Poco F4 GT
Announced April 26, 2022
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Reviewer Consensus
Strong
Poco F4 GT is a powerful gaming-focused smartphone that features useful magnetic shoulder triggers and remarkably fast 120W charging. That said, the device suffers from significant thermal throttling under load and lacks the camera versatility or battery endurance found in more well-rounded competitors.
Weighted from 37 reviewer scores
Pros
- Extremely fast 120W wired charging
- Useful magnetic pop-up shoulder triggers
- Loud, high-quality quad stereo speakers
- High-performance Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor
- Fast, responsive 120Hz AMOLED display
Cons
- Mediocre camera performance and lack of telephoto lens
- Missing essential features like IP rating, wireless charging, and headphone jack
- Underwhelming battery life
- Significant thermal throttling during intense use
- Lack of microSD storage expansion
- Launch price $640 (USD)
- Main camera 64MP f/1.9 + 8MP Ultrawide
- Video 4K 60p
- Display 6.67-inch AMOLED 120Hz
- Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 8GB, 12GB
What the Reviewers Say
All 37 expert reviews, weighted into the PixelMeter score.
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- PetaPixel 6.5/10
Unless you’re equal parts photographer and gamer, probably not.
- Android Authority 8/10
The POCO F4 GT is definitely in the running for one of the best gaming phones around, bringing true flagship-level performance, those handy shoulder triggers, and lightning-fast charging speeds.
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A super-powered mid-price gaming phone is a good idea in theory, but it does not pan out perfectly here thanks to fairly severe performance throttling and mediocre battery life.
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The POCO F4 GT nails the basics, and while it may not look like it, this is a great gaming phone. The large 120Hz AMOLED screen is vibrant, you get powerful hardware, a massive battery with fast charging, and gaming triggers on the side that are actually useful.
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It's a gaming phone that's not as hardcore as say your ROG Phone or Red Magic but it still brings a great AMOLED display, those nice quad speakers and the shoulder triggers.
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The POCO F4 GT has excellent hardware, a great display, superb stereo speakers, shoulder triggers, and 120W HyperCharge support.
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The apex of power - the Poco F4 GT steps on the scene with no shortage of boldness in its tagline.
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It offers excellent performance, a wide 120Hz display to game on, and sleek, well-placed magnetic triggers that will up your gaming prowess on the go.
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[T]here's no doubting that - for its price tag - the F4 GT delivers a heck of an experience, and is absolutely a phone worth considering if you want top tier performance and don't want to spend lots of money.
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A powerful gaming phone where the play-enhancing features go beyond raw power and an aggressive design, but relatively short battery life and a tendency to run hot reduce its appeal significantly.
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Top-notch performance, a punchy display and genuinely useful hardware make the Poco F4 GT a treat for anyone that enjoys gaming on the sly, rather than shouting it from the rooftops. Camera quality lets it down against more well-rounded rivals, though.
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Poco has succeeded in its goal of making a gaming phone that can masquerade as a ‘normal’ smartphone when you aren’t gaming – something that’s rare in the phone market but quite possibly a sweet spot many users may have been waiting for.
- tech360tv 96%
Evidently, if you're a gamer and love having an upper hand over your opponents, the POCO F4 GT may serve you well in helping you reach the top ranks.
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The POCO smartphone series has always been a game-changer and the POCO F4 GT brings that up a notch with its flagship-level hardware but at a mid-range price point.
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True flagship level of experience F4 GT shoulder triggers and lightning fast charging speed.
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[...] I would say that I was really impressed on how the build quality was and the overall out-of-the-ordinary smartphone design when I was using the phone every single day.
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On a scale of 1-10, I'm giving the Poco F4 GT a major, major, major go. The latest and greatest processor and GPU, build quality is excellent, battery life is excellent, 5G connectivity, okay, no bloatware, Android 12.
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[I]f you are not a gamer, I still strongly recommend this device as well because you're going to be experiencing the fastest performance, the smoothest performance on this Poco F4 GT.
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[T]he POCO F4 GT as a gaming smartphone has been successful. It has an excellent high-resolution screen, a powerful processor and graphics core, a decent amount of RAM, a capacious battery with super-fast charging, and they didn’t even forget about RGB lighting.
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I can easily recommend the Poco F4 GT to you.
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Besides those things, it is a very good phone.
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The POCO F4 GT is a mobile gaming beast that won’t cost you an arm and a leg in the Philippines. It’s a great phone—as long as you keep to its intended purpose.
- Pocket Tactics 8/10
The Poco F4 GT is an excellent gaming phone, offering really impressive performance and good quality triggers that can make a handful of games better.
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Now, the one thing that has been done exceptionally well is the gaming and gaming performance, so no overheating, no throttling, consistently powerful throughout when playing your favorite games even for many hours at a time.
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If I were a mobile gamer, it would be very possible. POCO F4 GT can convince with lightning-fast charging, a decent screen, additional triggers, good performance and very nice speakers.
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All things considered, the Poco F4 GT is a very solid smartphone despite a few shortcomings. In fact, it is one of the most powerful and feature packed devices for the starting price of about [...]
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POCO F4 GT is an incredibly powerful phone with a bunch of gaming tricks up its sleeve. [...] [F]or those looking for a capable, no-nonsense gaming phone, this is an easy recommendation.
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While the phone seems to be geared mainly towards mobile gamers in mind, thanks to thoughtful hardware and software features, we reckon that there is enough appeal in the phone that non-gamers can appreciate, especially if they’re looking for a bang-for-their-buck smartphone.
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It's a solid gaming phone, but it's starting to feel a little bit like a bit more of the same from Poco.
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[W]ith everything this phone is offering I was really surprised how well-rounded it is with the display, the speakers, the UI being so good, and then of course the gaming aspect of it.
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So in the end I think for the budget this is the best buy you can think of when it comes to Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 based solution.
- GBAtemp.net 8.5/10
As a high performing gaming smartphone that leans on the more affordable side of the spectrum, the POCO F4 GT is an easy recommendation.
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Yeah I hope this part two of my gaming test helped shed some light onto the performance of the Poco F4 GT as well as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip in general when you use it for gaming in real life.
- MMORPG.com 8.5/10
The POCO F4 GT is an unexpectedly pleasant surprise. It has its shortcomings and tradeoffs, as you would expect from a device that’s on the affordable end of current pricing, but the overall package is well-considered and exceptionally well-delivered.
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[T]he Poco F4 GT is not for everyone.
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[I]t's a good phone for gamers, but not necessarily for general users or those keen on photography.
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This is definitely one of the better gaming phones out there. The triggers are great to use and playing it while charging isn’t annoying at all!
