Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro 5G vs Poco F4
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 810) that was released on November 9, 2021, against the Xiaomi Poco F4, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and came out 8 months after. 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 M4 Pro 5G
- Shows 30% longer battery life (24:48 vs 19:09 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Reverse charging feature
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F4
- 76% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1002K versus 569K)
- Delivers 96% higher peak brightness (1007 against 514 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
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 | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 399 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 86.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 97.3% |
| PWM | - | 443 Hz |
| Response time | 42 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | 700:1 | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.56 mm (6.44 inches) | 163.2 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 75.78 mm (2.98 inches) | 75.95 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Orange | Black, Silver, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 810 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 3.0 | Hexagon 698 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MC2 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1068 MHz | 670 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~136.7 GFLOPS | ~1029.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 3291 |
| Single-core score | 684 | 1298 |
| Multi-core score | 1900 | 3520 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 228631 | 400129 |
| GPU | 46684 | 190347 |
| Memory | 137506 | 154414 |
| UX | 157092 | 258029 |
| Total score | 569913 | 1002919 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [17 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 150 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 90% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 360 | 1232 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8724 | - |
| Video editing | 6058 | - |
| Photo editing | 26572 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7484 | - |
| Writing score | 10586 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-01-23 (Klim) | AnTuTu 11 | 569913 |
| π 2025-12-28 (Gab) | AnTuTu 11 | 560120 |
Xiaomi Poco F4
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-28 (Shiro1577) | AnTuTu 12 | 1179210 |
| π 2026-09-27 (sayato) | AnTuTu 12 | 1239133 |
| π 2026-09-21 (alvyan) | AnTuTu 12 | 1096940 |
| π 2026-09-03 (Disnaroπ§π·) | AnTuTu 11 | 1029687 |
| π 2026-08-25 (fx_one_love) | AnTuTu 11 | 1090236 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | HyperOS 1.0 |
| OS size | 13 GB | 24 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:07 hr | 0:39 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:59 hr | 07:39 hr |
| Watching video | 14:09 hr | 12:20 hr |
| Gaming | 05:54 hr | 04:57 hr |
| Standby | 123 hr | 88 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | 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/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung JN1 | OmniVision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Omnivision OV8856 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.45 | f/2.45 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A10 | Sony IMX596 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, HID, 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC |
| 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* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2021 | June 2022 |
| Release date | November 2021 | June 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $265 | $400 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G | - Xiaomi Poco F7 |
| SAR (head) | 0.59 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 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 F4 is definitely a better buy.
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