00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Unboxing 01:36 - Build and design 04:13 - Screen 05:00 - UI performance 06:46 - Battery life & charge time 07:28 - DRM and Camera 2 API 07:53 - Storage speeds, GPS, and Wifi speeds 08:43 - Antutu & Geekbench 5 scores 09:11 - Audio and loudspeakers Vs S22 Ultra 10:29 - Gaming performance and thermals 13:13 - Camera samples 16:12 - Final words with Pros and Cons

Damn... this is the most in-depth review I have ever seen 1 hour after the Global Launch of a product... Thank you so much for this!

Some nice upgrades looking here and comparing it to the Poco X3 Pro, just silly about the Type-C 2.0 still in 2022, and lower battery capacity compared to the X3 Pro, and no SD Card slot.

Always mentioning software and spend time talk about it,love u

Jeez. That overheating issue is an instant deal breaker. Thanks for the review mate, was genuinely considering this one but no modern smartphone should be running into overheating issues while gaming, especially if it's clearly going after that specific market. Suppose Xiaomi cared more about the specs on paper than actual results under load. Very unfortunate. I wonder if tweaking with a bit of an underclock + undervolt might work to resolve that, but that's really not the responsibility of the end-user. Hope they're able to get it under control themselves without having to nerf performance too much.

Brilliant work sir,way to go😇😇from India.

booting you out from games issue due to overheating is well mentioned here. and also the average camera quality review are also worth mentioning as well. great review overall. i guess im still keeping my poco f3

Great video as always. Do you plan to do review on gt neo 3?

Great review Chris, thanks. I was hoping the phone would tempt me out of an F3 purchase but doesn't seen worth double the price imo. Do you have any news on the F4 pro releasing in UK/EU?

Please compare it with realme gt 2 pro, because your comparison video are very helpful :)

Thanks for your review!

Hi! Just one question. After a 3-4 hour gaming session do you think this phone will start shaking due to the fact that it gets hot? Thanks!

hi. could you have temperature sensor in your videos next time? if regarding to gaming phone, we really do like to see the temps. thermal issues 😆

Still not finding any reason to upgrade from my Poco F2 Pro. I think 865 and 870 are decent options even in 2022, 8gen1 is a mess with overheating.

My Poco f4 GT goes for Gaming like War(PvP) and Relax (Minecraft,Genshin impact, Terraria,and more)but Poco X4 Pro only goes for take the picture,watch video, music,work and study.Perfect

This is a realistic review!

Nice review Chris!

impressed by this phone value but i'm even more impressed by this review, very good work sir.

Hello. Will there be no issue if I use this for communication and social media? Appreciate any reply

Best review 👌

thanks for the review video

even though it has the latest SoC, i think SD 870 is the peak SoC daily performance gaming or not. SD 888 and 8gen1 throttle alot.

excited

can you do the comparisons between xiaomi 11t pro vs poco f4 gt?

Great video as always!! Shame about the lack of a 3.5mm!!! It is a gaming phone......

Niceeee review. How about poco f4, what do you think about f4? It's better in photos? Many thanks

Nice review

Which Software version are you on? Can you please share the version code?

Classic Poco F series. Strong processor, middle display and opto, weak in the rest. Specifically, the throttling puts it a notch lower. (Have F2 and happy with that.) But thumbs-up for the review.

how many degrees are there in that room? It would be nice to know, because i don't think it's normal to kick you out of a game after 37 mins due to overheating

Insane !

I wanted to buy this phone. But after watching this review I changed my mind. Great review.

SnapDragon Gen1 is a beast with one weak spot and that is heat...only inside design of phone can help to cool it down...

Is a gaming phone better for heavy video editing compared to an all-rounder phone?

I have the F3 and my sons play hours on it. It never overheats. What's with those new chips? You've already adressed the overheating issue on the Xiaomi 12s. 865, 865 plus and 870 are enough. Buy used phones is the best advice today. Those chips were better and there were enough

In my case, I just need a new phone. This review really helped. I have a question, apart from the hardcore gaming aspect, is there anything else that the new SnapDragon 8 Gen1 chipset affects negatively? I want a smartphone that CAN do gaming and not really one built FOR gaming but around this price range. If the faults of the current chipset are only evident in gaming, then I will definitely get the Poco F4 GT because I don't intend to play on the absolute max settings for long periods. Especially since I'm a PC gamer hehe. Anyone's insight on this would be appreciated

There's a redmagic 6R with he same price can you do a comparison of that vs this f4

hello , i would like to know that , does it turn off the screen display when we listen to voice on telegram or messenger like the poco f3 or redmi note 10 pro because of their pure or bad sensor . thank your reply.

