Xiaomi Poco F6 vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

65 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F6
VS
62 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on May 23, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1480 and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F6
  • 75% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1784K versus 1021K)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 25W)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (1214 against 1005 nits)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • 14% higher pixel density (446 vs 390 PPI)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 66% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1892 and 1137 points
  • Weighs 34 grams less
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
  • Shows 54% longer battery life (26:41 vs 17:19 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F6 and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G 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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8 / 256 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
94.0
(Very good)
Value Index
62.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 446 ppi 390 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2400 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 85.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.1% 100%
PWM 60 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco F6 +21%
1214 nits
1005 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) 161.1 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 74.4 mm (2.93 inches) 77.4 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP67
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Green White, Blue, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco F6 +5%
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F6 and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Samsung Exynos 1480
Max clock 3000 MHz 2750 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 735 Xclipse 530
GPU shading units 768 128
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F6 and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco F6 +66%
1892
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco F6 +39%
4769
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco F6 +138%
9762
Compute Score (GPU) 9762 4101
Single-core score 1892 1137
Multi-core score 4769 3437
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco F6 +75%
1784363
1021736
CPU 523012 348485
GPU 514765 226076
Memory 345707 182794
UX 400879 264381
Total score 1784363 1021736
Samples [84 tests] [29 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco F6 +125%
1033
Stability 90% 98%
Graphics test 8 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 1033 459
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 19 FPS -
Section 1 21 FPS -
Section 2 19 FPS -
Section 3 16 FPS -
Graphics score 4994 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 5 FPS
Graphics score - 982
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco F6 +16%
15232
Web score 14401 11788
Video editing 7665 7255
Photo editing 26444 23283
Data manipulation 14276 10941
Writing score 18485 17673

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco F6
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-24 (Saba)AnTuTu 111858540
📘 2026-09-16 (Viper Ajinkya)AnTuTu 121907311
📘 2026-09-14 -> Augus.animeAnTuTu 121969181
📘 2026-09-14 (Limhi León)AnTuTu 111852696
📘 2026-09-11 (Thobias)AnTuTu 121996008
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-17 (Артем)AnTuTu 111080442
📘 2026-08-23 (No)AnTuTu 11965699
📘 2026-08-14 (Brice)Geekbench 6 CPU1115 / 3126
📘 2026-08-06 (Mazen)AnTuTu 111057022
📘 2026-06-28 (SK.EMTIAZ)AnTuTu 111021736

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3 One UI 8.5
OS size 23 GB 20.1 GB
OS updates 3 years 4 years
Security updates 4 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 12 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:37 hr 1:03 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:19 hr 10:24 hr
Watching video 10:39 hr 17:52 hr
Gaming 05:08 hr 05:16 hr
Standby 86 hr 125 hr
General battery life
17:19 hr
26:41 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX882 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX258
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 5 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC5035
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 45
Preview - 54
Zoom - 75
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 6464 x 4864
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Sony IMX616
Sensor size - 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.4 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 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* 20 18
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
90.5 dB
91.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2024 March 2024
Release date May 2024 March 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $379 $439
Successor - Xiaomi Poco F7 - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
SAR (head) - 0.68 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.04 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 90 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A55 5G:
    - The barometer is only available in the model for the USA.
    - SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, performance, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco F6. But if the battery life and design are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G.

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