The Poco F9 Pro’s trick is its chip: the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V keeps the flagship’s CPU (2x 4.61GHz + 6x 3.63GHz Oryon cores) and trims the GPU to two-thirds of the compute units, with 12MB of Adreno High Performance Memory. It beats the non-Elite Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 on clocks — though Xiaomi’s throttling tuning still needs work. At one-third off on Amazon UK, it’s near-flagship speed for under £600.
Key specs
- Display: 6.59-inch, 1156 x 2560, 12-bit Dolby Vision, 185Hz, 4,500 nits peak, Gorilla Glass 7i
- Battery: 6,330mAh, 100W wired + 50W wireless — 41% in 15 minutes, full in 43
- Endurance: 19:06h Active Use — matches pricier flagships
- Cameras: 200MP 1/1.56″ main (f/1.7, OIS), 50MP 2.5x telephoto, 8MP ultra-wide
- The 512GB model is just £50 more — same 12GB RAM, double the storage
Worth it?
For performance-per-pound, few phones touch it at this price. The cameras aren’t F9 Ultra level, but a 200MP main at this tier is rare — Samsung’s Galaxy S26 can’t say the same.