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Review of Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro phone, price and specifications

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07/10/2023

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Price review, camera, screen, design, software, hardware, battery, charging speed and other specifications of Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro.

Review of Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro phone, price and specifications

Introduction

It’s been ten months since the launch of the Poco X4 Pro, and naturally, with the fast pace of industry launches, it’s time for the next-generation Poco smartphone. And while the X4 Pro was a big step back from the X3 Pro in terms of performance, the new Poco X5 Pro is focused on fixing exactly that. It also brings screen and camera improvements and a new, more efficient design.

The Poco X5 Pro doesn’t stray too far from the established formula – there aren’t any major upgrades, though there are enough improvements across the board to make you want to upgrade.

Poco X5 Pro highlights include Dolby Vision display with 1B colors, fast Snapdragon 778G 5G chipset, 128GB base storage and 4K video recording!

And if this Poco X5 Pro reminds you of another phone, no wonder. This Poco seems to be the international version of the Redmi Note 12 Pro Speed for China.

The Poke X5 Pro has a 6.67-inch 1080p AMOLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and HDR10 certification from previous models. But now it’s upgraded with 10-bit color depth and Dolby Vision support.

However, the most notable change is the chipset. While the Poco X3 Pro was powered by the Snapdragon 860, the X4 Pro used the mid-range Snapdragon 695. Well, gaming performance is back on the table with the X5 Pro and the powerful Snapdragon 778G platform. The base configuration is now 6GB of RAM with 128GB of non-expandable storage, but you can also opt for the 8GB + 256GB variant.

The camera department seems to be the same as the Poco X4 Pro – a triple setup on the back with a 108MP primary camera, an 8MP macro camera and a 16MP selfie camera. 4K video recording is now possible for the main camera, probably thanks to the Snapdragon chip upgrade.

Other essential specs remain familiar – stereo speakers, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and a 5,000mAh battery with 67W fast charging.

The new Poke X5 Pro still runs on Android 12, but with the latest MIUI 14 on top.

Finally, we’d like to acknowledge its detailed design – while the shape of the phone and the big black spots around the cameras remain the same, the back panels aren’t as flashy as before – the X5 Pro is available in simple black, blue and yellow colors.

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Checking the technical specifications of Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro at a glance

Body: 162.9×76.0x7.9mm, 181g; Gorilla Glass 5 front, plastic back, plastic frame; IP53, resistant to dust and water splash.

Display: 6.67 inch OLED, 1B color, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 500 nits (typ), 900 nits (HBM), 1080x2400px resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 395ppi.

Chipset: Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6nm): Octa-core (1×2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3×2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.9 GHz Cortex-A55); Adreno 642L.

Memory: 128 GB RAM 6 GB, 256 GB RAM 8 GB; UFS 2.2.

OS/Software: Android 13, MIUI 14.

Rear Camera: Wide (main): 108MP, f/1.9, 1/1.52″ 0.7µm, PDAF; Ultra Wide Angle: 8MP, 119˚, 1/4″ 1.12µm; Macro: 2 MP, f/2.4.

Front camera: 16 MP, (wide), 1/3.06 inch, 1.0 µm.

Video recording: Rear camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS. Front camera: 1080p@30/60fps.

Battery: 5000 mAh; 67W wired, PD3.0, QC3+.

Other specifications: Fingerprint reader (mounted on the side). NFC (market dependent); infrared port; 3.5 mm jack; Stereo speakers

Looking at the specifications of the Poco X5 Pro, we can’t see many omissions. The phone has many fan favorite features like dual 5G SIM, NFC, dual speakers, IR blaster and audio jack. And just like other Poco and Redmi phones, this phone is also splash resistant.

However, one feature that has been left out since the Poco X4 Pro is the microSD expansion slot. And there are people who do not take it well.

Unboxing Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro

The Poco X5 Pro comes in a black box that includes a 67W power adapter, a 6A rated USB cable, and a clear protective case.

The X5 Pro also comes with an anti-scratch film already applied to its screen. It’s a smudge magnet and we ditched it after a few days, but many people will appreciate having it.

Checking the design, build quality and handling of the Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro phone

We’ve mentioned that the new Poco X5 Pro comes with an advanced design, though we hope we haven’t gotten your hopes up too high. The new model is quite reminiscent of the Poco X4 Pro and Redmi Note 11 devices, but it has a few changes that we really appreciate.

In fact, the Poco X5 Pro has a familiar shape – flat front and back panels and a smooth bezel, a shape that allows the phone to stand on its own when needed. It is also splash resistant like all recent Xiaomi phones.

The design is slightly faded. In the last generation, there was some sort of holographic gradient going on at the back. The cover is now monochrome and matte, and the glass portion of the camera bump is smaller.

Poco X5 Pro is available in black, blue and yellow colors. And obviously we have the yellow model to review.

Yellow has been a signature color for Poco and it looks good on the Poco X5 Pro.

Like many Poco and Redmi phones, the screen is covered with a sheet of Gorilla Glass 5. The back and frame are made of plastic, both of which have a pleasant matte finish.

Let’s take a closer look at the Poco X5 Pro now.

On the front is an improved AMOLED display with a diagonal size of 6.67 inches. It supports 1080p resolution, HDR10 certification and a 120Hz refresh rate, but the Poco X5 Pro also offers 10-bit color depth and Dolby Vision.

There’s a small hole in the top center, where you’ll find an old 16-megapixel camera.

The screen has relatively uniform edges, which is not always the case in mid-range phones.

The Poco X5 Pro has stereo speakers and two outputs at the top – one at the front for phone purposes and one at the top of the case. The second speaker is located at the bottom of the X5 Pro and the overall balance sounds quite good and satisfying.

The rear panel of the Poco X5 Pro still has a large black spot as the camera accent, although only half of that is the actual glass housing, the one that protrudes from the back. The rest is only black. The X4 Pro had an unnecessary giant island.

The main and ultra-wide cameras have their own snap rings around them, while the 2MP macro eye and single LED flash are flush with the camera island.

Now it’s time to take a look around this poco.

There is nothing on the left side, while the volume and power buttons are on the right side. The yellow power/lock key also houses the always-on fingerprint scanner. The sensor is fast and accurate and can be set to touch or push – it depends on your work style.

In addition to one of the speakers, the upper part of the phone has a sound jack, an IR blaster and a secondary microphone.

The bottom of the Poco X5 Pro houses the main microphone, the second speaker, the USB-C port and the dual SIM card tray.

