Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro vs F5 Pro
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Here we compared two 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 Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 3 years and 5 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
- Delivers 284% higher peak brightness (4065 against 1058 nits)
- 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3228K versus 1413K)
- The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
- Shows 65% longer battery life (35:27 vs 21:31 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
- Comes with 1170 mAh larger battery capacity: 6330 vs 5160 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 67W)
- The phone is 3 years and 5 months newer
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
- 26% higher pixel density (526 vs 419 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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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.59 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1156 x 2510 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 419 ppi | 526 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 185 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2200 nits | 550 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 10000 nits | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 87.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 98.4% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.49 mm (6.2 inches) | 162.78 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) | 75.44 mm (2.97 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.79 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.59 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 204 g (7.2 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 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 | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2457.6 GFLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 17372 | 5246 |
| Single-core score | 3377 | 1370 |
| Multi-core score | 10344 | 4017 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 959225 | 522272 |
| GPU | 1064864 | 242496 |
| Memory | 500444 | 249308 |
| UX | 703893 | 399476 |
| Total score | 3228426 | 1413552 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 667 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2110 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#84th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-09 (Mj) | AnTuTu 11 | 3457874 |
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-11-04 (Abu_kg) | AnTuTu 12 | 1507550 |
| 📘 2026-10-29 -> Zay | AnTuTu 12 | 1591831 |
| 📘 2026-10-29 -> Zay | AnTuTu 12 | 1606384 |
| 📘 2026-10-27 -> Zay | Battery life | SOT 4:20 / 7:09 |
| 📘 2026-10-18 -> Zay | AnTuTu 12 | 1577331 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | - | 35.3 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6330 mAh | 5160 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (30 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (86% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:43 hr | 0:48 hr |
| Web browsing | 16:00 hr | 08:37 hr |
| Watching video | 25:47 hr | 12:59 hr |
| Gaming | 07:46 hr | 05:29 hr |
| Standby | 136 hr | 103 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#16th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 9248 x 6936 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | 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 (1080p) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP5 | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | - |
| Focal length | 60 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV02B10 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32D | Samsung S5K3P9SP04 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 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 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | - | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | 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* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2026 | May 2023 |
| Release date | September 2026 | May 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $449 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 67 W |
*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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