It seems like POCO will actively launch new phones in multiple markets starting next year. The POCO C50 is likely to debut in the first week of January in India. Later in the same month or February, the Chinese manufacturer is expected to unveil the POCO X5 and X5 Pro. Tipster Kacper Skrzypek has revealed key details about both smartphones.
According to the tipster, the POCO X5 will be based on the Redmi Note 12 5G, which debuted as Xiaomi’s first Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 phone in October in China. The leak states that instead of the SD4G1 chip, the POCO X5 will be equipped with the Snapdragon 695 mobile platform. The other specifications of the X5 could be identical to the Note 12 5G.
The tipster further said that the POCO X5 Pro will be a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 12 Pro Speed Edition. For those who don’t know, the Redmi Note 12 Pro SE and the Redmi K60 series were both announced in China last week.
POCO X5 Series Specifications (Rumored)
Here are the expected specifications of the Poco X5 series. The Poco X5 and X5 Pro will feature a 6.67-inch AMOLED display that offers a Full HD+ resolution and a 120 Hz refresh rate. The Snapdragon 695 and Snapdragon 778G chipsets will power both models, respectively. Both models may offer up to 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of storage.
Both smartphones are expected to house a 5,000mAh battery. While the X5 will have 33W fast charging support, the X5 Pro will offer 67W rapid charging. Both smartphones will have a side-facing fingerprint scanner. They will come preloaded with the Android 13 OS and MIUI 13.
The POCO X5 will have an 8-megapixel front, while the Pro model will get a 16-megapixel selfie camera. The X5 will have a 48-megapixel main camera and a 2-megapixel depth sensor in its dual-camera setup. The X5 Pro will feature a 108-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens, and a 2-megapixel macro camera.
