The world’s largest smartphone market has been swayed with two recent smartphone launches in Q1 and Q2 which are Oppo F23 and POCO X5 Pro. The specifications of the two as mid-rangers in the market seem promising however, a player, Realme 10 Pro + that has been dominating the category previously in Q4 of 2022 offers quite similar features in the same range.
We are here to put forth all the features of these dominating mid-rangers so that you can identify what works for you best and choose the best option. Let’s get started with the grilling!
The three devices that we are about to compare for specifications and what they have to offer as mid-rangers are more or less in the same price bracket.
Oppo F23 is priced at ₹24,999/- and is a new player in the market with its latest release on May 15.
Realme 10 Pro+ is priced ₹27,150/- released last year in December and explores powerful specifications which can be compared to the latest cell phones on the block.
POCO X5 Pro is priced at ₹22,999/- and was released earlier this year in February.
You can explore the smartphones on the following websites after our comparison.
Oppo F23 and POCO X5 Pro
Realme 10 Pro +, unlike the other two, is available on both Amazon and Flipkart.
Now that we have set the price attributes for all the devices, let’s explore what they have to offer in their price range.
Display
Oppo F23
The Oppo F23 offers an AMOLED 6.72 inches screen with 1080 x 2400 resolution and a 240 Hz refresh rate.
The device with 76.1 x 165.6 x 8.2 mm dimensions comes in two colour alternatives, Cool Black and Bold Gold.
Realme 10 Pro +
The Realme 11 Pro + features a AMOLED 6.7 inches display with 1080 x 2412 pixels resolution alongside a 120 Hz refresh rate.
The smartphone offers three colour options Dark Matter, Hyperspace, and Nebula Blue with 73.9 x 161.5 x 7.78 mm dimensions.
POCO X5 Pro
The POCO X5 Pro sports an OLED 6.67 inches screen with 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a 120 Hz refresh rate.
The cell phone offers colours in Yellow, Horizon Blue, and Astral Black with 76.03 x 162.91 x 7.9 mm dimensions.
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Camera
Oppo F23
Oppo F23 offers a triple camera set with 64 MP (Wide Angle) + 2 MP (MONO) + 2 MP (Microscope) with an LED flash.
The device features a punch hole front camera 32 MP (Wide Angle) with screen flash.
The smartphone offers a decent range of photography options compared to that of the other two models on the chart.
Realme 10 Pro +
108 MP 24mm (Wide Angle) + 8 MP 16mm(Ultra Wide) + 2 MP (macro) with an LED flash
Realme 11 Pro Plus sports a punch hole front camera 16 MP 25mm (Wide Angle) with screen flash.
The smartphone features more than 10 unique photography modes such as AI Scene Recognition, Night, Professional, Panoramic View, Portrait, Street, 108M, Macro, Starry, and Group Portrait.
POCO X5 Pro
POCO X5 Pro features a trio camera setup 108 MP (Wide Angle) + 8 MP (Ultra Wide) + 2 MP (Macro) with dual-LED flash.
The smartphone just like the other two has a punch hole front camera 16 MP (Wide Angle)
The device flaunts more than 10 different modes of photography namely: Long Exposure, Night Mode, Portrait Mode, Document Mode, Pro Mode, Movie Frame among others.
Battery
Oppo F23
5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery with 67W SUPERVOOC charging with 8 GB RAM and 256GB storage.
Up to 8GB extra virtual RAM and card slot for up to 1TB storage expansion.
Realme 10 Pro +
5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery with 67W SUPERVOOC charging with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage.
The smartphone offers up to 8GB extra virtual RAM.
POCO X5 Pro
5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery with 67W fast charging with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage.
The smartphone unlike the other two offers up to 5GB extra virtual RAM
Processor
Oppo F23
The Oppo F23 runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and is powered by 2.2 GHz, Octa Core Processor.
In addition, the smartphone operates on Adreno 619 GPU and is driven by Android 13 with ColorOS 13.1.
Realme 10 Pro +
The Realme 10 Pro + features the Mediatek Dimensity 1080 2.6 GHz with Octa Core Processor.
The smartphone is powered by the ARM Mali G68 MP4 GPU and operates on Android v13 with Realme UI 4.0.
POCO X5 Pro
The POCO X5 is operated on Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 2.4 GHz and is driven by Octa Core Processor.
The device is powered by the Adreno 642L GPU and utilises Android 12 as the operating system with MIUI 14.
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Having mentioned all the details of the three devices these are a few observations that can be highlighted from the technical information that we have of the smartphones.
The Realme 10 Pro+ and POCO X5 Pro offer similar camera specifications, however, the OPPO F23 lags behind with a lower resolution primary camera sensor. As for display tech, both the Realme 10 Pro+ and the POCO X5 Pro pack AMOLED displays with support for 1 billion colours and HDR10+ but the POCO X5 Pro takes it a step further with Dolby Vision capabilities. Unfortunately, the OPPO F23 lags behind with an IPS LCD display with no HDR support. Where the OPPO F23 pulls ahead is higher resolution selfie camera versus the other two – 32-megapixels versus 16-megapixels – and support for memory expansion via microSD card.
What do you think of the three devices? Do they do any justice to the price range they have set with the specifications they are offering their customers or are there any other cell phones in the same price range that are better contenders?