POCO F5 series

[Joelleyuan]

Mine don't notice any difference

good to hear!
i read abt battery drain in the hyperos thread and it's other phone models.

 

[froztheart]

I think f6 will have a price hike as well... Lets see...
Don't see a need to upgrade as of now

Definitely will hike, since XM starting to rebrand to higher end segment of mobile device market. More or less, POCO will be affected to a certain extent. Lets hope it still delivers the required to justify the pricing.

 

[human_shieldz]

For those whom want to upgrade to HyperOS for poco f5

Under settings > additional settings > region

Change it to Hong Kong. OTA will flow in

Else is continue to wait for OTA to reach SG.

Oh yeah i completely forgot about it. Malaysia also can. Last time i change to Egypt for my F2 Pro haha

 

[human_shieldz]

Updated to HyperOS on Poco F5. Haven't played around much with it but nothing much LOL. Battery certainly didn't drain though.

 

[KeYoKe]

Updated to HyperOS on Poco F5. Haven't played around much with it but nothing much LOL. Battery certainly didn't drain though.

Hahaha to me is just a rename for miui.... But didnt notice any diff as of now other than some new lockscreens.

Yes battery is fine. Didnt notice much difference from A13

 

[human_shieldz]

Hahaha to me is just a rename for miui.... But didnt notice any diff as of now other than some new lockscreens.

Yes battery is fine. Didnt notice much difference from A13

The Settings page still messy, still bloaty so i dunno what's the need to change the name so drastically. Makes people less excited about them doing the same next time.

 

[KeYoKe]

The Settings page still messy, still bloaty so i dunno what's the need to change the name so drastically. Makes people less excited about them doing the same next time.

To me, its the exact same OS. Settings menu design, overall OS design exactly the same... Maybe just to create hype ba... But for me didn't notice much change....

 

[human_shieldz]

To me, its the exact same OS. Settings menu design, overall OS design exactly the same... Maybe just to create hype ba... But for me didn't notice much change....

OS design i wouldn't know since i use Nova launcher anyway Setting Menu i think some changes la, at least the check for update part now different. I'm sure there are more underlying changes but so far seems really minimal. I think the biggest change was MIUI 12 - 12.5 or something back then. The OS was pretty sluggish with 12 and before and the 12.5 was really a huge leap forward in terms of smoothness and ironically that was supposed to be only an incremental update

 

[hkchew03]

The Settings page still messy, still bloaty so i dunno what's the need to change the name so drastically. Makes people less excited about them doing the same next time.

As a standalone phone, HyperOS is pretty much just a renamed and more optimised MIUI. But if you are in China where Xiaomi ecosystem is much more extensive, there should be some noticeable difference. It was redesigned to integrate better with their IOT anyway.

 

[xiaofan]

As a standalone phone, HyperOS is pretty much just a renamed and more optimised MIUI. But if you are in China where Xiaomi ecosystem is much more extensive, there should be some noticeable difference. It was redesigned to integrate better with their IOT anyway.

Xiaomi HyperOS uses both Linux and Vela kernels. Vela is Xiaomi's IoT platform based on NuttX RTOS.

Reference:
https://www.gizmochina.com/2023/10/23/xiaomi-hyperos-architecture-officially-revealed/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NuttX

Other minor differences: for example, they claim HyperOS occupies less space than MIUI.
https://www.mi.com/global/hyperos

 

[froztheart]

Updated to HyperOS on Poco F5. Haven't played around much with it but nothing much LOL. Battery certainly didn't drain though.

Believe more for the entire XM's ecosystem rather than significant singular change to MIUI.

 

[hkchew03]

Xiaomi HyperOS uses both Linux and Vela kernels. Vela is Xiaomi's IoT platform based on NuttX RTOS.

Reference:
https://www.gizmochina.com/2023/10/23/xiaomi-hyperos-architecture-officially-revealed/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NuttX

Other minor differences: for example, they claim HyperOS occupies less space than MIUI.
https://www.mi.com/global/hyperos

Most of the consumer would not care if it it linux or vela, end of the day unless you are into their ecosystem, its just another "rename" MIUI. As long as it is more efficient, most user will not mind.

 

[Martinson]

As a standalone phone, HyperOS is pretty much just a renamed and more optimised MIUI. But if you are in China where Xiaomi ecosystem is much more extensive, there should be some noticeable difference. It was redesigned to integrate better with their IOT anyway.

What is the version of Android for this hyperOS? 13 or 14?

 

[Bumiputera]

What is the version of Android for this hyperOS? 13 or 14?

Android 14

 

[bladez87]

At what price point is f5 a good deal?
Think I missed the f4 at 200+ boat liao.

Or any other alternative?
Buying for elderly mom but basic use.
So entry level is enough. Or lower mid tier.
Thanks

 

[chaiscool]

At what price point is f5 a good deal?
Think I missed the f4 at 200+ boat liao.

Or any other alternative?
Buying for elderly mom but basic use.
So entry level is enough. Or lower mid tier.
Thanks

Won't the x or m series be better option and cheaper too. F series is the higher end of poco.

Imo if can get below $300 is good deal. Maybe $250-280 kind as it won't get any lower based on F4 sales.

 

[rarenick]

At what price point is f5 a good deal?
Think I missed the f4 at 200+ boat liao.
Or any other alternative?
Buying for elderly mom but basic use.
So entry level is enough. Or lower mid tier.
Thanks

I bought my poco f5 8gb ram at $365 via Lazada poco official from china around 25 Oct 2023.


Read HWZ Forum Rules!

 

[bladez87]

Won't the x or m series be better option and cheaper too. F series is the higher end of poco.

Imo if can get below $300 is good deal. Maybe $250-280 kind as it won't get any lower based on F4 sales.

I read very scary reviews on the m3 thread.
X seems viable
But if 200+ can get f4, why pay the same for x?

 

[sango65]

I read very scary reviews on the m3 thread.
X seems viable
But if 200+ can get f4, why pay the same for x?

hmm, maybe wait after F6 is launched, then hope F5 to reduce price to $200+

 

[chaiscool]

I read very scary reviews on the m3 thread.
X seems viable
But if 200+ can get f4, why pay the same for x?

Likely the x can be cheaper during sale.

What's the bad review m3?