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User score

7.8
  • 44
  • 37
  • 7
  • 2
  • 2
92 reviews
  • Screen8.0
  • Performance7.5
  • Camera6.8
  • Connectivity8.0
  • Battery7.3
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Kimovil users believe this smartphone offers excellent value for money, making it a highly recommended option for daily use and tight budgets. They highlight its fluidity in everyday tasks and its durability. However, there is a general consensus regarding overheating, especially with demanding games or during charging.

Design & Materials

According to our users, the AMOLED screen is of good quality and offers excellent contrast and brightness, even under direct sunlight. However, the 60Hz refresh rate is a drawback for many.

Is it a drop-resistant and scratch-resistant smartphone?
7.6

92 reviews

Do you think it's a nice phone?
8.0

92 reviews

Is it comfortable?
8.4

92 reviews

Can you see it well in the sunlight?
7.9

92 reviews

Performance & Hardware

According to our users, performance is fluid for daily use. However, the processor overheats and performance drops considerably with demanding games, which causes frustration.

Does it have good sound?
8.1

92 reviews

Does it work smoothly in everyday use?
8.1

92 reviews

What's your experience been with demanding games?
6.1

92 reviews

Camera

According to our users, the main camera is very good for its price range, especially in good light. The front camera is also decent, but night photos and wide-angle video generate noise.

Quality of daytime photos
7.6

92 reviews

Quality of nighttime photos
5.6

92 reviews

Quality of selfies
6.5

92 reviews

Does it have a powerful flash?
7.3

92 reviews

Connectivity

According to our users, connectivity is good, highlighting WiFi 6 and the fast fingerprint reader. Some appreciate the inclusion of NFC and the infrared port, although they regret the absence of 5G.

Does it have good coverage for calls?
7.8

92 reviews

Quality of the GPS
7.9

92 reviews

And the WiFi?
8.2

92 reviews

Battery

According to our users, battery life is excellent, lasting more than a day with normal use. The 33W fast charging is highly valued, although some notice overheating during this process.

How long does the battery last?
  • 1%
    Less than half day
  • 23%
    Less than a day
  • 38%
    One day
  • 33%
    More than one day
  • 5%
    Two days or more

92 reviews

Software

Did it come with preinstalled applications?
  • 2%
    It comes with a clean operating system
  • 83%
    It has preinstalled apps but they don't bother me
  • 15%
    It has preinstalled apps that I can't uninstall

92 reviews

Do you regularly receive updates?
  • 13%
    Never
  • 14%
    Once a year
  • 56%
    Every six months
  • 18%
    Every two months or less

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All 92 opinions

  • Still a good deal

    I used it for 1 year.
    The battery duration was okay, I made it to the night with 10%-20% of remaining battery with normal daily use. Gave me about 3 or 4 hours of watching videos, and little less of 2 hours of gaming.
    Sadly, it wasn't as resistant to drops as other Xiaomi phones are, as in the first ever drop, the glass in front of the camera broke, and the screen got scratched pretty quickly.
    Good performance for what it is, daily use super smooth, never crashed in that aspect. It did crash once or twice while playing games.
    It does have some overheating problems, but it was not as bad as with other phones.
    At its current price, now that it has dropped to about half its original price, it is still a good deal.

    Pros
    • Performance
    • Affordable
    • Camera
    • Good for every day use
    Cons
    • Fragile
    • Overheating
    • 7.6
    • Screen8.0
    • Performance8.0
    • Camera6.2
    • Connectivity9.0
    • Battery7.0
  • crippled software, but even then, the best for its price.

    1 year review for the poco m5s, 128gb / 6gb ram, android 13, miui 14

    cons:


    -the biggest negative point IMO is that all videos you play on the phone have this 'filter' on them, its because of cheap HW OVERLAY software.
    -You can disable it on dev options, but it resets on startup.
    -developer options turn off by themselves on each startup, that sucks
    -there are way too many 'recommendations' an ´ads´
    -the THEMES app keeps asking you for permissions, use it and block it.
    -useless xiaomi apps you cant uninstall
    -the notification center and the power-down menu do NOT show the blurred BG, instead it shows an ugly solid gray.
    -I've noticed a couple of visual glitches upon unblocking your screen, the notification center, and other places, they have happened 10 times max in 1 year times. a little concerning at first but it only lasts a fraction of a second and is a very rare occurrence
    -when there's a drop-in notification and you try to open the notification center, it instead opens the app in a Floating Window.
    -there's something slightly off with the touchscreen inputs. rarely, it reads diagonal & vertical inputs as an horizontal swipes.
    -the virtual proximity sensor is absolute ASS.
    -the first few week it would get hot during regular use, but then nothing after that. heavy games will get it hot and bothered, so keep in mind if you live in a oven.

