Xiaomi Poco M5 vs M4 Pro
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.58-inch Xiaomi Poco M5 (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on September 5, 2022, against the Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G96 and came out 6 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 M5
- Shows 7% longer battery life (24:58 vs 23:19 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More energy-efficient CPU β Helio G99
- 17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (569K versus 486K)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- The phone is 6 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
- Delivers 63% higher peak brightness (730 against 448 nits)
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Stereo speakers
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Weighs 21.5 grams less
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 | 6.58 inches | 6.43 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2408 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 401 ppi | 409 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 700 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 180 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.8% | 84.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 93.9% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 27 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1481:1 | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.99 mm (6.46 inches) | 159.87 mm (6.29 inches) |
| Width | 76.09 mm (3 inches) | 73.87 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 179.5 g (6.33 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | IP53 |
| 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
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 | MediaTek Helio G96 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2050 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MC2 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS | ~121.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1324 | - |
| Single-core score | 729 | 691 |
| Multi-core score | 1976 | 1879 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 220396 | 192065 |
| GPU | 43657 | 52904 |
| Memory | 142228 | 86586 |
| UX | 162750 | 154793 |
| Total score | 569031 | 486348 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 97% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 132 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 340 | 325 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8456 | 7155 |
| Video editing | 5371 | 5051 |
| Photo editing | 19347 | 17332 |
| Data manipulation | 7331 | 7218 |
| Writing score | 11462 | 9682 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco M5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (ΠΡΡ) | AnTuTu 12 | 648969 |
| π 2026-08-26 (Neeraj) | AnTuTu 11 | 548515 |
| π 2026-05-19 (Oleksa) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1324 |
| π 2026-05-19 (Oleksa) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 729 / 1976 |
| π 2026-05-19 (Oleksa) | AnTuTu 11 | 575599 |
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2024-04-24 (Abo Tareq) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 684 / 1886 |
| π 2023-10-07 (Bugsy) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 691 / 1879 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | HyperOS 1.0 |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (24% in 30 min) | Yes (51% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:19 hr | 1:10 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:34 hr | 07:52 hr |
| Watching video | 14:13 hr | 12:41 hr |
| Gaming | 05:54 hr | 05:16 hr |
| Standby | 129 hr | 132 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9248 x 6936 |
| 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) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 118Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 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 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | OmniVision OV64B40 |
| 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 | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2560 x 1920 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (β 0.2 inch) | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 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 | Yes |
| 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 | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | 13 |
| 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
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2022 | February 2022 |
| Release date | September 2022 | March 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $190 | $220 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco M8 5G | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 22 W | Yes, 33 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco M5. But if the display and sound are more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro.
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