The Poco X5 Pro is a well-built smartphone with a decent size and weight. Thanks to its no-nonsense design, it provides enough grip, and we didn’t feel the need to secure it with a case. However, one is provided to you as part of the retail package, so if you find that you hate the wobble when you put it on the table, or feel like it’s slipping, it’s right out of the box.

We still feel that the Poco X5 Pro’s camera island could have been even less prominent, but we guess that’s actually the effect Poco is going for. And there is nothing wrong with it. Now waterproof those mid-range pocos to make them virtually unbeatable.

Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro screen review

The Poco X5 Pro has an upgraded 6.67-inch AMOLED display from the Poco X4 Pro and Redmi Note 11. The improved panel supports 10-bit color depth and can display more than 1B colors. And in addition to HDR10, it now supports Dolby Vision content.

The rest of the specs are fairly familiar – 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution or 395ppi, 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch response, wide color support and Gorilla Glass 5 protection.

The display supports 1920 Hz PWM exposure to minimize eye strain in low light conditions.

Poco promises 500nits of normal brightness and 900nits of maximum brightness, and we’re happy to confirm those numbers with our display testing. The minimum white point brightness was 2 nits, which is excellent.

Color accuracy

Poco X5 Pro display supports DCI-P3 wide color space and this is the default setting. Display color options offer three different color models – Vivid (default, DCI-P3), Saturated (DCI-P3 with saturation boost), and Standard (sRGB). You can adjust the color temperature for each mode. There is also a custom mode where you can choose the color spectrum and fine-tune the colors, saturation, hue, contrast, gamma.

The Vivid option (default) faithfully reproduces DCI-P3, and we found it to be fairly accurate, with the exception of bluish-white and gray tones (fixable by selecting a warm color temperature). The standard option corresponds to sRGB and provides accurate rendering, including whites and grays.

refresh rate

The screen supports up to 120Hz refresh rate and there are two refresh modes – Custom (choose between 120Hz or 60Hz) and Default (automatic switching behavior).

According to its specifications, this display supports four fixed refresh rates – 30Hz, 60Hz, 90Hz and 120Hz.

Both custom and default (auto) 120Hz do the same thing – the system uses 120Hz for the phone’s user interface and most applications (including games), at least when the user is interacting with the display or there is movement on the screen. .

Then, when it sees a still image for a few seconds, it drops the refresh rate to 60Hz to save power. 60 Hz is always used for the camera application, video playback and streaming.

The only thing we saw the screen use at 30Hz was the always-on display and the notification light.

The display also supports 90Hz, but we couldn’t find any apps to enable this refresh rate (this doesn’t mean it isn’t supported).

Streaming

The Poco X5 Pro comes with Widevine L1 DRM support, and Full HD streaming with HDR10 and Dolby Vision support is available on popular platforms, including Netflix.

Poco X5 Pro battery life review

It is powered by a 5,000 mAh battery and uses the Snapdragon 778G 5G chipset, which has quickly become one of the most popular mid-range phones. We’ve seen a few smartphones like the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE and the Samsung Galaxy A52s match the Poco X5 Pro’s battery life.

The Poco X5 Pro earned an endurance rating of 113 hours, satisfying our call, web browsing, and video playback tests. Standby performance was slightly above average.

So let’s see how the Poco X5 Pro compares to other phones.

Checking the charging speed of Poco X5 Pro

The 5000mAh battery inside Poco X5 Pro supports fast wired charging up to 67W and the phone comes with a 67W power adapter.

We achieved a 47% charge in just 15 minutes – that’s very fast for the class and close to what competitors achieve with similar batteries and charges. Then we got 82% charge at the 30 minute mark.

Full charge is obtained in 50 minutes.

Unfortunately, there is no optimized night charging in the settings.

Checking the speakers of Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro

The Poco X5 Pro has stereo speakers at the top and bottom and supports Dolby Atmos enhancement.

The top speaker has two outputs – one at the top and one at the front – and sound comes from both. Turning off any of them will reduce the sound quality, but not the loudness. We’ve listened to music and watched videos with and without Dolby Atmos enhancement (on by default), and we strongly recommend keeping Dolby on.

It increases the volume and creates a much richer output with better sound and more bass. The Poco X5 Pro scored very well in our loudness test, and we can confirm that it sounds good.

The sound quality can also be described as very good – the vocals are good, there is some bass and the high range is quite good.

Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro software review

Poco X5 Pro is the first smartphone to come with MIUI 14. It’s also the first time we’ve seen MIUI 14, so we’ll be exploring its features in more depth than usual. Strangely, the ROM is based on Android 12 instead of Android 13, although we suspect that a new version of the OS is probably in the works.

One of the major improvements in MIUI 14 is optimization. Xiaomi says it’s the most optimized and efficient MIUI to date, starting with what they call Project Razor. The MIUI 14 developer team updated the system architecture at the Android core level with scheduling of CPU, GPU and memory resources, lighter OS size and reduced memory consumption. Xiaomi claims that MIUI 14 runs 60 percent smoother on the Xiaomi 12S Ultra compared to its predecessor, though how that translates to non-flagship phones is yet to be determined.

Another major change is the lighter footprint of the entire system, which leaves more room for apps and storage. The 256GB model of the Poco X5 Pro comes with 225GB of free storage after initial launch, if that’s any indication.

Other detailed optimizations include automatic compression for apps that are not actively used and a change to turn off persistent notifications. And, drumroll, only eight system apps can’t be uninstalled, which is a huge leap from previous versions of MIUI.

Unfortunately, we didn’t see any of the new MIUI 14 features that Xiaomi is showing off to the public. Perhaps they are exclusive to the Chinese version, as is often the case with such beautiful items.

These include customizable folders with regular and large icons and new widget options with different shapes and sizes. Or flower and pet widgets, which are animated Tamagotchi-like characters that live on your home screen.

MIUI 14 is also supposed to offer merging of duplicate files and improved text recognition (per device) and extraction from images in the gallery. Privacy should also be addressed with end-to-end encryption and local processing of user data on the device. None of these are available in MIUI 14 for Poco. MIUI 14 should also offer a new smart device switcher in Control Center that lets you assign Xiaomi accessories such as wireless headphones by dragging and dropping between Xiaomi devices. This feature eliminates the hassle of pairing headphones with other devices. It’s a neat drag-and-drop interface that unfortunately hasn’t been built into the Poco X5 Pro yet.

Finally, there’s a new family account function that lets you share your photos and cloud sharing services with up to 9 people. Users can also share their health tracking data from their smartwatch to help track the health of family members. This one also seems to be a China exclusive.