    pros:

    -the screen can get BRIGHT holy crap, even at noon.
    -the camera is great, but its UI is too bloated, and the 64mp mode isn't that good.
    -the speaker is pretty DAMM good, the top speaker sounds noticeably weaker than the bottom one (workplace is full of flour, so it might be grime stuck in it) either way, quality of sound is pretty decent.
    -xiaomi said it is getting the hyperOS 2 update sometime in 2025, but that was a while ago.


    despite the cons, I'm pretty happy with it, its cheap, but is WAY better than anything else i found in its price range.

    • 9.5
    • Screen9.5
    • Performance9.5
    • Camera9.2
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery9.0
  • Sometimes it lags or it just over heats

    The design is ok , the camera is good , when taking pictures on the ultra wide camera the photo is very noisy, battery is big, the charging is fast but ,when charging with fast charging the phone will some how reach high temperature (40c°-45c°), in some games the phone will not lag at all but in some other games it lags, like carx street and carx drift3

    Pros
    • Long lasting battery
    • AMOLED display
    Cons
    • Overheating
    • Noisy camera
    • ONLY 60 Hz
    • 8
    • Screen8.0
    • Performance8.6
    • Camera6.5
    • Connectivity7.3
    • Battery9.0
  • Többet vártam tőle egy szar csomó

    • 4.8
    • Screen6.2
    • Performance5.6
    • Camera4.7
    • Connectivity7.3
    • Battery9.0
  • Very good phone but lacks power

    • 9.3
    • Screen9.2
    • Performance9.3
    • Camera8.7
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery9.0
  • Doing the job honestly

    It's good phone for the price.
    Good pictures, good battery life and fast proccecor for the price.

    • 8.5
    • Screen8.2
    • Performance8.5
    • Camera6.7
    • Connectivity9.3
    • Battery10
  • Auto
    A good phone, one of the best for its price. It only gets a little warm, but it works great.

    Pros
    • the price
    • your battery
    • the comfortable
    • the reading mode
    Cons
    • overheating
    • processor
    • camera at night
    • 7.3
    • Screen8.2
    • Performance6.6
    • Camera5.5
    • Connectivity7.6
    • Battery5.0
  • Auto
    Budget smartphone

    • 7
    • Screen8.5
    • Performance6.6
    • Camera5.5
    • Connectivity7.3
    • Battery7.0
  • Auto
    The best cost-benefit ratio of its time

    It was an excellent phone, good performance although it got hot, it charged fairly quickly, the camera was very good for its price range, its battery life was excellent, its screen wasn't smooth but it was good quality, I just think it's a bit too big

    Pros
    • main camera
    • autonomy
    • endurance
    • multitask
    • cost-benefit ratio
    • updates
    Cons
    • ugly design
    • It is no longer updated
    • ads in the operating system
    • without 120 Hz
    • 7.6
    • Screen4.7
    • Performance7.3
    • Camera6.0
    • Connectivity7.0
    • Battery9.0
  • Auto
    Very good experience

    It's a very good experience overall; it has good battery life, great durability, and many customizable themes that keep getting added over time. However, it lacks a good bed and overheats considerably with games that aren't of medium quality.

    Pros
    • Price
    • Operating system
    • Topics
    • Battery
    • Endurance
    • Storage
    Cons
    • Camera
    • Run games
    • Overheating
    • No updates
    • 8
    • Screen8.5
    • Performance8.3
    • Camera4.7
    • Connectivity7.3
    • Battery9.0

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  • 6.4 Design & Materials
  • 6.4 Performance & Hardware
  • 6.7 Camera
  • 6.9 Connectivity
  • 6.2 Battery
What is a Ki score?
Ki is an automatic score based on the specifications and prices of devices. It is calculated using over 200 variables to rank smartphones, tablets and other devices from best to worst.
How do we calculate the Ki?

In this case, to determine the score we evaluate 5 general aspects:

  • Design and screen
  • Hardware and performance
  • Camera
  • Connectivity
  • Battery

Once these 5 factors have been rated, we introduce the price variable. This means that any two devices with the same ratings get a different Ki score for quality vs price.

Even a device objectively worse than another may have a higher Ki score if it has a better price.

Does the Ki score change?

The Ki varies as time goes by. As new devices with better specifications enter the market the Ki score of older devices will go down, always being compensated of their decrease in price.