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Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A70

44 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
VS
40 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A70
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
Samsung Galaxy A70

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.5-inch Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 700) that was released on May 19, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy A70, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 and came out 2 years and 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Shows 14% longer battery life (24:46 vs 21:44 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 11
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (533K versus 480K)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 700
  • The phone is 2 years and 2 months newer
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A70
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Delivers 13% higher peak brightness (604 against 533 nits)
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A70 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)

Should I update?
No 26% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between Samsung Galaxy A70 and Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: battery life, display, and connectivity.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco M3 Pro
vs
Galaxy A70

Display

Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 6.5 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 405 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 600 nits
HDR support No -
Touch sampling rate 180 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 83.8% 86%
Display features - - Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 93.5% -
Response time 33.5 ms -
Contrast 2512:1 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco M3 Pro
533 nits
Galaxy A70 +13%
604 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) 164.3 mm (6.47 inches)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) 76.7 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 7.9 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Yellow White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco M3 Pro
83.8%
Galaxy A70 +3%
86%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A70
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 700 Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
Max clock 2200 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
L3 cache 2 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 7 nanometers 11 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 685
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 612
GPU shading units 64 128
GPU clock 950 MHz 845 MHz
FLOPS ~121.6 GFLOPS ~216.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A70
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco M3 Pro +20%
713
Galaxy A70
594
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco M3 Pro +15%
1916
Galaxy A70
1672
Single-core score 713 594
Multi-core score 1916 1672
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco M3 Pro +11%
533942
Galaxy A70
480034
CPU 215564 183457
GPU 42830 27226
Memory 124298 98657
UX 151750 170694
Total score 533942 480034
Samples [4 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% 97%
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 321 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco M3 Pro
7583
Galaxy A70 +2%
7765
Web score 6046 6699
Video editing 4675 5705
Photo editing 16474 15653
Data manipulation 6243 6224
Writing score 8543 7844
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-20 (Sus Go0d)Geekbench 6 CPU713 / 1916
📘 2026-05-13 (Yaroslav)AnTuTu 11501406
📘 2026-01-03 (Denis)AnTuTu 11533942
📘 2026-01-03 (Denis)AnTuTu 11533942
📘 2025-11-12 (Hajilo)AnTuTu 11516582
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Samsung Galaxy A70
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-13 (yellrozo)AnTuTu 12515197
📘 2026-08-08 (Not An Axolotl)AnTuTu 11462082
📘 2026-08-02 (Beo)AnTuTu 11480034
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11)
ROM MIUI 14 One UI 3.1
OS size 19.2 GB -
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (33% in 30 min) Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (45% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:00 hr 2:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:01 hr 06:55 hr
Watching video 14:26 hr 11:33 hr
Gaming 05:48 hr 04:43 hr
Standby 122 hr 129 hr
General battery life
Poco M3 Pro +14%
24:46 hr
Galaxy A70
21:44 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 6500 x 4920
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 32 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Depth: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 32 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV48B -
Sensor size 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 12 mm
Sensor size - 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor Hynix Hi-259 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV8856 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 12
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco M3 Pro +14%
93.5 dB
Galaxy A70
81.7 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2021 March 2019
Release date May 2021 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $200 $370
Successor - Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G - Samsung Galaxy A72
SAR (head) 0.54 W/kg 0.35 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.89 W/kg 1.48 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*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 M3 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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