Poco F4 full review
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- Last year’s Poco F3 was an overwhelming success with arguably the best performance in its price class and Poco decided to go one up this year with the Poco F4. Check out our video review to learn ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about the Poco F4's top features, build and screen quality, battery life, performance, and camera image quality.
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00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Design and build
01:09 - Screen specs
02:00 - Stereo speakers test
02:18 - Side-mounted fingerprint scanner/power button
02:24 - Storage options
02:30 - Android 12 and UI
02:44 - Snapdragon 870 5G performance
03:21 - Battery and charging test
03:59 - Camera specs
04:08 - Daylight photo quality
04:48 - Low-light photo quality
05:23 - Selfies
05:33 - Video quality
06:09 - Conclusion 
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So the newer version has the same processor and battery size, with better cooling, but somehow it has worse thermals and battery life?
also faster charging
Another innacurate test by gsm arena. It's by about 2% more efficient than poco f3 when new, rather than 10% less efficient. I can state this for a fact.
I don’t mind the same chipset, but charging it with same price as last year F3 is terrible decision.
I think the thermal is actually better than Poco F3 you can try and test it by yourself to feel the difference
The phone gets hotter than the F3 because of its better thermal dissipation...
If Xiaomi don't bring back SD card support, I'll switch brands. They can't become the iPhones we've been running from with bad software and less camera quality. They really need to reduce the amount of phones they release in a year like half then focused on better software experience and improve camera quality (how hard can that be with all the good camera hardware), it's really sad because I was rooting for them. My Redmi note 9S had gorilla glass 5 on the back.
It's not worse thermals its because the cooler is actually transferring heat from the soc to outside/body
@5:35 is it 4k 30fps or 4k 60fps?
What u are saying contradicts on screen.
love your videos man keep up the good work
watching from my F3, i appreciate how poco doesn't just slap latest tech every year and increase the price.
instead they do their "major" upgrades on odd generations (F1 and F3), but just simple updates on even generations (F2pro and F4) for people who missed the phone last year, or upgrading from an older phones.
coincidence or deliberate, it doesn't force us to buy a new phone every year. well, at least so far...
i guess we F3 owners can confidently use this phone at least for another year. and congrats for people who're getting the F4. hopefully we'll see more groundbreaking stuff from the F5 next year.
The only difference between POCO F3 and POCO F4 is slightly better camera, OIS (sadly not well-implemented yet either as can be seen in this review) and slightly faster charging speed (same capacity battery but the F3 scored reasonably higher in the GSMArena battery endurance test). Everything else is literally the same as F3, definitely not worth an upgrade over it.
Great for someone upgrading from an old phone but sadly not worth the upgrade for owners of POCO F3.
@@user-em2hg6cu5u it's a better phone. That makes it worthy. You not having money, is the problem here.
@@andriandri732 "You not having money, is the problem here."
Yes I don't have money to throw away, you are correct about that "Mr. I upgrade my phone every year" lol.
Upgrade from POCO F3 to F4, lmao. Better being broke and happy than rich and still salty.
Keep justifying that tiny upgrade from F3 to F4 with broken OIS video stabilization. 😂
@@user-em2hg6cu5u better camera, better design, more recent OS version so it's a better phone.
I don't stand your point about owners of Poco F3. Who change smartphone every year: it's a non sense
Not really, the redmi k50 (china) was supposed to be the new poco f4 (just like the k40 was the poco f3) but they decided to rebrand the k40s as the poco f4 and increased the price.The actual successor should've been the k50 (it is the successor in china given the similar price as the k40) and it has a dimensity 8100 and a 1440p screen. Don't defend xiaomi for this cash grab.
The special surprise at the end was worth watching the full video without skipping the sponsor. Thank you pooderpe!
You really should do a review of the redmi note 11t Pro I think it's pretty great
the backplate looks identical to the 11 lite, just another camera island. I'm sure they re-use materials for other product lines.
Could you please review Galaxy A73 5G .. was expecting this tbh.
Hi. Great video! Q: can Poco F4 record a live show without clipping the audio ?
Will work on at&t ? 5g?
looking really sharp with short hair dude and I appreciate the reiview as well
GJ tho, I wish the camera section was a little bit more comprehensive
Poco F3 also has Dolby Atoms
Do you think this one is better or redmi note 11 pro+? Or do you have any suggestions which phone i should get.. I don't really know much about phones but i would want one that will last long and have a pretty solid camera :)
Ovaj je daleko bolji, I sada, I dugorocno.
