Xiaomi Poco C4 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Xiaomi Poco C4 - a small step to perfection

The sub-brand of the famous Chinese company Xiaomi called Poco is becoming more and more popular in dozens of countries around the world. The reason for this is the grandiose combination of price and functionality without compromises in quality. The hero of today's review is unlikely to be the best-selling phone of the corporation due to minor changes in comparison with its predecessor, but there are reasons to praise him too.

The appearance of the novelty has become more relevant. Not every budget Android smartphone is ready to boast of a stylish triple photomodule transferred to the side with a fingerprint scanner and an 8-megapixel front camera in the display ("island" form factor). Of course, the design did not completely get rid of all the shortcomings. The bezels of the screen are still wide, and the body itself is made of rather cheap plastic, which is not particularly pleasant to the touch. OGS-display with a diagonal of 6.67 inches acquired FullHD + resolution. The picture displayed by the IPS panel is good within the price range. She has both clarity and brightness, and even a good contrast in black.

Unfortunately, the technical characteristics represented by the Mediatek Helio G35 CPU, 3GB / 4GB of RAM and the PowerVR GE8320 graphics accelerator are poorly similar to the indicated OGS display. The Android 11 interface is rendered at times with visible delays; launching applications is also not instantaneous. For gamers, the previously mentioned bundle will definitely not work, because resource-intensive games like Fortnite or Genshin Impact either frustrate with jams with minimal graphics presets, or do not start at all. At the same time, the developer avoided the problem of lack of memory thanks to 32 / 64GB of ROM and a microSD card slot, and the autonomy thanks to a 6000mAh battery is impressive. Even with active use of the mobile assistant, two days without recharging will be more commonplace than rare.

However, photographic abilities have not undergone tangible improvements. If the selfie camera added to the detail of the photo, but the main 13- and 2-megapixel sensors are suitable only for daytime shooting, but with low dynamics of the events taking place. Noise, smears, and other artifacts are common cousins in low-light shots. There are no contactless NFC payments and stereo sound, but this fact cannot be attributed to the disadvantages of the gadget, given its price tag. But advertising in the proprietary MIUI shell is definitely superfluous. Thus, we have before us a fairly balanced device for not the most sophisticated user. The device will find its buyer, but no more.