And now, let’s take a look at what MIUI 14 for Poco has to offer on the Poco X5 Pro.

The MIUI interface is more or less standard MIUI, with minor Poco twists. There is always-on display capability, but, unfortunately, it can never be always on. Appears only 10 seconds after tapping. At the very least, there are plenty of AOD themes to choose from. Some of them can also be customized.

X5 Pro still supports the Notification effect. It lights up the edges of the display when new notifications come in, but aside from a few different colors and a “Starlight” option, there’s little customization possible. This effect can work with or without AOD.

Notification effect - Poco X5 Pro review

You unlock the screen through the fingerprint scanner installed on the side. The reader is easy to set up, very fast, and extremely accurate. You can set the unlock method to ‘Touch’ or ‘Press’ – if you’re using a bezel-less phone, press will prevent palm misreading (which ultimately leads to PIN entry). 2D Face Unlock is also available, but it is much less secure than the fingerprint option.

Home screens are nothing out of the ordinary – they are filled with shortcuts, folders and widgets. The leftmost section is Google’s Discover, if it’s enabled – but you can disable it or replace it with Xiaomi’s App Vault widget window with smart suggestions.

Unlike the Xiaomi or Redmi MIUI builds, the Poco version only has a two-layer App Drawer-style interface – you can’t disable the app drawer and put all your apps on the home screen. The app drawer itself is the same, though – by default, it automatically organizes your apps into categories that you can edit or disable altogether.

Just like MIUI 12, MIUI 13 offers a standalone shader and control center. You summon them like you would on iPhones – swipe down from the left side of the screen for Notification Center, swipe down from the right for Control Center. You can also swipe left to switch between them.

If you don’t like this iPhone split – you can disable Control Center and the shadow will return to its normal appearance and functionality.

If you’ve ever used a Xiaomi, the task switcher is also familiar. It shows all your recent apps in two columns.

Split screen as well as floating window are supported. You can minimize some system apps like the calculator to a floating window – when you tap and hold on the app card, you can see if this option is available. Or you can pull down notifications to launch compatible apps in a popup view from within Notification Center.

The regular task switching option with side scrollable cards is not available in Poco Launcher.

Themes have always been a big part of MIUI and they are available in MIUI 14 – also in the Poco build. You can download new ones from the theme store, and they can change wallpapers, ringtones, system icons, and even the always-on display style. Fantastic wallpapers are also available.

MIUI comes with its own multimedia apps – there’s Gallery, Music and Mi Video (both with local and streaming options). There is also a MIUI file manager. And of course, a Mi Remote app that uses the integrated IR blaster.

MIUI also offers a security app. It can scan your phone for malware, manage your blacklist, manage or limit your data usage, configure battery behavior and free up some RAM. It can also manage the permissions of your installed apps, define the battery behavior of selected apps, and apply restrictions to specific apps only.

And speaking of memory, MIUI 14 offers Memory Extension option which is enabled by default (you can disable it if you want). In our review unit, we can choose between 2GB, 3GB and 5GB of internal memory reserved as RAM expansion. Less important memory blocks should go here.

The sidebar itself is not available. However, its video toolkit is available, and basically includes the entire sidebar functionality, but you have to manually make it available in a set of apps. When enabled, a small icon is visible at the edge of the screen that expands into a menu whenever you swipe on it. From here you run programs in pop-up windows.

Recommended for multimedia applications (such as YouTube, Mi Video, Gallery, etc.). In addition to options for floating windows, it contains shortcuts for Screenshot, Record screen, Cast and Play Video with the screen off that work on YouTube, without the need for a Premium subscription. But, as we mentioned, you need to whitelist the apps beforehand where you want this feature to be enabled.

Some MIUI ROMs include ads in default apps. This is a known thing. Our Poco X5 Pro had no ads, although the ads option was on. If you see ads in MIUI – they can be turned off, although it’s a bit tedious to do as you have to do it for every system app that has them.

Checking the performance and benchmarks of the Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro phone

The Poco X5 Pro uses the Snapdragon 778G 5G chipset – a huge upgrade over the Snapdragon 695 5G chipset in the Poco X4 Pro. It is a good 6nm chipset manufactured at TSMC foundries, which has an octa-core processor with four Kryo 670 cores @2.4GHz (based on Cortex-A78) and four Kryo 670 Silver cores @1.8GHz (based on Cortex-A55).

There is an advanced Adreno 642L GPU and an X53 5G modem (up to 3.3 Gbps download speed).

The base configuration of the Poco X5 Pro is now 6GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.2 storage. You can also opt for 8GB of RAM with 256GB of storage, and this is our review unit. Note that there is no microSD slot.

We’ve already seen a few phones with this chipset and we know it’s pretty good for this class, if not one of the most preferred. And if it weren’t for economic and logistical hurdles until 2022, the SD778G would probably become a widespread SoC in this class.

Anyway, let’s see some benchmarks.

The Poco X5 Pro has one of the fastest processors in the mid-range segment and we really can’t hope for more.

We can safely say the same about the GPU. It can handle demanding games with flagship elegance. It’s bested only by the older Poco X3 Pro with the Snapdragon 860 4G chipset.

And finally, the AnTuTu 9 test puts the Poco X5 Pro at the top of all competitors.

The Poco X5 Pro offers great performance for its class and can even push over 60fps on its screen if the game supports it, which is pretty cool.

Of course, we also did some stress tests. The CPU Throttle test showed that no throttling occurs on the Poco X5 Pro when using the CPU at 100%, which means that the cooling is more than adequate. We couldn’t test the GPU bottleneck with the 3D benchmark, but we know from other phones like the Nothing (1) and the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE that the Adreno 642L typically achieves around 90% stability, which is great. .

Poco X5 Pro is properly equipped with modern hardware and cooling system and it has fast performance and super stable performance. And that deserves a perfect score in our book. It’s also impressive that the SD778G still holds up two and a half years after its release.

Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro camera review

The Poco X5 Pro has three cameras on the back and one on the front – all of which appear to be similar to the ones captured by the previous model Poco X4 Pro 5G. There’s a high-definition main camera, an ultra-wide camera and a macro camera on the back, and a conventional selfie eye inside the small punch-hole display on the opposite end.

The main camera is the same as the Poco X4 Pro – it uses a 1/1.52-inch Samsung ISOCELL HM2 108MP sensor with 0.7µm pixels and a 24mm f/1.9 lens. The color filter is Nona-Bayer, meaning 9 pixels of the sensor are combined. It has a pixel size of 2.1 µm and an output resolution of 12 megapixels. PDAF is available. Night mode is available.