All I care about is its currently the cheapest sd870 with decent cooling. Come the custom roms and kernels I can manually fix most problems I will have with it.
This is going for USD205 at the end of 2023 for the 8/256 ... still a good deal?
Moved from Mi Max 1 to 2 to 3 to Poco x3 pro. Contemplating an upgrade to Poco F4 to replace the MiMax3 at the end of 2023.
Apart from bloated batteries (can be easily and cheaply replaced) in the Max1 and 2 due to abuse from excessive pokemon go, all of them are still working. The MiMax3 (4yrs+) and Poco X3pro (2yrs+) are still my daily phones. Fingers X'ed.
Price performance wise POCO F4 is a great phone for someone buying a new phone right now or upgrading from an older chipset. OIS will surely get improvements with software in future. I am very happy with F3 using SD870 and I am sure you will be even happier with an upgraded F4 with OIS, better camera and faster charging.
And yes, do put the right GCam version for POCO F4. For photos GCam is superior (better contrast, more details in darker areas, sharper images, better exposure of the sky and bright lights), while for videos the stock Camera app is better due to great stabilization (on F3 at least).
You should try ironHRT config for gcam and use 4k60 in gcam and you tell me 😉
Hi is it true MIUI is full of bugs? Because everytime I mention of buying one my friends would tell me not to. They highly recommend Samsung with One UI but unfortunately I can only spend 350-400usd and no good Samsung is in that range.
@@siddztheroy6718 Hey thanks but that is the exact config I am using. BSG 8.1 with IronHrt-MGC-2.8HS-Rebase.xml config but footage shot at 4k60 is too shaky, even with the stabilization settings turned on. I find 4k30 much smoother and better stabilized on the Stock Camera app. Whereas for pictures, I most definitely prefer GCam.
@@iganpparamarta8813 For my usage I haven't faced any in MIUI 13 so far. But many people do complain about bugs in specific scenarios, which might not be affecting me I guess.
@@user-em2hg6cu5u ahh thanks for the reply. I’m still divided between Mi11T and Poco F4.
I have a question. Doesn't the OIS turn on while capturing videos in Poco F4? The video you captured was terribly shaky, even more shaky than the ones my Poco F3 captures. I wonder when does the OIS comes into action?
the OIS only works at taking photo not video.
@@stevenknight95 no. OIS does help in photos but it mainly for video. The video is shaky because he only showed the 4k one and EIS works on 4k. You have to shoot it 1080p to activate OIS
ois is on, eis also on there is an issue with focusing
thats why the video is not good on main cam
they should fix this
OIS was not there in your review
why does it say 64mp camera but only 16mp in actual use??
Why no giveaway on your channel sir???
Post covid releases are all shameful.. Either a price bump for the same specs or lowers specs for the same price of the previous gen
When release?
I went with s20 FE to upgrade but was considering this for the same price. Camera software is better on the Galaxy and UI in general plus the amoled is better too on the samsung. Software might be only a year or 2 left in support but I'm okay with that.
I am using a POCO F3 for the past few months and fully satisfied with the device and I am sure the POCO F4 is even better with a better camera sensor, OIS and slightly faster charging.
But S20 FE is still a great flagship grade device. There is no way my POCO F3 or even F4 can match the photo/video quality of the S20 FE and supposedly Samsung's UI/OS is also usually considered better (subjective). SoC wise, SD865 to SD870 is hardly a big difference. If you get a good price for the S20 FE and you know the phone/battery wasn't abused much, I think S20 FE is a good alternate to POCO F4. Which will probably provide a more flagship experience (camera wise at least).
@@user-em2hg6cu5u Agree! Fortunately, I was able to get it brand new. Im liking the One UI so far after using MIUI for the past 5 years. Photos on both F3/F4 and S20 FE should be on par with each other but the video recording is where I find the Samsung to be pulling ahead. I hope xiaomi fine tunes theirs cam software especially video recording. The stuttering issue on my mi9t video recording was never fixed until they ended support on it.
I want s20 FE too but i can’t find brandnew. Any tips or know any where i can buy? I live in southeast asia.
@@Dreizify bru. you can find brand new on lazada. but not sure about warranty
@@user-em2hg6cu5u i went for OnePlus Nord 2T over S20 FE because of the very slow charger on the Samsung plus it's old
I find that nowadays phones are sufficiently powerful enough for now. What I wish all phones have is a good in-built HDMI output function which can turn them all into a TV box,desktop pc and docked game console etc.