What would make me want this phone right now is if Xiaomi implements bypass charging to their gaming phones, like this one. Both of their most recent gaming phones have 120W charging, an odd choice since most of those people would prefer durable and longer lasting batteries. Implementing bypass charging is a big game changer for this, which I think could be possible like how RoG phones do that with even 67W chargers.

That main camera is really nice. With my f3 came with one of those.

Chris I can't help but notice that the IMX 686 is the same sensor used on the X3 NFC that came out almost two years ago. Xiaomi have really cut a lot of corners to hit this price point! It's unfortunate that their design and cooling "solution" can't manage the hot SoC properly.

Software support to maximize the power and longevity is a must

hello from Italy Milan, I'm great fan of your channel, ok I think we are talking and don't forget of a gaming phone so photo and video quality very good and in general quality price I think a Best Buy...only thing is the thermal problem.... for example if you think about Oppo x50 pro front camera il 1080 unbelievable.

Does the Poco work in North America?

Do you have plans to review the Realme GT Neo 3?

To me, Gaming at 5G makes the phone hot I tend to put it at 4G when gaming outdoors and in a Medium setting, and WiFi most of the time indoors at High settings

Hey! Have you done a review on the Huawei MateView (28')?

Sd870 is the peak of performance with stability

Where can us folks in the USA pick this up?

5:46 There is a new launcher update coming that should, hopefully, bring the same gesture navigation animations as found on Mi and Redmi phones. I found the Poco Launcher's gesture navigation to be quite stuttery, while the MIUI Launcher, installed on the same phone through root, works flawlessly and is one of the smoothest launchers on any phone I've tried.

A good offering from Poco but the F3 still makes more sense at the moment. The thermal issues of the 8gen1 are problematic for a gaiming phone. But I just wish that Xiaomi would bring back the headphone jack and SD card support. At least on their gaiming phones! Its still very helpful and practical to have both options here. The speakers also are very good 👍👍.Too bad about that type C 2.0 UFS though. 🤦‍♂️ Excellent comprehensive review Sir Chris. Nicely done as always👏👏

This phone is a beast playing CoD mobile on it have had it for 2 weeks now Charges 20min full from 0%-100% It just get very hot 🔥 so I got an external fan that cools it down for a 4hour playing session and works perfectly I play against pros and they all on high end devices nevertheless this definitely competes against them easily and made my life so much better

At least this guy tells us the audio bitrate which matters

I wonder where it will be 499 euro with snapdragon 8 1gen cpu and adreno 730 just like high end camera!! basically it have specs same or higher then some triple more expensive phones

Waiting for realme gt neo 3 review. Comparison between gt2 pro too

currently 12g/256gb variant is selling at 550 $, so which other phone is the poco f4 gt killer with same price bracket ???

Qué tal la vida en Denia ? Cuanto tiempo llevas en España ?

Chris's reviews always reflect customer's point of view. Sadly, Xiaomi never listen to customers like they did before. They gradually trying to cheap out here and there just to get more profit even with their ADUI.

Gaming, to me, is lacking without that 3.5mm jack. Many would argue that there are good BT/TWS options out there, yet still, non come close to wired ones.

It would be great if u could review black shark 5 pro

And here I am, still using Poco F1...

So ....is the black shark 4 pro still worth it??

Please review the redmi k50 standard edition with Dimensity 8100 chipset. I’ve heard that it gives a very stable performance when gaming. Would be great to hear your opinions.

Poco F4 will have SD 870, the last Qualcomm processor made by TSMC. I don't like overheating issues in phones of more USD 500

Very good review. Would love to see results of 1 hour gaming on a less demanding game like cod mobile. Really thought about buying this but the overheating really scares me. Did they fix it? Also what about ROG 6 review or top gaming phone 2022 comparison?

I'm on the market for phones yet again c': I'm thinking either this Poco F4 GT or the older Mi 11T Pro. I'm wondering which of the two would be the better choice. I play a lot of Call Of Duty Mobile, though i kinda don't need the triggers lol

If you live in a frozen land (aka Canada), this phone is perfect....

how do we know its a real g.victus? some batch have a victus and some just a gorilla low grade glasss.the only huawei have a consistent quality..

