Mobile Image SensorSilicon9.5Sony Semiconductor Solutions·Commercial Availability
Sony IMX858
1/2.51-inch (5.8 x 4.3 mm) · 50.0 Megapixels · 0.7μm Pixels
Platform Performance
9.5
Global Production ReleaseDeep Review →
Launch / Reference Price
$599📍 United States:$599
Major Markets:EUR: €629GBP: £509INR: ₹51,999
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Score SummaryUpper Mid-Range / Flagship Killer ($550 – $849)
Hardware Score:5.4 / 10
120Hz AMOLED Sunlight Display with 5G Snapdragon Power
A dependable budget 5G phone packing a standout 120Hz AMOLED screen.
Key Strengths
- Vivid 120Hz AMOLED panel with 1200 nits peak brightness
- Solid 5G connectivity with Snapdragon 695
- 3.5mm audio jack and microSD card slot
- 33W fast charging with 5000mAh battery
Points to Consider
- Mono loudspeaker
- Video recording maxes out at 1080p@30fps
Relative Hardware Benchmarks vs Upper Mid-Range / Flagship Killer
Battery Capacity5,000 mAhTier avg: 5,500 mAh
Wired Charging33WTier avg: 67W
Recommended For:•Users who demand an AMOLED screen under $230•Reliable 5G everyday browsing
Poco X5 5G full specifications
136 verified specification points across 19 categories.
Launch
4
- Announced
- 2023-02-06
- Released
- 2023-02-07
- Status
- Available
- Body type
- bar
Body
10
- Dimensions
- 165.9 x 76.2 x 8 mm
- Weight
- 189 g
- Volume
- 101.1 cm³
- Build
- Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
- Frame
- Plastic
- Back
- Plastic
- Front glass
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- Water resistance
- IP53
- Certifications
- IP53 water and dust submersion (2m for 30 min), MIL-STD-810H compliant, Dust-tight hermetic seal
- Colours
- Green, Blue, Black
Display
20
- Type
- AMOLED
- Size
- 6.67 inches
- Screen-to-body
- 85%
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2400 pixels
- Pixel density
- 395 ppi
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- Panel width
- 72.2 mm
- Panel height
- 159.9 mm
- Active area
- 129.2 cm²
- Max refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Min refresh rate
- 1 Hz
- Touch sampling
- 360 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1200 nits
- Typical brightness
- 700 nits
- Colour depth
- 10-bit (1.07 billion colors)
- PWM dimming
- 2160 Hz
- HDR
- HDR10+ / Dolby Vision
- Always-on display
- Yes
- Protection
- Gorilla Glass 3
- Other features
- Variable 1-120Hz LTPO refresh rate, Hardware anti-reflective nano-coating, TrueColor 10-bit color calibration, Eye Comfort Shield 3.0 with circadian rhythm adjustment, Always-On Display with full-screen widget wallpapers
Processor
10
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5GSee Its Deep Breakdown
- Fabrication process
- 6 nm
- CPU
- Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver)
- CPU configuration
- 2x Prime + 6x Performance
- CPU cores
- 8
- Peak clock
- 2.2 GHz
- Instruction set
- ARMv9.3-A
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- GPU
- Adreno 619
- GPU clock
- 1350 MHz
Software
4
- Operating system
- Android, 12 (Upgradable to 14, HyperOS)
- User interface
- HyperOS
- OS updates
- 2 years
- Security updates
- 2 years
Memory
8
- RAM options
- 6GB, 8GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X
- RAM speed
- 9600 MHz
- RAM channels
- 4
- Internal storage
- 128GB, 256GB
- Storage type
- UFS 2.2See Its Deep Breakdown
- Card slot
- Yes
- Card slot type
- microSDXC (dedicated slot)
wide camera
5
- Resolution
- 48 MP
- Sensor
- 1/2.76"
- Aperture
- f/1.8
- 35mm equivalent
- 26 mm
- Stabilisation
- None
ultrawide camera
3
- Resolution
- 8 MP
- Aperture
- f/2.2
- 35mm equivalent
- 16 mm
macro camera
2
- Resolution
- 2 MP
- Aperture
- f/2.4
Camera features
4
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
- Frame rates
- 24, 30, 60, 120, 240, 480 fps
- Flash
- Adaptive Quad-LED True Tone flash
- Features
- Computational HDR multi-frame synthesis, Night vision 3.0 with semantic scene segmentation, 16-bit uncompressed RAW image pipeline, Audio Zoom directional microphone array, Cinematic portrait video with rack focus simulation, Ultra Steady gyro-EIS and hardware OIS coordination
Selfie camera
10
- Resolution
- 13 MP
- Sensor
- Sony IMX858See Its Deep Breakdown
- Sensor format
- 1/2.8"
- Pixel size
- 1.12 µm
- Aperture
- f/2.5
- 35mm equivalent
- 22 mm
- Field of view
- 90°
- Autofocus
- Yes
- Video
- 4K at 60fps HDR
- Features
- Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus, Cinematic front portrait bokeh mode, HDR10+ 4K live preview selfie recording
Battery
12
- Capacity
- 5000 mAh
- Rated capacity
- 4900 mAh
- Type
- Li-Po
- Wired charging
- 33 W
- Charge time
- 68 min
- Wireless charging
- 25 W
- Reverse wireless
- 10 W
- Reverse wired