The ultra-wide camera relies on an 8MP Samsung S5K4H7 ISOCELL Slim sensor with 1.12µm pixels behind a 14mm (11mm per JPEG) f/2.2 lens. Focus is fixed at infinity. There is also a night mode here.

The macro camera has a 2MP OmniVision 02B10 sensor behind the f/2.4 lens. Focus is fixed at a distance of about 4 cm.

Finally, the selfie camera uses a 16MP OmniVision OV16A1Q 1/3.06-inch sensor with 1.0µm pixels and a Quad-Bayer filter. It sits behind an f/2.45 lens (apparently 19mm per JPEG) and is fixed focus. While this camera is fixed. It should save 4-megapixel images, instead it produces upscaled 16-megapixel selfies.

Camera app

The camera app is a fairly simple implementation, though it has its quirks. First, the main operation for switching modes works by swiping from the side (on the black frame!), and you can also tap on the modes you can see to switch directly to them. Up and down swipes do not work to switch between front and rear cameras. Only the button next to the shutter does this.

You can add, remove, and reset modes in the main rolodex by going to the More tab and clicking the Edit button, and you can also access it from the Settings menu. Unused modes will still be in that More tab, but you’ll be able to switch to a (less visual) pull-out screen called from a line next to the shutter.

The hamburger menu at the bottom is where you’ll find additional options, including a macro mode (why here and not one in the rolodex?), plus an icon to access settings. Next to that hamburger menu, you have a flash mode switch, an HDR switch, an AI key, and a shortcut for Google Lens.

At the near end, you have the camera’s zoom switch, which operates in one of two modes. The first is as simple as tapping on one of the three dots that show the ultrawide, prime, and digital double options. Or you can tap and drag the active zoom to reveal zoom levels of even 2x and 10x, plus a slider for medium magnifications. There is also a magic wand around with beauty effects and filters.

There is a well-featured professional mode where you can change the shooting parameters yourself. Here you can use primary and ultra-wide cameras. You can choose from 4 white balance presets or dial in the light temperature with a slider, a manual focus slider and shutter speed (1/4000s to 30s/0.8s for prime/ultra wide ) and there is ISO control with a range depending on it.

As expected, there are additional modes, including Long Exposure with a selection of different presets – moving crowd, neon trails, oil painting, light painting, starry sky and star trails.

Night mode is available on the main and ultra-wide cameras. Also, Auto Night mode is enabled by default in the settings.

The quality of photos taken during the day

There is an HDR switch on the viewfinder, which has two positions, auto off and on. If left on auto, HDR will turn yellow when the camera app decides to use HDR. This is extremely rare and the difference is a slight dynamic boost in the sky.

The main camera saves 12MP photos by default, and the photos are good, though not great. But let’s not forget that this is a mid-range phone.

Images offer excellent contrast, true-to-life colors, lovely dynamic range, and are clean of noise. Resolved detail is slightly above average, but far from ideal. Complex details (such as foliage) are often smeared (background) or over-sharpened (foreground).

We found those photos to be pretty good for this class – they look great when zoomed in, but at 100% zoom you might find them rather mediocre, as they’re over-processed and look a little artificial.

Main camera, 12MP

There’s a 2x zoom button on the viewfinder, which gives slightly better output than if you crop and upscale the 12MP image yourself. We’re guessing the cropping and upscaling is done from the 108MP image (even if it takes a while) and that’s why we see a bit more detail. Details are poor, but everything else—contrast, colors, dynamic—matches default photos.

2x zoom man cam, 12MP - f/1.9, ISO 50, 1/640s - Poco X5 Pro review

2x zoom man cam, 12MP - f/1.9, ISO 50, 1/603s - Poco X5 Pro review

2x zoom man cam, 12MP - f/1.9, ISO 50, 1/1623s - Poco X5 Pro review

2x zoom man cam, 12MP - f/1.9, ISO 50, 1/1244s - Poco X5 Pro review

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2x zoom man cam, 12MP

Portraits from the main camera are solid – subject separation is decent, background blur is good, and subjects are well-exposed and sharp, even sometimes oversharpened. As for photo quality – it matches the samples we’ve seen from the main camera with 1x zoom – it’s good, but not great when it comes to detail.

Portraits, 12MP - f/1.9, ISO 925, 1/100s - Poco X5 Pro review

Portraits, 12MP - f/1.9, ISO 296, 1/100s - Poco X5 Pro review

Portraits, 12MP

And speaking of detail, if you really need a flagship-grade example, you can get it by resizing the 108MP photos to 12MP. Images have a bit of noise, but much more detail.

108MP-to-12MP - f/1.9, ISO 50, 1/818s - Poco X5 Pro review

108MP-to-12MP - f/1.9, ISO 50, 1/935s - Poco X5 Pro review

108MP-to-12MP

And here are the original 108MP samples. They’re below average when it comes to detail, but otherwise good for colors, dynamic range, and contrast. And because they aren’t over-processed like the default ones, you can squeeze more detail out of them.

Ultrawide 8MP photos are also good. They show enough detail, corners are easily corrected and noise is low. Colors are realistic, contrast is a little average at times, and so is dynamic range.

Auto HDR is often shot on the Ultrawide camera (50% in those samples), but unfortunately it doesn’t make much of a difference.

Still, these Ultrawide shots are perfectly usable even at full 8MP resolution, which is a win.

On the other hand, the 2MP macro shots are pretty terrible. Their details are incredibly poor and they are noisy and overly sharp. The colors are nice though.

16MP selfies (and portrait selfies) are great. They come from a Quad-Bayer camera, so average detail was to be expected. But they excel at everything – noise reduction, color rendering and white balance, dynamic range, contrast.

Selfies, 16MP - f/2.5, ISO 65, 1/100s - Poco X5 Pro review

Selfies, 16MP - f/2.5, ISO 63, 1/50s - Poco X5 Pro review

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Selfies, 16MP - f/2.5, ISO 76, 1/50s - Poco X5 Pro review

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Selfies, 16MP

The quality of photos taken in low light

Poco X5 Pro supports automatic night mode – enabled by default in advanced settings. In theory it should work on both main and ultra-wide cameras, and the camera app should decide when and where to use night mode and exposure time.

Not exactly like other MIUI phones. The main camera used night mode for most of the scenes we shot, although it seemed to occasionally choose a lower exposure than manual in night mode afterwards. Unfortunately, it did nothing for the ultrawide camera.

Photos with the default auto night mode option are easy to love – they’re all well-exposed with great contrast and dynamic range, and color saturation is commendable. Resolved detail is high and noise, even if visible, is not a hindrance.

