The POCO brand designs phones aimed at young people. It has now come out with the POCO X5 5G and POCO X5 Pro 5G. At first glance, they’ll please you with their friendly prices. But they’ll also impress with great specs and their original design. In this article, we’ll introduce the cheaper of the two models, the POCO X5 5G.
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The POCO X5 5G is available at discounted coupon prices from our Chinese partners Gshopper and DHgate. DHgate ships from a German warehouse with express delivery within 7 days, and the seller even offers a full 2-year warranty.
How long will this smartphone receive software support?The POCO X5 should receive security updates until 2026, with the last OS version being Android 14 or 15.
Important: Place your DHgate and Gshopper order only through the Chrome browser (ideally in incognito mode with cookies enabled) on a computer or smartphone, otherwise you’ll lose our customer support. If payment by credit / debit card from your bank doesn’t work, set up Curve or Revolut service. Payments through these services work for 100%.
Platba cez DHgate: The platform has finally launched safe and reliable Google Pay payments! So now you don’t need to use Revolut / Wise cards for payment, and you can pay directly in EUR. We’d also like to remind you that orders from DHgate come with our VIP support, which you get after downloading our extension for the Chrome browser on desktop only (when shopping on a smartphone, you can use the DHgate app).
Xiaomi Planet shopping tip: GShopper has now launched direct bank transfer payments, so you can save another 4.5 % off the product price! Compared to card / Google Pay payment, you can get this product much cheaper. We described the full bank transfer payment process in our article.
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Updated 9. 5. 2024 on 07:31
TIPFast delivery from the Spanish warehouse with no customs duty and VAT.
This product will be delivered to you quickly from a local Spanish warehouse. Shipping from Spain usually takes 7-10 days and is handled by a courier. When it arrives, you don’t pay any extra fees—no customs duty, no VAT.
Are you shopping on DHGate for the first time?See the guide!
Updated 9. 5. 2024 on 07:31
TIPFast delivery from the Spanish warehouse with no customs duty and VAT.
This product will be delivered to you quickly from a local Spanish warehouse. Shipping from Spain usually takes 7-10 days and is handled by a courier. When it arrives, you don’t pay any extra fees—no customs duty, no VAT.
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Updated 9. 5. 2024 on 07:31
TIPWith Standard Shipping via GShopper, you pay no extra fees—everything is already included!
With the GShopper seller, we recommend choosing Standard Shipping, where you won’t pay anything extra. Customs fees and any VAT are handled by the seller. You can select the shipping method in the cart only, after entering your delivery address. Delivery with this option usually takes about 15 business days from dispatch from the warehouse, but it may take longer.
Is it your first time shopping on GShopper?See the guide!
Updated 9. 5. 2024 on 07:31
TIPWith Standard Shipping via GShopper, you pay no extra fees—everything is already included!
With the GShopper seller, we recommend choosing Standard Shipping, where you won’t pay anything extra. Customs fees and any VAT are handled by the seller. You can select the shipping method in the cart only, after entering your delivery address. Delivery with this option usually takes about 15 business days from dispatch from the warehouse, but it may take longer.
Our extra service with VIP support — we’ll handle the order on Gshopper for you and ship it straight to your address.
If you don’t have experience buying on Gshopper, payments don’t go through, or coupon use doesn’t work for you, we offer an order handling service directly to your address for our readers and customers. You transfer the money to our account and we place the order directly to your address. This way, you won’t have to worry about a failed payment or applying the coupon, and you can be sure the entire order will go through correctly 100 %. In addition, you automatically get our VIP support — if any issues arise with the shipment, we handle them for you and assist with filing a claim. The fee for this service is €15 extra of the product price. You can contact us by email at info(@)xiaomiplanet.sk or on Messenger, where we’re constantly active.
Our extra service with VIP support — we’ll handle the order on DHgate for you and ship it straight to your address.
If you don’t have experience buying on DHgate, your payment won’t go through, or the coupon doesn’t work, we offer our readers and customers an order-handling service delivered directly to your address. You send us the money by bank transfer and we order the product straight to you. That way, you don’t have to worry about a failed payment or applying the coupon, and you can be sure the whole order goes through 100 % correctly. On top of that, you automatically get our VIP support — we handle any shipping issues for you and assist with warranty claims. The fee for this service is 15 € for the product price. You can contact us by email at info(@)xiaomiplanet.sk or on Messenger, where we’re active all the time.
Affordable POCO brand smartphones
The POCO X5 series also includes a better-equipped model, the POCO X5 Pro 5G, which is also definitely worth mentioning and costs €110 more. These newly launched models have the potential to succeed mainly thanks to their excellent displays, great performance, and overall amazing value.
POCO X5 5G
Let’s start with the cheaper model, called the POCO X5 5G. It brings a 6.67-inch AMOLED display. Across this diagonal you get a Full HD+ panel with a refresh rate of 120 Hz. The display is distinguished by excellent contrast, great color reproduction, and durable Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Brightness reaches a more than sufficient 1200 nits.
Under the hood sits the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 chip. In combination with 6 GB or 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM, it delivers a great, lag-free user experience even when using several apps at once. You can choose a version with 128 GB or 256 GB of UFS 2.2 internal storage.
The phone won’t disappoint you when you need to capture precious moments either. It features a 48 MP main sensor, joined by an 8 MP ultrawide camera and a 2 MP macro sensor. On social media, you can shine thanks to the front 13 MP camera.
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The battery offers a 5000 mAh capacity, which provides hours of use without needing to get near a charger. In the box, you’ll find a fast 33 W adapter that can top up the device in about an hour.
You’ll be able to buy the POCO X5 5G starting tomorrow in green, blue, and black color options. The recommended retail price has been set at 269 €. Do you like this new release from POCO? In terms of price-to-specs ratio, we think it’s definitely pretty good.