Not happening
Usb C can do that now
Desktop pc function requires the software not. Just the port. As far as connecting to. TV, you can still connect with an mhl adapter.You don't need USB 3.0.Resolution will be HD only though.
yea and there is pc for
Plz give a full review for gt neo 3t
love your hair here... ^_^ it really looks good on you...
Which is better f4 o x4gt
u had new great hairstyle 👍🏻
Still disappointed no headphone jack port. Sheeesh
did they fix the proximity sensor from the f3?
it''s ok
Please help me my earphone adapter is not connecting 😓please help who has solution
Basically same chip faster charger and Dolby Atmos speakers, and camera really a few things I could care less about,I'll buy the F3 for better price n measure
This guy's voice sounds similar to the guy in Darkness Prevails.
Wish the K50 Pro came to the international market.
That one is actually an upgrade.
@@ramyextra I think K50 pro global version will be POCO F4 PRO
yes but the simple K50 was what's up, but it's too late now, better chips coming lol
It should be named POCO F3 Mark II
F4 or Realme 10 pro plus?
🟨 POCO ◼️ in awesome yellow/black colour is gone and why ⁉️ POCO was known by that, it's most sold variant by far in EU. Now very dull colours available so I will sadly skip every Poco phone until they bring back the stunning looking yellow 💛🖤 with a black camera module.
I am currently using a Poco f1
Which should I upgrade to?
The Poco f4 or the Poco f3
I can't answer as "Nothing" but I can say wait for another year for an upgraded one bcz Poco F1 is still a King among all. I own both F1 and F4 except display and sound I prefer F1 and still using it as my daily driver.
I have been using it for the past week and it's a great mobile the problem I have with this is its battery is discharging pretty quick
I feel like they compromised on the quality of battery to provide 66w charging. Or they trna prevent it from going kaboom.
Try to set the refresh rate 60hz and you will get more than 1hr screen on time
Dude, discharge the phone to zero, then put it on charge without switching it on. Leave for half an hour extra after it reaches 100%,or if you can't see percentages, leave it on charge for 75 minutes. It's called recalibration.
@@Manish96524 battery is exactly the same. Battery endurance is slightky longer than when my poco f3 was brand new. Had it for five days, have had 8-9.5 hours screen on time with 120 gz, aod, brightness ayc75% and half on WiFi half on mobile data on average.
Fast charging equals fast discharging..... Use a 10-20w charger and tell me the difference with discharge rate(speaking from experience)
I'm really confused with the 64MP Main cam, then suddenly becomes 16MP Main cam.
4 pixel in 1bigger pixel (pixel binning)
You should find 64MP mode in app camera
i follow gsmarena as they make quality videos but there is always a common problem with sound, loudness is too low that without headphones it’s tough to understand what's being delivered.
bro, you looks good with short hair 👍
No expandable storage is a deal breaker. Guess I'll stick with my v60
POCO F4 HAVE NFC ?
Seeing Angie in the outro makes me so sad that she's not here anymore
Same overheating problem with my F3
Poco F4 or Pixel 6?
permenant missed message alert... has the 3 and 4 got this.. ie when wake in morning glance at fone and immediately see if anything has come in ..like all fones had 2 yrs ago. if you speak to manufacturers please tell them a PERMENANT missed meeesage alert is needed on menu, or praps its on these fones.
not related, poco x3 gt is still great. got mine for roughly $220 for the 8/128 variant.
Watching on my newly arrived Poco F4! Such a beast phone. Great value for the money 🐱
How is the camera
@@dominicsavio8780 watch the review
@@UriPhoneCracker .
@@dominicsavio8780 It's good. But still better with installed Google Camera
Not even close of a "beast", you clearly have never used a samsung device. A52s Is a much better deal for cheaper, looks better and has better software by miles. but you all delusional chinese phone users don't really know what you are talking about so i will forgive you for this one
Poco f4 or xiaomi 12 lite? Same price in my country
F4 better.
Getting my POCO F4 today! Ordered June 30 Early Bird, you're first impression help me Will!
After the update you will say shit money is wasted
@@mrjoker8585 nah, he will enjoy it. Poco F1, F2 pro and poco f3 user here, SUPER satisfied. Performance x Price ratio: chefs kiss.
custom development? chefs kiss.
