Xiaomi Poco F6 vs Poco F5
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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 Xiaomi Poco F5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F6
- 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1784K versus 1302K)
- Delivers 26% higher peak brightness (1221 against 970 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 67W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 16% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1892 and 1627 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F5
- Shows 22% longer battery life (21:08 vs 17:19 hours)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2400 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 88.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | 99.4% |
| PWM | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) | 161.11 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 74.4 mm (2.93 inches) | 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 181 g (6.38 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP64 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Green | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2910 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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 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) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | Adreno 725 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 580 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~1187.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9762 | 4119 |
| Single-core score | 1892 | 1627 |
| Multi-core score | 4769 | 4184 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 523012 | 522997 |
| GPU | 514765 | 166455 |
| Memory | 345707 | 227236 |
| UX | 400879 | 386281 |
| Total score | 1784363 | 1302969 |
| Samples | [84 tests] | [35 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 90% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1033 | 608 |
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 | - | 85% |
| Graphics test | - | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1956 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14401 | - |
| Video editing | 7665 | - |
| Photo editing | 26444 | - |
| Data manipulation | 14276 | - |
| Writing score | 18485 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco F6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-30 -> NeroSSSrank | AnTuTu 12 | 1987539 |
| π 2026-09-29 (itzmelvl8) | AnTuTu 12 | 2030011 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Nikolas) | AnTuTu 12 | 1720086 |
| π 2026-09-27 (PenIsVrot) | AnTuTu 12 | 1889355 |
| π 2026-09-25 (Rukoo_Blood) | AnTuTu 11 | 1820000 |
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% |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | 23 GB | 32 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 12 min) | Yes (83% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:37 hr | 0:47 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:19 hr | 09:04 hr |
| Watching video | 10:39 hr | 12:47 hr |
| Gaming | 05:08 hr | 05:49 hr |
| Standby | 86 hr | 95 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9248 x 6936 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual 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 (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 119Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 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 | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | OmniVision OV64B40 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B | Samsung S5K3P9 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| 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 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 | 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 | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2024 | May 2023 |
| Release date | May 2024 | May 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $379 | $379 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco F7 | - Xiaomi Poco F7 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Yes, 67 W |
*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. But if the battery life and sound are more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Poco F5.
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