This my dream phone.

Perfectly right

What is the app name in 4:30?

I decide between this and Redmagic 7 pro what you would recommend? Should I be concerned about Redmagic software?

Sony Imx 686 or imx766 is better?

It was launched in Malaysia at RM2000 for the 8GB/128GB version and RM2200 for the 12GB/256GB version. The prices will go up to RM2300 and RM2500 after the launch promotion is over. Quite a steep step up in price compared to last year's F3 which was launched around RM1500 or RM1600?

side fingerprint reader by far is faster and more natural u can correct me on that

500 euros is a steep ask.

You have the best reviews so far for poco f4 GT since launch 👍 1 more hour for me to decide and I will decide on NO Go for sure due to the overheated issue 😅

What about proximity sensor?

I'm not a gamer and I just want a good camera for vlogging and documenting. Can you recommend some phones?

I was really looking into buying a K40 gaming edition but noticed that a few reviewers couldn't even complete benchmark tests, I'm guessing due to heat. That was with a Dimensity 1200 chipset, which doesn't really run hot. I think that they have taken the same vapor cooling chamber design for this new Gen 1 chip in the POCO F4 GT. That obviously isn't going to work out. I did eventually find a reviewer that stuck a cooling fan attachment onto the K40 gaming edition and retested it. Genshin Impact went up by 10 frames per second. Chris, if you have a cooler cold you retest this phones gaming performance. That is a video I think a lot of viewers would be interested to see. With the improved AetherSx2 Playstation 2 emulator and Skyline emulator apps, you could walk around with a PS2 and Switch combo in your pocket with the power of a Gen 1 chipset. It does need to be cooled proper though. Thanks for the review.

Doesn't seem like much of an upgrade from the F3 GT aside from the chipset. If it's true that it uses the same triggers as the F3 GT which i've heard a couple of complaints about, that might also be an issue. Hopefully the F4 standard with dimensity 9000 (redmi k50) would provide better value.

Hello Chris, I've been following you on KZfaq for a long time and I've always been interested in big cell phones. I had all the models from the Xiaomi Mi Max series, which you all tested back then, and then the Huawei Mate 20 X, which I still use today. It seems that the Vivo X Note is a worthy successor to my current model. Since it can only be bought in China via tradingshenzhen, I would be very happy if you could test it! =)

Paid 200 pound for my Poco f3 8/256 varient on mi UK store with a Snapdragon 870 and this is 500 pound on pre order with lesser battery life and a CPU made on Samsung process which sucks carrots.

Much like One Plus with the 7 Pro, Poco's peak was the F2 Pro, a fabulous smartphone with a premium build. There I am on a Poco F3, but without lying I regret my F2 Pro 😥. The F2 Pro had nothing to envy a 13 Pro Max or S22 Ultra in terms of build quality and premium feel. It just lacked a 120 Hertz screen and optical stabilization on its main sensor. The Poco F3 should have been a K40 zoom with at least 90 Hertz.

One of the best 8 gen 1 maybe I can save for it

Black crush like f3 ?

Giveaways this beast please to have a smartphone ❤❤❤

make a comparison video between poco f4 gt vs realme gt2 pro

Is there gonna be a non GT F4? I don't need all this gaming stuff inflating the price, just an affordable phone with good specs like the first 3 poco F series phones.

Please sir im not gamer. Wich best poco f4 or realme gt2 ? Thank you.

Great video Chris! Really annoyed with the fact that the audio bit rate is so low. Will you be reviewing the Redmi K50 Pro? Would love to see how the K50 Pro stacks up with the F4 GT.

120w only works on 220-240v AC socket, if its plugged at 100-120v AC its capped at 96W

Lmao that overheating wasn't a surprise

Still sticking with my Poco F2 Pro. Kinda disappointed with Xiaomi's latest phones offering. Also given the rumor that Xiaomi's smartphones powered by SD865 such as Mi 10 series + Poco F2 Pro might not be getting Android 13 with MIUI 13.5 after all may pissed off those users.

For all phones with Snapdragon 8 gen 1I think we need an outside cooler like any gaming phone. 😃

Keeping my F3

please review the K50 pro

When will k 50 amd k 50 pro release

Interface looks the same as my Xiaomi 12 Pro, battery life is pretty crap if you're using GPS and Google Maps and it does get hot when i'm uploading big files to Facebook.

Does it have proximity sensor?