Sometimes the “Auto Night Mode” gives the wrong indication that it’s doing it or that the exposure time wasn’t long enough – and it messes up the photos and we get a little blurry. That’s why we recommend that you stand still for a second after you’ve finished shooting, and maybe take more than one shot.

Manual night mode sometimes uses slightly longer exposure times, which may rarely produce slightly brighter, less blurry photos. Other than that, the manual mode offers the same photo quality as the automatic night mode.

Main camera, Night Mode ON - f/1.9, ISO 2008, 1/10s - Poco X5 Pro review

Main camera, Night Mode ON - f/1.9, ISO 2003, 1/7s - Poco X5 Pro review

Main camera, Night Mode ON - f/1.9, ISO 2006, 1/7s - Poco X5 Pro review

Main camera, Night Mode ON - f/1.9, ISO 2002, 1/7s - Poco X5 Pro review

Main camera, Night Mode ON - f/1.9, ISO 2001, 1/7s - Poco X5 Pro review

Photos taken without night mode are also good and look more realistic. Yes, they’re a bit softer, with lower exposure and dynamic range, but they represent true reality. And their color saturation is still good and noise is very bearable.

Main camera, Night Mode OFF - f/1.9, ISO 1094, 1/9s - Poco X5 Pro review

Main camera, Night Mode OFF - f/1.9, ISO 6307, 1/8s - Poco X5 Pro review

Main camera, Night Mode OFF - f/1.9, ISO 8873, 1/8s - Poco X5 Pro review

Main camera, Night Mode OFF - f/1.9, ISO 10287, 1/8s - Poco X5 Pro review

2x zoom only uses night mode when forced. And naturally it offers a simple digital zoom (crop and boost) from the default output.

2x - f/1.9, ISO 1465, 1/20s - Poco X5 Pro review

2x Night Mode - f/1.9, ISO 2000, 1/10s - Poco X5 Pro review

2x - f/1.9, ISO 7653, 1/8s - Poco X5 Pro review

2x Night Mode - f/1.9, ISO 2003, 1/7s - Poco X5 Pro review

As we noted, automatic night mode does nothing on the ultra-wide camera. Photos are serviceable – there’s more detail than we expected, color saturation is good and noise, while high, doesn’t ruin the photo. Contrast is good and dynamic range is also good.

Ultrawide camera - f/2.2, ISO 574, 1/10s - Poco X5 Pro review

Ultrawide camera - f/2.2, ISO 1679, 1/9s - Poco X5 Pro review

Ultrawide camera - f/2.2, ISO 1257, 1/10s - Poco X5 Pro review

Ultrawide camera - f/2.2, ISO 1993, 1/8s - Poco X5 Pro review

Ultrawide camera - f/2.2, ISO 1514, 1/8s - Poco X5 Pro review

Ultrawide camera - f/2.2, ISO 801, 1/10s - Poco X5 Pro review

Ultrawide camera

Of course, night mode is the way to go for an ultra-wide camera. Removes all noise, improves exposure, color saturation, contrast and dynamic range. These ultra wide bright photos are not only usable, but also perfectly good to show off to your friends.

Ultrawide camera, Night Mode - f/2.2, ISO 800, 1/8s - Poco X5 Pro review

Ultrawide camera, Night Mode

And here are some of our regular poster shots taken with the Poco X5 Pro. You can see how it stacks up against the competition. You can easily browse around and compare it against other phones in our extensive database.

Video quality

The low-light 4K video we captured is also good, if a bit noisy. Films offer good colors and exposure, and the overall quality is higher than average for this class.

Finally, 1080p videos from the ultrawide camera are also good. Details are sufficient for 1080p resolution and colors are accurate. Dynamic range and contrast are adequate, if not perfect.

Review of competitors of Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro

The Poco X5 Pro was a great follow up to the Poco X4 Pro and it easily wins you over with its specs sheet. But the Poco X5 Pro isn’t just great on paper, it delivers on every promise – display, battery life, charging speed, performance, camera quality.

The regular price of the Poco X5 Pro starts at €300 (€250 early bird), which is quite a reasonable price for 2023, which is very competitive.

The first smartphone that comes to mind is the Galaxy A53 – it’s the same price, but offers an IP67-rated design, OIS for the main camera and more megapixels on the others. There’s no Dolby Vision or Dolby Atmos, so if you’re looking for the ultimate streaming experience, the Poco will probably do better.

The Moto G82 can be found for even less and is a great alternative. The phone lacks Dolby features and the hardware is a bit slower, but it offers optical stabilization for the main camera, microSD expansion and a no-nonsense Android interface.

The Realme 10 Pro+, if available, is a fast smartphone with a great AMOLED display, even if it’s only HDR10+ certified. Its speaker, camera, and charging capabilities match the Poco, while its battery life is even better. Realme’s curved design is also a nice touch if you’re into such shapes.

The Poco F4 is what the Poco X5 Pro could have been if it weren’t for current global barriers – it’s literally the Poco X5 Pro with a Snapdragon 870 5G chipset and OIS for the main camera. These two upgrades will cost you around €100 more than the X5 Pro, and we’d say they’re worth it.

Samsung Galaxy A53 5G • Motorola Moto G82 • Realme 10 Pro+ • Xiaomi Poco F4

Summary

Indeed, the yellow Poco X5 Pro is eye-catching, but not as attractive as its predecessors. It offers a great OLED with a fast refresh rate of 120 Hz, brightness up to 900 nits and HDR10 and Dolby Vision certifications.

Then comes the excellent Dolby Atmos speakers which are a nice complement to the Dolby display. And we appreciated the long battery life and fast charging.

Of course, the most popular upgrade is the new chipset. The Snapdragon 778G is one of the reasons why the Galaxy A52s is so popular in our conclusion, and we suspect the Poco X5 Pro will follow suit. If only Pocos were IP67 rated like the Galaxy, but we’d guess they’d still do just fine with the unofficial IP53 rating.

The camera department remains the same as the Poco X4 Pro and so is the photo quality. But the new chipset allows for 4K video recording, and it’s pretty awesome. Here is another good news.

There were a few things that bugged us, though none of them were really deal breakers, at least for us. First, the microSD slot has been retired, although the base model now doubles the storage capacity to 128GB. Then the FM radio is gone.

Finally, MIUI 14 on top of Android 12 looks exactly like MIUI 13, with none of the obvious new features here. Maybe the underlying optimizations did it, maybe not. But once again most of the new MIUI stuff seems to be reserved for the Chinese MIUI ROM.

