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POCO M4 Pro review: AMOLED, stereo and 33 W in a sub-$250 all-rounder.

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2021·$230
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#12 of 147
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

An AMOLED-and-stereo budget pick.

Poco M4 Pro stood out for an AMOLED screen and stereo speakers at $230 with a jack, microSD and IR. The Helio G96 and 4G keep it entry-level.

01Display

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2021 — 13 points above the cohort average.

TypeAMOLED, 90 Hz
Size6.43 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px

02Camera

64/100

At 64/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among budget phones of 2021 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Main64 MP, f/1.79
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

56/100

56/100 puts it above the 52-point average for budget phones of 2021.

ChipsetHelio G96 (12 nm)
RAM4 / 6 / 8 GB
Storage64 / 128 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired33 W

05Build

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among budget phones of 2021 — 9 points above the cohort average.

06Value

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among budget phones of 2021 — 16 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • AMOLED + stereo at $230.
  • 33 W charging + jack + microSD.
  • IR blaster.
  • Light 179.5 g.
What doesn't
  • Helio G96 + 4G only.
  • 90 Hz not 120.
  • No OIS.
  • MIUI ads.
Cross-shop it against
POCO M5
$190 · score 70/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 147-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .