Xiaomi Poco M5s vs Infinix Note 30

45 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M5s
VS
48 out of 100
Infinix Note 30

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.43-inch Xiaomi Poco M5s (with Mediatek Helio G95) that was released on September 5, 2022, against the Infinix Note 30, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 9 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M5s
  • Shows 11% longer battery life (24:16 vs 21:54 hours)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Delivers 24% higher peak brightness (751 against 604 nits)
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's LTPS LCD)
  • Weighs 40.2 grams less
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Infinix Note 30
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Has a 0.35 inch larger screen size
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Helio G99
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 745 and 663 points
  • The phone is 9 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M5s and Infinix Note 30 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
43*
42*
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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Final comparison evaluation
45*
48*
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
84.0
(Good)
Value Index
101.2
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED LTPS LCD
Size 6.43 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2460 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
PPI 409 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 580 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1100 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.5% 83.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 91.8% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 3 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
Note 30
6.78″ (21:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Poco M5s
6.43″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco M5s +24%
751 nits
604 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 160.46 mm (6.32 inches) 168.62 mm (6.64 inches)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) 76.6 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) 8.58 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 178.8 g (6.31 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP53
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Blue, Yellow Black, Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
83.5%
83.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M5s and Infinix Note 30
SoC
Chipset Mediatek Helio G95 MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock 2050 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G76 MC4 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 96 64
GPU clock 900 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~172.8 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M5s and Infinix Note 30
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
663
Note 30 +12%
745
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1739
Note 30 +16%
2025
Compute Score (GPU)
n/a
1476
Compute Score (GPU) - 1476
Single-core score 663 745
Multi-core score 1739 2025
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
554599
554635
CPU 205810 211905
GPU 56231 47777
Memory 128119 113738
UX 164139 181215
Total score 554599 554635
Samples [5 tests] [15 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco M5s +22%
177
145
Stability 95% 97%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 177 145
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Poco M5s +21%
421
348
Stability 98% 99%
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 421 348
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
8389
Note 30 +29%
10848
Web score 6290 10360
Video editing 6017 6429
Photo editing 17761 25686
Data manipulation 6984 7408
Writing score 9390 12816

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco M5s
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-24 (alvyan)AnTuTu 11545793
📘 2026-04-16 -> mvrckmrcd_AnTuTu 11571063
📘 2026-03-01 (maniii)AnTuTu 11554599
📘 2026-01-26 (kulak22828)AnTuTu 11534895
📘 2025-10-31 (Nik)AnTuTu 11564836
Infinix Note 30
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-22 (The Kavkaz)AnTuTu 12628007
📘 2026-09-05 (Ilyakaban)AnTuTu 11688159
📘 2026-08-29 (Ilyakaban)AnTuTu 11658099
📘 2026-07-15 (Kennn)AnTuTu 11666117
📘 2026-05-19 (Nexus)AnTuTu 11553136

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM MIUI 14 XOS 14
OS size 16 GB -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (53% in 30 min) Yes (64% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:24 hr 0:57 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:24 hr 07:15 hr
Watching video 14:15 hr 11:47 hr
Gaming 05:40 hr 05:01 hr
Standby 122 hr 126 hr
General battery life
Poco M5s +11%
24:16 hr
21:54 hr

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 6000 9216 x 6912
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 118° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
3) Depth: 16 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV64B Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor Sony IMX355 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.4 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4208 x 3120 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Sensor OmniVision OV13B Hynix HI-1631Q
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 5
Bluetooth features LE LE
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* Yes Depends on the region
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 No No
LTE Cat* - 13
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
81.8 dB
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2022 May 2023
Release date September 2022 May 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $209 $230
Successor - - Infinix Note 50 4G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Yes, 45 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display and performance are more important to you, then choose the Infinix Note 30. But if the gaming and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco M5s.

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