Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro vs Google Pixel 11

91 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
VS
81 out of 100
Google Pixel 11

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series) that was released on September 1, 2026, against the Google Pixel 11, which is powered by Google Tensor G6. 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 F9 Pro
  • Delivers 93% higher peak brightness (4089 against 2120 nits)
  • Shows 38% longer battery life (35:27 vs 25:41 hours)
  • Comes with 1345 mAh larger battery capacity: 6330 vs 4985 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 30W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro and Google Pixel 11 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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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
77.5
(Good)
Value Index
42.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1156 x 2510 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 419 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 2200 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 10000 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Screen space comparison
Poco F9 Pro
6.59″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
Pixel 11
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
4089 nits
2120 nits

Design and build

Height 157.49 mm (6.2 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.79 mm (0.35 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green Black, Green, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
89.9%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro and Google Pixel 11
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series Google Tensor G6
Max clock 4600 MHz 4110 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 7 (1 + 4 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: C1-Pro
- 4 cores at 3.38 GHz: C1-Pro
- 1 core at 4.11 GHz: C1-Ultra
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 PowerVR DXT-48-1536
GPU shading units 1024 768
GPU clock 1200 MHz 1286 MHz
FLOPS ~2457.6 GFLOPS ~1975.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro and Google Pixel 11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3377
2575
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10344
6027
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco F9 Pro +187%
17372
6048
Compute Score (GPU) 17372 6048
Single-core score 3377 2575
Multi-core score 10344 6027
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3228426
n/a
CPU 959225 848037
GPU 1064864 271374
Memory 500444 297105
UX 703893 455981
Total score 3228426 -
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-09 (Mj)AnTuTu 113457874
Google Pixel 11
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 17
ROM HyperOS 3 Stock Android
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6330 mAh 4985 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:43 hr 1:19 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 16:00 hr 10:46 hr
Watching video 25:47 hr 22:05 hr
Gaming 07:46 hr 06:38 hr
Standby 136 hr 86 hr
General battery life
35:27 hr
25:41 hr
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (12th and 147th place)

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP5 -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.5 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 10.8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/3.1
Focal length 60 mm 112 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.31 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.2
Sensor - Sony IMX712
Sensor size - 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 0.32 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 160
Zoom - 137
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 11 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution - 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 20 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32D Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) 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 6E (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 6.0 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version - 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2026 August 2026
Release date September 2026 August 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $699 $899
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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