Introduction and Specifications
The Poco F-series used to be all the fuss, but the mid-range offering started to look more promising as the sub-brand expanded. Enter the Poco X4 GT – a solid upgrade over last year’s X3 GT and possibly a more reasonable alternative to the stock Poco F4.
The MediaTek Dimensity 8100 SoC is undoubtedly the star of the show. We’ve had a chance to test it out, and it shows an impressive price/performance ratio – more powerful and efficient than the Snapdragon 870, yet capable enough to rival even the Snapdragon 888. Some compromises had to be made to squeeze in the recent Dimensity 8100 in the price of the Poco X4 GT, and that’s the screen. An IPS panel instead of an OLED should do the trick.
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT specifications at a glance:
- Body: 163.6×74.3×8.9mm, 200g; Gorilla Glass 5 front, plastic back and frame.
- Display: 6.60″ IPS LCD, 144Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 500 nits (typ), 650 nits (HBM), 1080x2460px resolution, 20.5:9 aspect ratio, 407ppi.
- chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 8100 (5nm): Octa-core (4×2.85GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×2.0GHz Cortex-A55); Mali G610 MC6.
- Memory: 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM; UFS 3.1.
- Operating System / Software: Android 12, MIUI 13 for POCO.
- Rear camera: wide (head): 64 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.72″, 0.8 µm, PDAF; Ultra wide angle: 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 1/4.0″, 1.12 µm; macro: 2MP, f/2.4.
- Front camera: 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide angle), 1/3.06″, 1.0 µm.
- Video recording: reversing camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; Front camera: 1080p@30fps.
- Battery: 5080mAh; Fast charging 67W, 100% in 46 min (advertised), USB Power Delivery 3.0.
- Miscellaneous: Fingerprint reader (side-mounted); infrared port; 3.5mm jack; stereo speakers, virtual proximity detection.
That’s not your ordinary, budget IPS LCD screen, though. The Poco X4 GT uses a bright, fast (144Hz) display that is also Dolby Vision certified. A faster response time at 270 Hz touch sampling rate is also on the menu. Especially useful for fast games.
Speaking of which, since there’s a GT in the name, the handset is geared for gaming. The cooling design has been modified and now offers a 32% larger cooling area with seven layers of graphite. You don’t have to worry about Bluetooth latency either – Xiaomi is bringing the connection back after turning it off in the Poco X3 GT.
No change in the battery department, but we weren’t expecting anything from it to begin with. A 5,080 mAh battery is competitive enough and charges quite quickly via Xiaomi’s 67W charging standard.
Last but not least, the X4 GT swaps the main 64MP sensor for a bigger one this year. It’s nice to see the successor getting an upgrade in almost every aspect. At least on paper. On the following pages, we dive deeper than the specs.
Unpacking the Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
There is nothing special in the box of the Poco X4 GT. It has all the usual user guides along with the correct 67W charger and a USB-A to USB-C cable, which is also used for data transfer.
There is also an extra transparent silicone cover inside which fits very well.