POCO F5 review

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[{"selector":"#anim-62eeba77-dcb9-4787-8db7-62ee0ff86b47","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6cccbce7-7d90-4e70-8574-408752c77fc1","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The POCO F5 runs on MIUI 14 based on Android 13. POCO promises two years of major OS updates and three years of security updates. The device has some pre-installed apps which can be uninstalled. The overall experience is smooth and also the spam notifications have been reduced.

[{"selector":"#anim-ce1aabd2-85ce-4f94-a4b1-5e40e72c9333","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9276b201-0751-4e9e-9849-33c0d836f307","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The 5,000mAh battery of POCO F5 is enough to go through the day even with heavy usage on a single charge. The device provides a seven hours of screen-on-time and also performed splendidly on the PCMark Battery Test.