The Poco X5 Pro 5G is a decent sequel with some minor flaws, which is why it gets our recommendation. It is one of the best phones in its price range and its specs and solid real-life performance will easily impress most potential buyers.

Why should we buy Poco X5 Pro?

Nice no-nonsense design, just sticky enough.
Dolby Vision OLED Excellent, bright, 120Hz refresh rate.
Great battery life, fast charging.
Powerful stereo speakers, great sound.
Great performance, compatible with games, 5G.
All-round photo and video quality is very good.
Two 5G SIM cards, Wi-Fi 6, NFC, 3.5 mm jack, IR port. MIUI 14 right out of the box.

Why should we avoid buying Poco X5 Pro?

The microSD slot is gone, as is the FM radio.
The quality of the macro camera is poor.
Quad-Bayer selfie camera.

Source: GSMARENA.COM

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How to recognize the name of the font from its picture?

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1 day ago

10/09/2024

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figureNoun: A drawing or diagram conveying information.

Noun: The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.

Noun: A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.

Noun: The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.

Noun: Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendour; show.

Noun: A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.

Noun: A numeral.

Noun: A number, an amount.

Noun: A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.

Noun: Any complex dance move<sup></sup>.

Noun: A figure of speech.

Noun: The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.

Noun: A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.

Noun: Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.

Noun: A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.

Verb: To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.

Verb: To come to understand.

Verb: To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon.

Verb: To be reasonable or predictable.

Verb: To enter into; to be a part of.

Verb: To represent in a picture or drawing.

Verb: To represent by a figure, as to form or mould; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form; to shape.

Verb: To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.

Verb: To indicate by numerals.

Verb: To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.

Verb: To prefigure; to foreshow.

Verb: To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.

Have you ever come across a font that looks great for your next project but can’t figure out what type it is?

How to recognize the name of the font from its picture?

For people who always deal with graphic images, photos or advertising banners, knowing how to recognize text fonts from photos is a useful and practical trick. Sometimes you are looking for a font that can attract the attention of viewers for an advertising banner or a special ad, and you prefer to use a font that you have seen before on a certain photo, so that your image looks just as attractive and spectacular; but you don’t know. How to find that particular font type.

If a particular font has caught your eye recently, you will see in this article that you can easily find the fonts on the images and use them for your purposes. If you need a specific font for personal use or if you need to identify it at the request of a customer, you will need the following methods.

Before starting, keep in mind that the software, websites and solutions that we introduce in this article do not have the ability to recognize Persian fonts and can only be used to recognize English fonts and so on.

Table of contents

Font recognition from photos online

FontSquirrel

Fontspring

MyFonts

The best artificial intelligence tool to find fonts from photos

Recognizing the text font from the photo on the computer and laptop

The best font recognition programs for photos

WhatTheFont

Find my Font

Is it possible to find the Persian font from the photo?

Font recognition from photos online

Online font detection sites are the best way to find a font from a photo, and almost all of them work the same way. To use these sites, it is enough to enter one of these sites using your phone and upload your photo so that it recognizes the font used in the image in a short time. In the following, we introduce some of the best online sites for recognizing fonts from photos:

FontSquirrel

FontSquirrel is one of the best online font recognition sites that, in addition to font recognition, allows you to download different fonts and chat with other people in the FontTalk section.

Working with the FontSquirrel website is easier than you might think. You just need to enter the site, upload the desired photo, and give the site a few seconds to display the photo font and other similar fonts for you. To upload a photo on this site, you can drag and drop the photo or tap on the Upload option and select the photo from your image gallery.

After uploading the photo on the FontSquirrel site, you will be asked to specify the part of the text that you want the font program to recognize, and finally, click on the Matcherate it button to provide you with the fonts that match the image.

The great thing about FontSquirrel is that it also allows you to purchase the provided fonts, and if you’re lucky, you might be able to download some of them for free.

Fontspring

Fontspring works just like other free online font recognition tools; But with 900,000 different fonts, it can increase your chances of finding the font you’re looking for.

By entering the macerator section of this site, you will see a page similar to the image above. Tap on Upload Image and upload the image you have in mind. In the next step, if necessary, you can crop the photo or change its direction. Finally, select the text on the photo and click on Matcherate. After a few seconds, all matching fonts will appear.

MyFonts

If the previous sites failed to help you find the font you want, you can visit MyFonts. This site offers many professional fonts for different projects and currently provides users with access to more than 230,000 fonts.

The great thing about the MyFonts website is that once you upload a photo, it automatically identifies the text on the photo; So you will spend less time compared to other tools. Tap on the highlighted text and then tap the Identify option. Finally, if you find the desired font, you can buy or download it directly from the site.

The best artificial intelligence tool to find fonts from photos

These days, when the fever of artificial intelligence is hot everywhere in the world, the use of artificial intelligence to recognize fonts from photos is one of the most important concerns of many people in the world. If you are one of these people, we recommend that you visit the WhatFontIs website. This website has two web versions, free and pro, and using artificial intelligence and 840,000 commercial and free fonts, it displays more than 60 types of similar fonts for every image you upload.

Try to have the photo you upload as high quality as possible; Because sometimes the low quality of the photo makes WhatFontIs unable to identify the corresponding font. Also, after uploading the image, the website tries to separate the letters automatically; However, if you want to identify broken fonts, you need to separate each letter with an advanced image editor.

Recognizing the text font from the photo on the computer and laptop

In addition to the online tools that you are not limited to using on your phone and computer, there is a lesser-known feature in Photoshop that can recognize fonts from photos for you. To use this font recognition tool, open the desired image in Adobe Photoshop and then select the text on the photo with the Rectangular marquee tool. Finally, click on Type in the toolbar and press Match Font.

Photoshop will show you similar and alternative fonts that match the text in the selected image. If after trying different methods, you have not managed to find the font you want, this tool can help you to some extent.

The best font recognition programs for photos

A number of programs also allow you to recognize the font on your phone; Thus, even if you do not have access to the Internet, you will always have font recognition software with you to use when necessary. In the following, you will get to know some of the best programs for finding fonts from photos:

WhatTheFont

If you don’t want to use online tools, WhatTheFont will do the font recognition process for you. After specifying the font that you want WhatTheFont to recognize, this program will provide you with a list of similar fonts and you can find the option you want.

WhatTheFont is a popular app for designers, crafters, and typography enthusiasts to get ideas and inspiration for their projects. This program has a smooth and simple user interface and helps you identify fonts in an instant.

In addition to software, WhatTheFont has a free web version that you can use to recognize fonts from photos without occupying your phone’s memory.

