Poco X5 5G to launch in India on March 14, likely to be priced under Rs 20,000

Poco will launch its new smartphone, X5 5G, in India on March 14 after unveiling it along with the X5 Pro 5G globally in February.

The Poco X5 5G launch, which will also be streamed on Poco India’s official YouTube account, will be held at noon on March 14, the company said on March 9. The company also announced that the X5 5G would go on sale in India exclusively on Flipkart.

All eyes are on the All Star.

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Latest in line, the POCO X5 5G is all set to launch on 14th March at 12PM on @flipkart.
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— POCO India (@IndiaPOCO) March 9, 2023

In a recent teaser, Poco said it has already released smartphones priced under Rs 25,000, Rs 10,000, and Rs 7,000 in India. The teaser confirmed that the Poco X5 5G would be priced in the sub-20K range. The Poco X5 5G features a starting price of $249 (roughly Rs 20,600) globally.

Poco X5 5G Specifications 

The vanilla Poco X5 5G is powered by the Snapdragon 695 SoC paired with up to 8GB of RAM. It also comes with up to 256GB of storage that is expandable up to 1TB via a microSD card. The Poco X5 5G sports a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a peak brightness of 1,200 nits and DCI-P3 colour gamut coverage. The screen boasts a 120Hz refresh rate and a 240Hz touch sampling rate.

The handset runs Android 12 based on MIUI 14. The Poco X5 5G packs a 5,000 mAh battery and comes with 33W fast charging support. For optics, the Poco X5 has a 48 MP primary sensor, an 8 MP ultrawide unit, and a 2 MP macro camera. On the front, there’s a 13 MP selfie camera.

The Poco X5 5G packs a 5,000 mAh battery that supports 33W charging. The phone features a side-mounted fingerprint reader and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The handset supports NFC and boasts an IP53 splash-resistant rating. The Poco X5 5G comes in green, black, and blue.