Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro vs F5 Pro

68 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
VS
63 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on May 23, 2024, against the Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)
  • 25% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1767K versus 1413K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Delivers 13% higher peak brightness (1195 against 1058 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 40% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1916 and 1370 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
  • Shows 12% longer battery life (21:31 vs 19:08 hours)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 30W

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro and F5 Pro crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
77.2
(Good)
Value Index
57.6
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels 1440 x 3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 526 ppi 526 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 550 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4000 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1% 87.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.5% 98.4%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1195 nits
1058 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.86 mm (6.33 inches) 162.78 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) 75.44 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 8.21 mm (0.32 inches) 8.59 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP53
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black White, Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
89.1%
87.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 3200 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 680 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1916
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
5305
Compute Score (GPU)
8609
Compute Score (GPU) 8609 5246
Single-core score 1916 1370
Multi-core score 5305 4017
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1767128
1413552
CPU 573925 522272
GPU 430773 242496
Memory 319179 249308
UX 443251 399476
Total score 1767128 1413552
Samples [21 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
996
Stability 95% 98%
Graphics test 7 FPS 5 FPS
Graphics score 996 667
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 18 FPS -
Section 1 21 FPS -
Section 2 18 FPS -
Section 3 16 FPS -
Graphics score 4833 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 12 FPS
Graphics score - 2110
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (bySK1LL)AnTuTu 121974839
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-25 (kyryl)AnTuTu 111827319
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 (Ploxou)AnTuTu 111769525
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-16 (TsukuGuru)AnTuTu 111751309
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-22 (ryu)AnTuTu 111687280
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 -> ZayAnTuTu 111408872
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-21 (Swistep)AnTuTu 111413552
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-28 -> ZayBattery lifeSOT 3:23 / 6:28
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-27 -> ZayBattery lifeSOT 4:03 / 4:03
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 -> ZayCPU Throttle91%

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 3
OS size - 35.3 GB
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5160 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 67 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (30 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (64% in 15 min) Yes (86% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:27 hr 0:48 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:12 hr 08:37 hr
Watching video 09:49 hr 12:59 hr
Gaming 05:17 hr 05:29 hr
Standby 103 hr 103 hr
General battery life
19:08 hr
21:31 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 9248 x 6936
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 24FPS Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.8
Sensor OmniVision OVX8000 Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch) 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX355 Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 Omnivision OV02B10
Sensor size 1/5.0" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) 1/5" (β‰ˆ 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/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Samsung S5K3P9SP04
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
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 No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
88.7 dB
89.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2024 May 2023
Release date May 2024 May 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $449
Successor - Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro - Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Yes, 67 W
Further details
Notes on Poco F6 Pro:
    - The Chinese version of this phone released under Redmi K70 name.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, camera, performance, gaming, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro.

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