Xiaomi Poco F5 vs Realme GT Neo 5 SE
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2) that was released on May 9, 2023, against the Realme GT Neo 5 SE, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F5
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Optical image stabilization
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Realme GT Neo 5 SE
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 67W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 14% higher pixel density (451 vs 395 PPI)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.74 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1240 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 451 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1000 nits | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.9% | 88.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.4% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.11 mm (6.34 inches) | 163.85 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) | 75.75 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.95 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 181 g (6.38 oz) | 193.1 g (6.81 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | - |
| Frame material | Plastic | - |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 2910 MHz | 2910 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.49 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.49 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 725 | Adreno 725 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 580 MHz | 580 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1187.8 GFLOPS | ~1187.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4119 | 4189 |
| Single-core score | 1627 | 1662 |
| Multi-core score | 4184 | 4315 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 522997 | 536981 |
| GPU | 166455 | 167171 |
| Memory | 227236 | 283338 |
| UX | 386281 | 428531 |
| Total score | 1302969 | 1416021 |
| Samples | [35 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 608 | 619 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 85% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1956 | 1949 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco F5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-21 (Bers2409) | AnTuTu 12 | 1442782 |
| π 2026-09-03 (Rehan shaikh) | AnTuTu 11 | 1318003 |
| π 2026-08-15 (MobileEngineer Harway) | AnTuTu 11 | 1304220 |
| π 2026-08-12 (Koreia27) | AnTuTu 11 | 1450376 |
| π 2026-08-09 (emptyset0.00sec) | CPU Throttle | 93% |
Realme GT Neo 5 SE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-13 (Q) | AnTuTu 12 | 1277293 |
| π 2026-04-09 (stvvs) | AnTuTu 11 | 1416021 |
| π 2025-09-13 (M7md) | AnTuTu 11 | 1285461 |
| π 2025-02-27 (MH) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1662 / 4315 |
| π 2023-11-29 (Fries.) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1686 / 4314 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | Realme UI 7.0 |
| OS size | 32 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (83% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 14 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 0:50 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:04 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:47 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:49 hr | - |
| Standby | 95 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6936 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV64B40 | Omnivision OV64M |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.3 |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | GalaxyCore GC02M2 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | Samsung S5K3P9 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/3.09" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2023 | April 2023 |
| Release date | May 2023 | April 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $379 | $300 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco F7 | - Realme Neo 8 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco F5. But if the battery life is more of a priority β go for the Realme GT Neo 5 SE.
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