POCO will launch the POCO M4 5G, a new budget smartphone in Malaysia soon. Let’s take a look at what this entry-level device has to offer with starting price as low as RM699.
To start, POCO M4 5G is operated by the MediaTek Dimensity 700 chipset with either 4GB or 6GB of RAM and up to 128GB and is expandable via microSD card up to 1TB. The device is also equipped with a 6.58-inch Full HD+ LCD display with a refresh rate of up to 90Hz and a touch sampling rate of 240Hz.
As for the battery, the smartphone is packed with a 5,000mAh battery that supports 18W fast charging via USB-C. The company claimed that the device’s battery could hold out for 32 hours of calling, 189 hours of music, 22 hours for video playback and16 hours for navigation.
Looking at the camera, POCO M4 5G comes with a dual-camera system with a 13MP f/2.2 primary camera and a 2MP f/2.4 depth camera. In addition, a 5MP selfie camera that is capable of AI face unlock is encased within the teardrop cutout of the display.Â
The device also has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for instant unlock and it appears to support dual 5G on standby, 802.11ac 5GHz WiFi, Bluetooth 5.1, and NFC in select markets. On top of that, the device has a 3.5mm headphone jack and it runs on Android 12 out of the box, with MIUI 13.
In terms of its availability in Malaysia, the POCO M4 5G will be launched in two configurations:
- 5G 4GB + 64GB – RM699
- 6GB+128GB – RM899
- Colours: Power Black, Cool Blue and Poco Yellow.
If you are interested, POCO M4 5G will be on sale starting from 18 August to 24 August and you can get both variants with a promo price of RM649 for the first and RM799 for the latter through its Shopee and Lazada stores.