Download WhatTheFont app for Android

Download WhatTheFont app for iPhone

Find my Font

If you are looking for a program to recognize Latin fonts, Find My Font is a very good choice for you. This program is an ideal software for graphic designers, web designers, and all creative people who don’t want to waste time looking for fonts. You can take a photo of a particular font through the app’s camera or upload an image from your phone’s gallery and let the app find the font in just a few seconds.

Find My Font includes more than 150,000 different fonts; But besides the good features it offers, it is not possible to download fonts from it and you can only use it to identify fonts. Among other features of this program, we can mention the possibility of rotating images and identifying disconnected letters.

It should be noted that the desktop version of Find My Font, which is available for Windows and Mac operating systems, also has the ability to identify non-Latin fonts. This software detects fonts in a short time and in addition to finding the font from the photo, it also displays similar fonts.

Download the Find my Font program for Android

Download Find my Font program for iPhone

Is it possible to find the Persian font from the photo?

Most of the sites that we have introduced in this article are active in the field of selling and providing different fonts, and in addition to this work, they also provide users with an online tool for recognizing text fonts from photos.

Unfortunately, most Iranian sites do not have a font recognition tool from the photo and are only considered as a reference for buying all kinds of Iranian fonts; fortunately, the Font Yab website provides its users with the option of finding a font from a photo. If you are looking for a Persian font finder from a photo, be sure to visit this site.

The need to find a font from a photo is something that most of us have probably experienced at least once. Do you have experience using any of the methods introduced in this article? Do you think the best way to recognize a font from a photo is to use websites or programs designed for this purpose?

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How to reduce the use of chrome RAM?

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1 day ago

10/09/2024

pouyan

consumptionNoun: The act of eating, drinking or using.

Noun: The amount consumed.

Noun: The act of consume or destroying.

Noun: The of the human body through disease.

Noun: and other diseases that cause wasting away, lung infection, etc.

Noun: alcoholism as it precipitates a person’s death (especially of natural causes).

If you are tired of the high RAM consumption of Chrome, you can use some tricks to give your system RAM a breath of fresh air.

How to reduce the use of Chrome

Chrome browser has always been considered one of the most popular browsers and the main RAM killer of computers since its release until now. It doesn’t matter if the RAM capacity of your system is 4 GB or even 32 GB and more; In any case, by opening Chrome, you will dedicate most of the RAM capacity to Chrome.

Although Google has always been trying to optimize the use of Chrome and periodically improves the stability and consumption of hardware resources of this browser with frequent updates, RAM consumption is still one of the biggest problems for users when using Chrome.

This issue becomes more pronounced when you connect your Google account to Chrome to sync information, extensions, and history, and at this time you will see that at least half of the RAM capacity is easily allocated to this browser.

In general, it is inevitable that a large part of the system resources will be used to use this browser, but with solutions, this effect can be greatly reduced, especially in the case of RAM consumption.

Table of contents

Enable Memory Saver in Chrome

Prevent tabs from being disabled for a specific site in Chrome

Close unused and high-use tabs

Remove or disable unused plugins

Disable Preload Pages

Close Chrome completely and disable background activities

Enable Memory Saver in Chrome

Nearly two years ago, Google introduced the Memory Saver feature to reduce Chrome’s RAM consumption. This feature intelligently disables tabs, add-ons, and other processes that remain unused for a while and do not refer to them, deletes their data from the RAM, and has a significant impact on the RAM consumption of this browser. To enable this feature:

Enter Settings from the three-dot option at the top of the screen.

Search for a Memory saver in the search bar above.
By activating the RAM saver, three levels, Moderate, Balanced, and Maximum, will be displayed, and by choosing each, you can determine the period of time for the tabs to be disabled. By selecting Balanced, the tabs will be disabled after a normal amount of time of inactivity. If you select Moderate, the tabs will be disabled for a longer time, and with Maximum, they will be disabled for a very short time after leaving.

If your RAM fills up quickly and slows down the system, use the Maximum option; However, closing unused tabs is a more logical solution.

If your RAM is not affected much by Chrome, we recommend leaving the setting on Balanced so that when the tab returns and activates, less time is spent on reloading the page and refreshing the cache, thus reducing the processing load.

Prevent tabs from being disabled for a specific site in Chrome

If you have opened an important site that has certain information or is involved in a process that is lost if the tab is disabled, you can prevent it from being disabled by adding the address of this site to the list of exceptions and keeping it open all the time.

In Chrome settings, from the top search bar, search for inactive.

Click on the Add option in the Always keep these sites active section.
You can choose your desired site from the open tabs or enter the desired website address manually from the Add Sites section.

Close unused and high-use tabs

Perhaps Chrome is always accused of high RAM consumption, but the user himself can also be guilty in this case; Therefore, it is better to manage your open tabs and if you are one of those people like me who thinks you should keep tabs open to refer to them every hour or day, you will never see the empty half of the device’s RAM.

For more convenient RAM management, Chrome allows you to see the RAM consumption of each tab by hovering the mouse over the tabs, and thus you can make an easier decision by closing the tabs that are consuming the most RAM.

If you don’t see the RAM usage information by hovering over each tab:

Open Settings and enter Appearance from the left bar.
Activate the Show tab memory usage option from the Tab hover preview card section.

View the RAM consumption of the Chrome tab

Remove or disable unused plugins

Chrome is not just a browser and provides a platform for running various applications and extensions so that as a multi-purpose software, various tools and facilities can be used. This browser has a lot of codes and many complications, part of this complexity is due to the existence of many features and facilities, and most importantly, the infrastructure of the ChromeOS operating system is based on Chromium.

Chrome extensions are so wide and diverse, and among them, there are useful tools that there is rarely a situation where the user of this browser does not install an extension; But sometimes the number of installed add-ons becomes so large that the user loses track of the number and does not notice the increase of add-ons that may have been used only once.

Therefore, if you are one of the people who have many extensions in Chrome, it is better to fix this section and help increase the speed of Chrome and thus reduce its RAM consumption. For this:

First, through Chrome’s Task Manager, check which extensions occupy the most RAM; To do this, press Shift+Esc.
Click the Memory footprint tab a few times until an upside-down triangle icon appears next to it.

Tabs, processes, and add-ons will be shown in order of RAM consumption, and in this way, you can identify the most consuming add-ons.
Click on the three dots option from the top menu and click on manage extensions from the Extensions section.

On the add-ons page, turn off frequently used or underused items or remove them completely from Chrome by clicking Remove.