@@mrjoker8585 Just to give you an update, a day of using it - I'm lovin' it 😁
@@brosplit Agree 👍
@@Christian-iv8fz do you feel yellowish colour while using RUclips or Google Chrome
Do reply I'm still worried as if my device is faulty or what
Plz review Nothing phone
Hi. Can anyone honestly say the F4 is better than the F3 front & selfie cameras system in terms of having brighter photos, white balance, dynamic range, sharpness, video stabilization, mic pickup and skin tones?
on photos yes but on videos the selfie camera of f3 has 1080p 60fps and the f4 only has 1080p 30fps hope they will stabilize it thru software update on the f4 but overall f4 has a better camera just wait when they updated it on 13.5 or miui 13 enhanced edition just like the f3
i rather get one unlocked that way i can use it with any service for $479.99 My World Phone
price?
16mp?
Isn't the main cam 64mp?
Saved in 16MP
It uses 4 in 1 binning
I think it's time to ditch that glossy back finish. Bring back the matte finish. What's the use of that glossy back if you will put s case on it.
No!
And what's the use of a matt finish of you put a case on it?
@@andriandri732 if it's matte I wouldn't put a case on it
99% of people use a case. In fact, I can't recall the last time I've seen someone without a case, apart from iPhone here and there.
@@andriandri732 lol. Ikr 😂
$349 OnePlus 7T is still the best deal I've been able to find. Any better ones I don't know of anyone? 😀
8:53 PM
7/12/2022
Can you use F3 case?
Yes. You can use a condom too.
No not same back design
For a phone that has an OIS, I was expecting more for the video stabilization. 🤨
It will come with updates. F3 was a real mess when it came out. Always the story with xiaomi. At least much fewer problems than f3 at inception.
@@andriandri732 But for now it's funny how F3's EIS is better than F4's OIS lol.
@@user-em2hg6cu5u except its not. I have both phones, so I should know. And have used f3 for a year. F4 is better during the day, at stabilisation, and especially in low light.
@@andriandri732 Ok my bad, good for you 👍
Still doesn't warrant an upgrade from the POCO F3 for me. Happy with F3 Global 256GB/8GB with none of the dimming or other issues you mentioned on your post 😊
F3 will be fine for the next few years no problem. I just prefer having a brand new phone every year. As far as dimming, put it under direct sunlight in automatic brightness, and you'll see, as soon as the phone gets to 35 degrees Celsius, brightness will go down to manual, which is about 40% lower. And that normally happens after three minutes in summer temperatures.
F4💪💪💪
i have poco x3 pro, should i getting one? 🤔
You shouldn't do anything. Everything is optional in life apart from dying.
@@andriandri732 Good comment
@@andriandri732 rofl
this looks exactly like redmi note 11 pro 5g....
Of Poco series , F2 Pro is still brilliant !!!!
One heck of a phone, if only the F3 didn't exists in the first place 😌
POCO F3 still bossing it. And I find the picture quality pretty good too with GCam.
@@user-em2hg6cu5u bossing what exactly. This one is even better than the boss. By a little bit in few things but still better.
F3>F4
@@fcjey why? Because you have it? 🤣🤣 It's not, and I have them Both now. Will be selling the f3 now. Let me know if you wanna buy it.
@@andriandri732 because it's not a big upgrade, only ois & faster charging and uglier design. F3 is a beast for the price . F4 is F3 rebranded nothing special
tirble ui , tirble ultrawide camera , no software support
The design is downgrade in my opinion.I believe Poco f3 is going to be better value now this smartphone is released.
Could be biased because I own POCO F3 but I agree. I find the F3's design more clean, minimalistic and classy in my opinion.
I have them both and even though prefer curved back on f3, flat one is a modern one of this year and green version looks even better than my poco f3 white. As far as f3 being better value, there's no more f3 production, and as such, price has gone up already.
@@andriandri732 No production true,but there is still thousands of units thats waiting to be sold, right now in my region Poco f3 8/256 costs 310$!
@@heminm.s5623 which region? Send us the link at that price with shipping and taxes.
