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Xiaomi Poco M5 vs Poco M3

45 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M5
VS
41 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M3
Xiaomi Poco M5
Xiaomi Poco M3

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.58-inch Xiaomi Poco M5 (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on September 5, 2022, against the Xiaomi Poco M3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 and came out 1 year and 10 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 (2)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M5
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • 75% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (569K versus 325K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 11
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Helio G99
  • The phone is 1 year and 10 months newer
  • 2.2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 729 and 338 points
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M3
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Shows 19% longer battery life (29:39 vs 24:58 hours)
  • Stereo speakers
  • Reverse charging feature

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M5 and Poco M3 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Poco M5
40*
Poco M3
36*
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Poco M5
45*
Poco M3
41*
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
86.4
(Very good)
Value Index
145.4
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco M5
vs
Poco M3

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.58 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2408 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 401 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 440 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 83.8% 83.4%
Display features - DCI-P3 -
Display tests
RGB color space 93.9% 96.5%
PWM Not detected 892 Hz
Response time 27 ms 36 ms
Contrast 1481:1 2214:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco M5 +3%
447 nits
Poco M3
436 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.99 mm (6.46 inches) 162.3 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 76.09 mm (3 inches) 77.3 mm (3.04 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 9.6 mm (0.38 inches)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Waterproof IP52 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Green, Yellow Black, Blue, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco M5
83.8%
Poco M3
83.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M5 and Xiaomi Poco M3
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
Max clock 2200 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 11 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 683
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 64 128
GPU clock 1000 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M5 and Xiaomi Poco M3
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco M5 +116%
729
Poco M3
338
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco M5 +76%
1976
Poco M3
1122
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco M5 +176%
1324
Poco M3
479
Compute Score (GPU) 1324 479
Single-core score 729 338
Multi-core score 1976 1122
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco M5 +75%
569031
Poco M3
325844
CPU 220396 146000
GPU 43657 23060
Memory 142228 72520
UX 162750 84264
Total score 569031 325844
Samples [14 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Poco M5
340
Poco M3
n/a
Stability 98% 96%
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 340 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco M5 +49%
9409
Poco M3
6303
Web score 8456 5861
Video editing 5371 3698
Photo editing 19347 12581
Data manipulation 7331 5159
Writing score 11462 7436
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco M5
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-26 (Neeraj)AnTuTu548515
📘 2026-05-19 (Oleksa)GeekBench GPU1324
📘 2026-05-19 (Oleksa)GeekBench CPU729 / 1976
📘 2026-05-19 (Oleksa)AnTuTu575599
📘 2026-05-15 -> LuckyAnTuTu596588
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Xiaomi Poco M3
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-04 (Wayne)AnTuTu338756
📘 2026-04-06 (Linode)AnTuTu335094
📘 2026-03-13 (Linode)GeekBench CPU338 / 1122
📘 2026-03-13 (Linode)AnTuTu335059
📘 2026-01-02 (EyesNeverlies)AnTuTu325844
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 256 GB

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 11)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 12.5 Enhanced
OS size - 20.5 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (24% in 30 min) Yes (25% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:19 hr 3:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:34 hr 11:51 hr
Watching video 14:13 hr 15:49 hr
Gaming 05:54 hr 06:39 hr
Standby 129 hr 155 hr
General battery life
Poco M5
24:58 hr
Poco M3 +19%
29:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 4000 x 3000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5KGM1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor - Hynix HI-259
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 2560 x 1920 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.1
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 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
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, 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
NFC* Depends on the region No
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
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* 13 12
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco M5
80.7 dB
Poco M3 +5%
85.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced September 2022 November 2020
Release date September 2022 December 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $190 $150
Successor - Xiaomi Poco M8 5G -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 22 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 M5 is definitely a better buy.

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Mohamed January 1, 2023 at 01:22 PM
Is it really an M5 processor with a 6 nanometer architecture?
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Sergey January 2, 2023 at 12:16 PM
Yes, it is 6 nanometer processor.
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