POCO M4 Pro 5G is an inexpensive smartphone with a 90Hz display and stereo sound

The novelty is released in three color options. However, only the black version can be considered boring and mundane. Teenagers, for example, will like devices with yellow and blue body colors. Interestingly, this time Xiaomi did not endow the back cover with a huge logo of its sub-brand. Its management realized that not all buyers like it. However, the corresponding inscription is still present here - you should look for it under the camera block if you place the smartphone in a horizontal orientation. She just doesn't show up anymore.

If the device is turned over, you will see a 6.6-inch display. It is made using IPS technology, so you can count on maximum viewing angles. The resolution is 2400x1080 pixels, which is enough for comfortable viewing of YouTube videos and even movies, not to mention games.You can do all this even on the street, because the brightness of the backlight is increased to 450 nits. But even more than this, the refresh rate of the screen pleases. It equals 90 Hz! This is especially felt when scrolling through pages with text or photographs, as well as in all the same games. After this, I don’t want to return to a smartphone with a standard “hertz” at all.

It is impossible not to note the frequency of polling the sensor. It is 240 Hz. This plays a role in all sorts of online shooters. The Chinese manufacturer saved only on protective glass. In its quality, Gorilla Glass of the third generation is used. Such glass protects against scratches quite successfully, but dropping the device is still not recommended.

As processor POCO M4 Pro 5G uses MediaTek Dimensity 810. This is a very powerful octa-core solution created using a 6-nanometer process technology, which also indicates its energy efficiency. This chip, as the name of the smartphone implies, is supplemented with support for 5G networks. Therefore, the buyer receives a reserve for the future - sooner or later, Russian operators will certainly please us with such an infrastructure. The clock frequency of the processor is capable of reaching 2.4 GHz. This makes it clear that slowdowns will not be observed in any operating system Android 11 (a proprietary MIUI 12.5 shell is installed on top of it), neither in heavy applications, nor in games. In the latter, by the way, it begins to work actively graphics accelerator Mali-G57 MC2.

It should be noted that if you want to purchase POCO M4 Pro 5G at a very low price, you will have to put up with a very small memory capacity. You will receive a device that includes only 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage.Because of this, moving from one application to another can take some time. Yes, and many games can not be installed here. Do not want to regularly clean up memory? Add a few thousand rubles. In this case, quite sane 6 GB of “RAM” and 128 GB of permanent memory are waiting for you. And you will even save a little, because you are unlikely to need a microSD card.

Hidden under the body of the device wireless modules NFC, Bluetooth 5.1 and Wi-Fi 802.11ac. Quite a good set. Speaking of wired connectors, then the buyer is waiting for a convenient USB Type-C and a 3.5 mm jack. The presence of the latter is especially nice, because more and more manufacturers are forcing the use of an adapter. Including Xiaomi itself - there is no audio output in its flagships.

Curiously, the POCO M4 Pro 5G sounds great without any headphones. The fact is that the device received at its disposal very loud stereo speakers. Their presence is another plus in the number of arguments for buying this smartphone. Many other devices with a similar price tag are still equipped with a modest mono speaker.

Looking at the rear panel of the device, one cannot help but pay attention to the massive block cameras. The main module boasts a large lens, an aperture of up to f / 1.8 and a 50-megapixel matrix. All this suggests that you can count on good shooting quality not only during daylight hours, but also in low light around. Just do not compare this camera with those that are installed in top-end smartphones that have an prohibitively high price tag - of course, it will lose to them. But on the other hand, this module is not inferior to its main competitors with a similar cost.

You can also note the ultra-wide-angle camera.Even despite the modest 8-megapixel resolution. Its field of view is 119 degrees, and the aperture is open to f / 2.2.

Concerning "front-ends", then she, too, is not sewn with a bast. The resolution of its sensor is 16 megapixels, which allows you to get detailed pictures. If there are a large number of people in front of the smartphone, you can use the Panoramic Selfie function. And only in the dark, problems begin - the modest f / 2.45 aperture affects.

Since the smartphone received a 90-Hz screen and a powerful processor, it needs a decent battery. The creators of POCO M4 Pro 5G understood this. As a result, their choice fell on a 5000 mAh battery. If you do not use the device in the tail and mane, then the full charge will definitely be enough until the end of the working day or even nightfall. However, we all understand that now it’s much more important - not capacity, but charging speed?

The device surprises again. Now it is one of the most affordable models among those supporting a 33-watt AC adapter. Connecting it for just 10 minutes will provide the battery with enough energy to watch a two-hour movie! The device is fully charged in just 59 minutes. In this regard, the device is not inferior to even slightly more expensive smartphones from this line.

It is difficult to present any claims to the novelty. You can only complain about the fingerprint scanner, which is located on the side power button. But for Xiaomi, this is already a tradition - this structural element is not mounted on the screen, even in the case of many flagships, for which they ask for much more. The rest of the device is not satisfactory.

It is curious that the Chinese start selling the new model almost simultaneously with the main sale of the year.The cost of the smartphone on November 11 will be about 15 thousand rubles. Or a little more if we are talking about a version with more memory. The easiest way to buy POCO M4 Pro 5G is, of course, on AliExpress. Strictly speaking, this is the only option, since the novelty will appear in retail chains much later. And how much it will cost in them is known only to Xiaomi itself.