Xiaomi POCO F4 GT Dual-SIM Silver 128GB Review

The Poco F4 GT offers strong 69th percentile performance from its Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip, but that's where the good news ends. Battery life is poor (39th percentile), cameras are mediocre, and the overall package feels compromised. At $584, it's a hard sell against more balanced competitors.

The Poco F4 GT is a phone built for one thing: raw speed. It's powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, which pushes its performance into the 69th percentile. That means it's significantly faster than the average phone in our database, especially for gaming where it scores a 27.6 out of 100. You're getting a 6.67-inch AMOLED display and 8GB of RAM, all for a current price of $584. It's a spec sheet that looks great on paper, but the story gets more complicated when you look at the other numbers.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is the star here. It's a flagship chip from its generation, and it shows in the benchmarks. A 69th percentile performance ranking means this phone will handle demanding games and multitasking without breaking a sweat. The 8GB of RAM is solid, though not class-leading, and the 128GB storage is a decent starting point. Where the performance story gets tricky is with the chip itself. While powerful, this particular Snapdragon generation is known to run hot and can be inefficient, which directly impacts the other scores you see.

At $584, the Poco F4 GT is in a tough spot. You're paying for last-gen flagship chip performance, but you're also accepting last-gen flagship chip problems (heat, battery life) and significant compromises in camera, build, and battery. There are newer phones in this price bracket that offer better balanced experiences. The value proposition only makes sense if you find this phone heavily discounted, well below its current asking price, and your absolute top priority is CPU/GPU benchmarks over everything else.

Stacked against its peers, the Poco F4 GT is a niche player. Compared to a Google Pixel in this price range, you'll get vastly better cameras and software support but slightly lower peak gaming performance. Against a OnePlus or Motorola phone, you might find similar performance with better battery life and more polished software. The Samsung and Apple options in the competitor list are in a different league for overall polish and camera systems, but they also command a higher price. The Poco's main advantage is its raw Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 power, but that comes with too many trade-offs to recommend it over more balanced modern alternatives.

Skip this phone if you care about battery life, camera quality, or a polished overall experience. Its 39th percentile battery ranking means power users will be frustrated. The 37th percentile camera score means your photos will be just okay. And if you want a phone that feels premium, its 41st percentile build quality ranking tells you it won't. This is a device for benchmark enthusiasts on a tight budget, not for people who need a reliable daily driver.

We can't recommend the Poco F4 GT at its $584 price tag. The 69th percentile performance is good, but it's dragged down by too many critical flaws: poor battery life (39th percentile), mediocre cameras (37th percentile), and underwhelming build quality (41st percentile). It's a phone that excels in a synthetic benchmark but stumbles in daily use. Unless you find it for a fire-sale price and literally only care about gaming frame rates, there are better, more modern phones that won't leave you hunting for a charger by 3 PM.