the win
do Redmi Note 11 series lineup guide, that series is way too confusing for normal people
Hahaha man I know right 😂 to be honest I would love to but I can't afford buying and testing the phones one by one right now (for time and budget reasons) so maybe I'll try to do it next generation instead 🙏🏻 well hopefully Xiaomi will be able to sort me out here
can you make a oppo reno 8 pro gaming review?
Hi can you do this video in OnePlus phone thanks 😊
1. AccuBattery is wrong... Its always wrong, idk where it get data, but after a month of use on my f3, AccuBattery is just unable to get my battery health, for some time it did show something around 80% then jump to 99, then to 83, and again and again... Imo its just trying to guess battery health based on max charging level or something like this.
2. Most appealing poco feature for many, f1 was prime example, is custom rom community. For me Xiaomi was go to phone after Huawei stopped giving bootloader unlock codes, and main reason was and will be custom rom+root.
And one aditional info about AccuBattery, on my poco f1, with battery that was so dead it did last only like 10h idle (from 100 to 0), AccuBattery was showing something around 90% health....
We can’t say that per se, what accubattery calculates for 100% battery health is the rated capacity of the battery (let’s say 4700mAh on the POCO F4), and just by nature of batteries they may or may not charge until 4700mAh (that’s why you see ‘typical’ capacity in specs)
That’s why AccuBattery doesn’t show 100% even when you charge right out of the box, not necessarily wrong but each battery is just different and that is by its chemical nature
In this case I’ve been using the F4 GT for more than half a year, the datapoint is thus a bit more reliable than the three samples you mentioned (of course I believe you have more, but jumping from 80 to 90+ is normal) and that’s why I can start to make a conclusion of the trend
Finally about custom rom, sure I get it is important for some, but I’m not those who buys an android (or poco in this case) because of it, thus why I didn’t mention it as a selling point in the videos 🙏🏻
@@namedkenn but battery mAh is not something that app without root permission can measure (mby even root permission may not help), it do measure voltage and battery voltage is different based on how much % it have, phone have config file that tells that battery is 4700mAh and its LiHv (high voltage li-po) so every app know that if voltage is ~4.3V, phone is at 100% and it means 4700mAh... Problem is that none of this information is relevant to get battery health.
Is the poco f4 a good phone to play genshin impact?
Yeah it is a good phone!
Please review QCY HT05. Thank you so much.
I’ll see what I can do! Probably will make a video to tackle new QCY buds all at once
Any hardware issues with x4 gt??
Nothing from my side, and I still use it on the daily today
Nice review kemet tanaka
A very very very used full content!
Mantap !I like your channel!
If you have time,please make for Redmi Note series 2022/2023 L,Sir!
Bakal buat guide buat realme gk bang ?
Sayangnya enggak nih karena tahun ini baru dapet cobain HP Poco aja, cuma harapannya sih kedepannya bisa bikin video seperti ini untuk brand2 lainnya ya 🙏🏻
@@namedkenn moga2 deh bang, keren tuh klo tiap brand ada guidenya
@@zklakay8509 amin kak 😁🙏🏻 saya sendiri juga kepengen sih haha
got the x4 gt and it was good👌
I wonder if MIUI 14 for POCO will also remove their Ads? Rumor has it that the base MIUI 14 (for Xiaomi and Redmi) will remove their Ads.
I thought there are no ads. I've had no ads in my 3 year old Xiaomi phone. I just deactivated it.
Just use a xiaomi debloater tool, just search for it. Then remove MSA. It will stop the ads showing up in your notifications.
@@lamefart how?
@@dilyan2517 disable recommendations in some system apps
where does the Poco X4 Pro go in between the X4 GT and F4?
I think it's similar like the M5s, it's something to get if an all-rounder is what you need, although overall the F4 is a much better package (but more expensive too)
From X3 GT to F5 ❤
Would you recommend poco x4 gt or gt neo2t in stable but good performance
Dang, now I'm in dilemma between f4 & x3gt
f4 anytime of the day, bro. I've used the poco F1 then jumped to F4, never been disappointed.
where can i get a decent fan cooler for the x4 gt
Still now I love my Poco F3 and Poco x3 pro
They are great phones to this day no doubt!
Good video bro i like it
bro what is your cooler?
That's a sticker for the Blackshark magnetic cooler
i went with the poco x4 gt
the performance is truly insane
it's kinda weird to imagine that it literally kills flagship with the sd 8 gen 1
I know right! Actually I decided to use it as my main gaming phone instead of the F4 GT and I can only wonder why I didn't do it earlier!
why is mine always fps dropped and when i play genshin it crashes. can you help me
What is the best for cod ?
Cod isn't very intensive so something like the F4 would do just fine
no X4 GT for Indonesian release.. kinda disappointed 😞
Anyone knows if you can do the usual increase on Ram on the 4/64gb builds?
Umm I won’t bet my money on RAM expansion, they’re using the storage which is much slower and just wears down your storage slightly more
if you could do this to the other brands that would be great :) 👍
Man trust me, I would absolutely to! But at the moment I just don’t have luxury to try out other brands this year (I don’t want to make a video just by the specs as I want to share my *real* experience), hopefully we can check out more and more in the coming years 😁
@@namedkenn Well you could do it slow from the start just like what you did in the video :). Just watch out I guess on what others are interested in 😁
No expandable memory for the F4 5G.
you forgot to mention m5s is the only budget phone in M series than can shoot 4k
Yeah that might be an important selling factor as well, but to be honest if camera is of any importance then I always suggest the M5s anyway, thanks for the reminder still!
Wait Kenneth is a dad? But he looks so young, anyways I own both a xiaomi mi 11 lite 5g and poko f3 pro I don't regret switching from Samsung to xiaomi /poco
Hahaha I can't believe it either! Thanks for sharing your take 😁
Is the differences too much from Samsung to Poco (Example: UI experience, ads, etc)? I really need some feedbacks and considering to upgrade my Samsung M20 to Poco F4, is it worth it? Confused too much about this and even considering Samsung A53 but I heard it's not worth it and Poco F4 (brand) is new for me because I've never use Xiaomi / Poco brands before.
I mainly use phones for daily driver social media and some gaming like honkai.