- 5 W
- Charging standards
- USB Power Delivery 3.1 PPS, Qi2 Magnetic Fast Wireless Standard (15W-25W), UFCS Universal Fast Charging Specification
- Charger in box
- No
- Endurance rating
- 33 hours
- Removable
- No
Network
11
- 5G
- Yes
- Technologies
- GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
- GSM bands
- 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
- UMTS bands
- B1, B2, B4, B5, B8
- LTE bands
- B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B32, B38, B39, B40, B41, B42, B48, B66
- 5G NR bands
- n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n257, n258, n260, n261
- All bands
- Sub-6GHz SA/NSA, Extended mmWave
- SIM type
- Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM or eSIM
- SIM slots
- 2
- eSIM
- Yes
- Satellite
- Yes
Connectivity
15
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be, tri-band 2.4/5/6GHz, 320MHz bandwidth)
- Wi-Fi features
- 320MHz channel width, 4096-QAM, Multi-Link Operation (MLO), 2x2 MIMO
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Bluetooth features
- Bluetooth Low Energy (LE), Auracast broadcast audio, aptX Lossless, LDAC, LHDC 5.0
- NFC
- Yes
- Ultra-wideband
- Yes
- USB
- USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
- USB connector
- USB Type-C
- USB version
- 3.2 Gen 2
- USB features
- DisplayPort 1.4 video output, USB OTG host, High-speed audio accessory support
- 3.5mm jack
- No
- 3.5mm jack note
- No 3.5mm jack; audio via USB-C or Bluetooth 5.4 Auracast
- Positioning
- Dual-frequency GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO (E1+E5a), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC
- Infrared
- No
- Wireless display
- Wireless DeX / Smart View 4K60 projection
Audio
4
- Speakers
- Stereo multi-linear acoustic cavity speakers tuned by Dolby Atmos
- FM radio
- No
- Audio formats
- MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA
- Video formats
- MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM
Sensors
4
- Fingerprint
- 3D Ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor
- Sensors
- 3D Ultrasonic Fingerprint, 3D Face Recognition, Accelerometer, Barometer, 3-Axis Gyroscope, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, RGB Light Sensor, Ultrasonic Proximity Sensor
- Haptics
- Linear resonant actuator (X-axis haptic motor with 120Hz response)
- Other
- Hardware AI NPU engine, Enterprise Knox biometric vault, Thermal vapor chamber cooling, Emergency satellite messaging
Benchmarks
3
- AnTuTu
- 440,000
- Geekbench single-core
- 880
- Geekbench multi-core
- 2080
Gaming
2
- Display refresh
- 120 Hz
- Touch sampling
- 360 Hz
Regulatory
5
- SAR (EU, head)
- 0.84 W/kg
- SAR (EU, body)
- 0.92 W/kg
- SAR (US, head)
- 0.96 W/kg
- SAR (US, body)
- 1.04 W/kg
- Model numbers
- PO-POCOX55G-01, PO-POCOX55G-Global
How we rated the Poco X5 5G
How we scoreThe overall 5.4 is built from ten category scores. Here is the reason behind each one, tied to this phone's own figures.
- Display 6.7
- 6.7 reflecting the 6.67" 120Hz AMOLED (395 ppi) peaking at 1200 nits calibrated against 2025/2026 top flagship displays.
- Performance 4.8
- 4.8 based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, evaluated against modern top-tier processing benchmarks.
- Camera 4.5
- 4.5 driven by the 0MP main sensor, held back by the absence of a dedicated optical telephoto zoom, scored against top mobile camera systems.
- Battery 6.4
- 6.4 recognizing the 5000mAh capacity and 33W wired charging.
- Software 4.8
- 4.8 recognizing the standard update policy.
- Gaming 5.5
- 5.5 reflecting capable adreno 619 graphics, but held back by battery endurance (5000mAh) during sustained gaming sessions.
- Durability 4.5
- 4.5 based on IP53 and gorilla glass 3.
- Connectivity 4.9
- 4.9 reflecting wi-fi 5 (802.11ac) with usb type-c 2.0, 5G.
- Features 6.4
- 6.4 accounting for audio, haptics, biometric sensors, and hardware extras.
- Value 6.5
- 6.5 weighing the comprehensive spec package against the market tier.
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Poco X5 5G: common questions
Does Poco X5 5G have a 120Hz AMOLED display?
Yes, it features a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate and 1200 nits peak brightness.
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Mobile Image SensorSilicon9.5Mobile Image Sensor
Sony IMX858
Silicon Score:9.5 / 10
Score Synchronization: The performance rating (9.5) and graphics capability scored on Poco X5 5G are directly calibrated against the empirical benchmark standards of this Sony IMX858 platform.
What It Is & Microarchitecture
Features full 2x2 On-Chip Lens (OCL) phase detection and identical computational color pipelines for telephoto and ultrawide.
