Is the Xiaomi Poco M5 still supported?
End-of-support date: September 2025.
Support ended
Our estimateSeptember 2025
Source: Xiaomi's official policy · verified 2026-06-13
What it means now that support ends
- 🔓 Security risk grows monthly. New vulnerabilities are discovered constantly; on an unsupported phone they are never fixed. Banking, payments, email, and password apps become progressively riskier.
- 📱 Apps drop off. Developers raise their minimum OS requirements over time — first you lose updates to apps, then the apps themselves.
- 💸 Resale value falls fast.The market prices support: once a phone leaves a manufacturer's update list, its used value drops sharply and keeps falling.
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More questions about the Poco M5
Is the Poco M5 good for gaming?
Yes, for the price. Its Helio G99 is one of the stronger budget chips and handles most games well at moderate settings.
Does the Poco M5 have an ultra-wide camera?
No. The global Poco M5 pairs its 50MP main camera with low-value macro and depth helpers, with no true ultra-wide lens.
How fast does the Poco M5 charge?
It supports only 18W wired charging (with a 22.5W adapter in some regions), so a full charge of its 5000mAh battery is fairly slow.
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Data sources & last verified: this phone's support window comes from documented update history (estimate — see our methodology), last verified 2026-06-13. How we compute end dates.