No notification LED, no expandable storage, amoled displays prone to screen burns, a useless macro camera and no headphone jack (comeon where will I plug my external mic??). Tech is going backwards. Thanks i love my Poco F1
They'll bring it in the next two years and ask more money for it 😂😂
Grapes are sour..F3 Was a decent version..it was worth Upgrading
I'ma buy this. Need to replace my F1.
me too i run poco f1 with custom roms cause miui is not updated there! But i think this phone is pricey and i try to find something cheaper and as good as this
My F1 still working fine so I might wait till F5 :D
👍👍👍
F3 is better, it's been proven.
I miss Angie 🥺
What is it better in?
Price, macro, build quality and so on😂
@@Mezthecreator Also over a year of stability patches and updates to make the software experience more stable and remove bugs. Have faced none with my usage, really happy on my F3 with MIUI 13.
Who is Angie and what happened to her?
minor upgrade
Me watching on my Poco F4
I'll bet the poco F5 will have better chipset
I bet poco f6 will have even a better one. Also there's no better snapdragon chip than this one currently, there are faster ones but not around better ones. So you get the best available since you lot can't afford the fastest anyway. There's f4 gt with a faster chip, why don't you get it?
Poco f9 better
Guess what it does
I still ain't moving from the F2 Pro. 😎
The camera of this phone is really terrible and indoor photos are just unusable. surprised with your camera review.
Nive review .. and nice haircut either 🤣
Poco f4 or xiaomi 11t?
xiaomi 11t is better device
@@aimanfitri0iv its better device but a bit more expensive
@@aimanfitri0iv like largely more expensive
@@vonrickmacabenta1853 but still i recommend it
👍🏽
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My problem with those review is that they don’t speak much about durability, sofware update and performance after 1 year, 2 years, 3 years.
And please don’t tell me about your custom rom. It’s a geek thing. My mom and most people don’t know about custom rom like they don’t know how to open their laptop to clean fans or replacing SDD or RAM. Most people are avergae customer who just want a phone and keep it 3 years
Send your mom over, I'll help her out 🤗
And you get two android updates and 3 miui updates.
@@andriandri732 i understand that but for me it's not enough when you know that Iphone SE model have long update and Samsung phone from A and S series will now having 4 years OS Update and 5 Years of security update.
And also, i see a lot of review or comment talking about bad performance after updates on Poco or Redmi ...
Poco f4 best phone i like poco f4 phone♥️♥️
Yea before the update
Poco needs usb c 3.0. It can't output display which makes it unsuitable for gaming
Dude no one offers USB 3.0 in this segment or even in most flagships. Only ultra phones like the S22 Ultra or the OnePlus 10 Pro get one. I don't even know what you're talking about. Who wants to game on an external display with a phone anyway connected to a USB port? You must be high or something.
@@ArchisLikhitkar .
It can output display with a mhl adapter. You just won't get a 4k resolution.
@@ArchisLikhitkar except you do with Motorola g100 and g200 at even cheaper price than f4.
Will needs tighter shirts to rip
XIAOMI Has Been Sadly Faltering Lately...And It's Bloody Annoying...4500mAh Battery...Can't Even Put At Least 5000mAh Battery??????👎👎👎👎👎👎👎
youre attractive!
Me, with the Poco F3.
🤔
👀
4:52 64mp
It does 4 to 1 binning down to 16 mp
@@burdulinika2005 what does binning down mean?
AGAIN 1080 is a Killer to end your video and watch someone else
I miss Angie... 😢
I cancelled my order because I think it's lacking in camera department. Less contrast photos and OIS is clearly not working. Unfinished product
poco never had a good camera
Use gcam
What shall I do to my order, arriving July 15, also ordered Nothing 1 pass waiting for price & camera quality... Have to cancel tomorrow...
@@danii4646 nothing to worry , average camera for average user. Use gcam and you're all set.
@@danii4646 Price performance wise POCO F4 is still a great phone. OIS will surely get improvements with software in future. I am very happy with F3 using SD870 and I am sure you will be even happier with an upgraded F4 with OIS, better camera and faster charging.
And yes, do put the right GCam version for POCO F4. For photos GCam is superior (better contrast, more details in darker areas, sharper images, better exposure of the sky and bright lights), while for videos the stock Camera app is better due to great stabilization (on F3 at least).
Miss angie
POOR REVIEW
Poco f3 is cheaper
And Hyundai is cheaper than BMW.
@@andriandri732 hyundai is not the same brand as BMW
@@kod4130 OK. Hyundai i10 is cheaper than Hyundai i30.
POCO X3 Pro is even better than this piece of shit
No AMOLED though
Ah you mean the phone best known for dead mbs?