Disable Preload Pages

Chrome has a feature that preloads some sites and pages before the user requests to speed up the page-loading process when the user wants to enter a site.

This feature will be useful for people who have weak internet and it even reduces the processing load of the processor to a great extent, but it will lead to an increase in RAM consumption another way to prevent this is to turn off the mentioned feature:

In the Chrome settings, search for Preload from the top toolbar and turn off the Preload Pages option.

You can also balance the level of preloading pages by Chrome and enable Standard Preloading instead of Extended Preloading.

Close Chrome completely and disable background activities

Sometimes, by closing the Chrome window, the processes of this browser do not stop completely and Chrome remains open in the background so that it can be opened faster in the next execution of Chrome. Of course, some extensions and applications that do not deal with tabs and operate independently of Chrome can lead to Chrome’s activity in the background and, as a result, increase RAM consumption.

If you don’t want this app to keep running in the background when you’re not using Chrome:

Open the settings and enter System from the left menu.
Turn off the Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed option.

Settings to run Chrome in the background

In this article, we explained the most important tricks to reduce Chrome consumption; However, with some initiatives, it is possible to reduce Chrome’s RAM consumption even more. If you know or have tried a specific method or trick that has been fruitful and effective for you, share it with us in the comments section.

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How to hide a file or directory in Linux?

Published

2 days ago

09/09/2024

pouyan

How to hide a file or directory in Linux?

fewDeterminer: An indefinite, but usually small, number of.

Determiner: Not many; a small (in comparison with another number stated or implied) but somewhat indefinite number of.

Determiner: Obscuring one to two okta (eighths) of the sky.

Determiner: (US?) Having a 10 percent chance of measurable precipitation (0.01 inch); used interchangeably with isolated.

Pronoun: Few people, few things.

By following a few simple steps, you can hide your favorite files and directories in Linux.

How to hide a file or directory in Linux?

Most of us have files on our computer or laptop that we don’t want other people to see. If your system uses a Mac or Windows operating system, you can use various tools to hide different files and folders or even encrypt your favorite files to better protect your privacy. In this article, we will talk about how to hide a file or directory in Linux.

In Linux computers and laptops, like Windows and Mac, you can hide your favorite files and directories from the view of others both through the terminal of the operating system and by using some tools that are very easy to use. In the following, we will introduce some efficient methods to hide files and directories in Linux.

Hide files and directories through the terminal

The easiest way to hide various files and directories in Linux is to use the Linux terminal or the Linux graphical environment (GUI).

Open a Linux terminal window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.
In the terminal, type the following command:

$ ls $ mv sync.ffs_db .sync.ffs_db $ ls

Note: instead of sync.ffs_db, you must enter the name of the file you want and then type the file name again with a dot (.) at the beginning.

Hide file and directory through terminal

To hide the file through the graphical environment (GUI) of Linux, proceed as follows:

First, right-click on the desired file and click on the Rename option.

Hiding the file and directory through the Linux graphical environment, the first step

Put a dot (.) at the beginning of the file name.

Hiding the file and directory through the Linux graphical environment, the second step

Open and close the file once to apply the changes and hide the file.

Hide files in an image

Although hiding the file and directory in Linux by changing the file name seems to be a simple and fast method, but equally, it becomes easy for people who are a little familiar with the Linux environment to access this file. Therefore, we suggest that you go for a better method.

Data encryption or steganography is a method of hiding information in a normal image file, which, like the first method, has almost simple steps, but unlike it, it really hides the files you want from anyone’s view, and you can even hide them after hiding them. Delete the original file in the image irretrievably. In the following, we will teach the steps to hide the file and directory in an image file using the Linux terminal.

Open the Linux terminal and create a new folder (directory) using the following command.

mkdir newdir

Note: instead of newdir, enter your desired name for the new directory.

Copy or move the image file (PNG or JPG) you want to use to hide your desired file into the new folder you created.

Important note: sometimes, depending on the size of the files or the number of files you want to hide in an image, you may need to use a large image so that you have enough space to store the files inside the image.

If you want to hide multiple files, it is better to compress them into one zip file. To compress files in Linux, you must first create a new folder.

To create a new folder inside the folder you have already created, enter the following command in the Linux terminal:

mkdir /tmp/newdir

Note: instead of tmp, you must type the name of the folder you created in the previous step and enter your desired name for the new folder instead of newdir.

In this tutorial, we created a main folder named Images, which contains an image named MainImage.png and a subfolder named FileToHide. This subfolder contains all the files we want to hide.

To compress your files into a zip file, run the following command in the Linux terminal:

/zip -r secret.zip FilesToHide

Note: The r- code in the above command includes all the subfolders in the specified folder in the compressed file. In this command, instead of secret.zip, replace the desired name; You should also enter the name of the folder where you have saved all the files you want to hide instead of FileToHide.

Hiding the file in the image using the terminal step one

To hide the zipped file in your desired image, run the following command in the Linux terminal:

cat MainImage.png secret.zip > secret.png

Note: In this command, MainImage.png is our main image file and secret.zip is the name of the zip file that contains all the files we want to hide. In fact, we redirected these two files to a new image file called secret.png. Be careful that the names of MainImage and secret (in both files with PNG and zip extensions) should be replaced with the names you want.

After running this command, if you want to see a list of all the files in the folder, use the ls command. In this directory, you will see the file name of the new image you created.

Hide the file in the image using the terminal, step two

To access files hidden in an image file, use the following command to extract the zip file from within the image:

unzip secret.png

Note: replace secret.png with the name you chose for the image file containing the secret files .

When you run the ls command , the root folder containing the files you zipped will be displayed.

Hide the file in the image using the third step terminal

In this case, if you want to see the original files, enter the following command in the terminal:

cd FilesTOhide

Delete the original file after hiding it in the image

Sometimes you may want to delete the original version of the file after hiding the sample files you want in an image file. You can use the shred command to do this. This command replaces the file value with a specific value when the file is deleted. For example, we can set the file value to zero when deleting a file.

For this purpose, after opening the Linux window, run the following command:

shred -z –remove HideThisFile.txt ThisFileIsPrivate.txt

By default, these files are overwritten three times (meaning rewriting new information, without the ability to recover previous information). This amount is usually enough, but if you want to overwrite the file more often, you only need to enter the command as follows and replace N with the number of times you want the files to be overwritten.

iterations=N- shred -z –remove HideThisFile.txt ThisFileIsPrivate.txt

In this command, the z-code replaces the value of the file with the value zero. Also, the remove- code removes files; Of course, this is done through the shred command itself, but without entering remove- in the shred command, the file removal operation will not be done completely.