Poco F4 GT review: Gaming appeal

The Poco F4 GT wants to be the ‘Apex Flagship’ for gamers, but does it reach those heights?

The Poco F4 GT's Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, 120W charging, and 120Hz AMOLED display make it a "Apex Flagship" for gamers.

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Pros – +Powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor – +Fantastic magnetic pop-up triggers – +Excellent 120Hz AMOLED display – +120W charging – +Snappy fingerprint sensor

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Cons – -MIUI holds it back – -Middling battery life – -Average camera performance

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The Poco F4 GT just makes the cut for the mid-range phone category, priced at £699(opens in new tab) (around $827).

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Gaming phones frequently have embarrassing designs that scream "I'm a gamer!", which turns off most smartphone users, even if they play Call of Duty: Mobile.

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Except for the Pixel 6, every Android phone in recent memory has a 120Hz AMOLED display.

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The Poco F4 GT has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU, Qualcomm Adreno GPU, 12GB of DDR5 RAM, and 256GB of storage, placing it among premier Android phones.

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