Xiaomi Poco F4 GT

“Despite the throttling, it offers a lot of performance for around 600 USD, fast storage, and an excellent speaker system. Thanks to the fast response times of the OLED panel and a fast refresh rate of 120 Hz, the Xiaomi smartphone and its triggers still make for an enjoyable gaming experience, albeit with the above constraints.”

“Gaming chops in grown-up-friendly attire feels like an odd crossover, but that's the vibe we're getting from the Poco F4 GT. The latest Snapdragon joins a pair of snappy-clicky shoulder triggers so that the handset can stand its ground against the ROGs of the world, and the consumption side is similarly well taken care of by a great display and big-sounding speakers. Battery life may be middle of the road and the camera system is hardly impressive , but neither is strictly bad so as to be a dealbreaker, and it's not like rivals set a particularly high bar in either respect.”

“It's perfect if you want to feel different but not so much different that it gets uncomfortable. It delivers nicely in some areas (performance before it throttles, battery life, screen quality, handling, speakers), greatly in others (smoothness, charging speed, the vibration motor, the fingerprint sensor), and not so much in some others still (camera image quality, sustained performance). It's definitely a quirky package, but some people are quirky people with quirky needs, and if yours match what the Poco F4 GT can offer, you'll have a great time with it.”

“Top-notch performance, a punchy display and genuinely useful hardware make the Poco F4 GT a treat for anyone that enjoys gaming on the sly, rather than shouting it from the rooftops. Camera quality lets it down against more well-rounded rivals, though.”