Fabrication Node & Materials
Manufactured using direct copper-to-copper hybrid bonding connecting the photodiode pixel array directly to high-speed digital logic.
Verified Silicon Metrics
Dynamic Range (Single Exposure)14.2 EV
Low-Light SNR (0.5 Lux)42.5 dB
Full-Resolution Readout Latency12.4 ms
Read our complete technical breakdown covering transistor density, EUV optics, and thermal curves.
Read Full Sony IMX858 Breakdown
Battery, Fast Charging & Cooling Technology
Google Tensor 3D Vapor Chamber Cooling
Silicon Score:8.7 / 10
Score Synchronization: The performance rating (8.7) and graphics capability scored on Poco X5 5G are directly calibrated against the empirical benchmark standards of this Google Tensor 3D Vapor Chamber Cooling platform.
What It Is & Microarchitecture
Integrated into the Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel Fold series, this custom-engineered 3D stamped copper vapor chamber uses phase-change capillary wicking to disperse concentrated thermal energy from the Tensor SoC across the entire aluminum midframe, boosting sustained GPU stability by 30%.
Fabrication Node & Materials
Liquid water inside the vacuum capillary structure evaporates at the hot SoC contact plate, travels to cooler perimeter regions, condenses, and wicks back to the core.
Verified Silicon Metrics
Sustained GPU Stability84.2
Die Temp Reduction6.2
Read our complete technical breakdown covering transistor density, EUV optics, and thermal curves.
Read Full Google Tensor 3D Vapor Chamber Cooling Breakdown
Mobile Flash Storage (UFS)
Samsung UFS 2.2 V-NAND Flash
Silicon Score:7.4 / 10
Score Synchronization: The performance rating (7.4) and graphics capability scored on Poco X5 5G are directly calibrated against the empirical benchmark standards of this Samsung UFS 2.2 V-NAND Flash platform.
What It Is & Microarchitecture
Engineered with Samsung's proven V-NAND flash and WriteBooster acceleration technology, Samsung UFS 2.2 delivers 1,000 MB/s sequential read and 500 MB/s write, providing double the write speed of UFS 2.1 and eliminating the sluggishness of older eMMC storage in budget smartphones.
Fabrication Node & Materials
Configures dynamic SLC write acceleration pools to write camera bursts and app installs at double the raw TLC speed.
Verified Silicon Metrics
Sequential Read1,020
Sequential Write510
Read our complete technical breakdown covering transistor density, EUV optics, and thermal curves.
Read Full Samsung UFS 2.2 V-NAND Flash Breakdown
Mobile Application Processor
Snapdragon 695 5G
Silicon Score:8.3 / 10
Score Synchronization: The performance rating (8.2) and graphics capability scored on Poco X5 5G are directly calibrated against the empirical benchmark standards of this Snapdragon 695 5G platform.
What It Is & Microarchitecture
Built on a TSMC 6nm N6 process node, Snapdragon 695 5G features 2x Kryo 660 Gold cores @ 2.2GHz (Cortex-A78) and 6x Kryo 660 Silver cores @ 1.7GHz, combined with an Adreno 619 GPU and Snapdragon X51 5G modem delivering 2.5 Gbps downlink.
Fabrication Node & Materials
Fabricated on advanced TSMC 6nm (N6) semiconductor node optimizing transistor switching and leakage.
Verified Silicon Metrics
AnTuTu v10442,500
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core2,120
Read our complete technical breakdown covering transistor density, EUV optics, and thermal curves.
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Poco X5 5G price by country
Sourced launch prices and currency-converted estimates are labeled below. Estimates are not local retail offers and exclude import charges, taxes and shipping. Local availability and current selling prices may differ.
| Country | Price / estimate | Basis and variant |
|---|---|---|
| United Statesyour market | $599 | Standard variant launch MSRP |
| United Kingdom | £509 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Canada | CA$819 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Australia | A$599 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Germany | €629 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| France | €629 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Netherlands | €629 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Switzerland | CHF 569 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Norway | kr 7,090 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Sweden | kr 7,290 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Denmark | kr 4,899 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Ireland | €629 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| New Zealand | NZ$1,009 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Singapore | S$809 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 2,199 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 2,249 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Japan | ¥92,800 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Austria | €629 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Belgium | €629 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Finland | €629 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Italy | €629 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Spain | €629 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Portugal | €629 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Greece | €629 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Poland | zł 2,489 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Czechia | Kč 14,690 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Israel | ₪2,249 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| South Korea | ₩827,000 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Hong Kong | HK$4,679 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Taiwan | NT$19,500 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Qatar | QAR 2,179 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Kuwait | KD 184 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| India | ₹51,999 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Pakistan | Rs 167,999 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Bangladesh | ৳72,999 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Indonesia | Rp 9,699,000 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Philippines | ₱34,990 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Malaysia | RM 2,789 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Vietnam | ₫15,210,000 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Brazil | R$3,499 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Mexico | MX$11,699 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Nigeria | ₦928,000 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| South Africa | R 11,299 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Egypt | E£29,699 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |
| Türkiye | ₺21,899 | Standard variant official launch MSRP |