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Xiaomi Poco M5s vs Realme 10

45 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M5s
VS
44 out of 100
Realme 10
Xiaomi Poco M5s
Realme 10

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 Realme 10, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 2 months after. 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 M5s
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Stereo speakers
  • Delivers 24% higher peak brightness (751 against 606 nits)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Realme 10
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Helio G99
  • 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 739 and 663 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M5s and Realme 10 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)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
84.0
(Good)
Value Index
118.1
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco M5s
vs
Realme 10

Display

Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.43 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 409 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1100 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Touch sampling rate - 360 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 83.5% 84.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 91.8% 99.2%
PWM Not detected 409 Hz
Response time 3 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco M5s +24%
751 nits
Realme 10
606 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.46 mm (6.32 inches) 159.9 mm (6.3 inches)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) 7.95 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 178.8 g (6.31 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Blue, Yellow White, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco M5s
83.5%
Realme 10 +1%
84.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M5s and Realme 10
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 Realme 10
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco M5s
663
Realme 10 +11%
739
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco M5s
1739
Realme 10 +16%
2021
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco M5s
n/a
Realme 10
1403
Compute Score (GPU) - 1403
Single-core score 663 739
Multi-core score 1739 2021
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco M5s
554599
Realme 10 +1%
557994
CPU 205810 220055
GPU 56231 48947
Memory 128119 124878
UX 164139 164114
Total score 554599 557994
Samples [5 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco M5s +24%
177
Realme 10
143
Stability 95% 97%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 177 143
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Poco M5s +12%
421
Realme 10
377
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 421 377
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco M5s
8389
Realme 10 +28%
10718
Web score 6290 10851
Video editing 6017 6334
Photo editing 17761 25510
Data manipulation 6984 7356
Writing score 9390 10724
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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
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Realme 10
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-12-06 (RON)AnTuTu 11571117
📘 2025-12-01 (massi)AnTuTu 11557994
📘 2025-10-23 (massi)AnTuTu 11544995
📘 2024-10-05 (KyrillosWalid)Geekbench 6 GPU1403
📘 2024-10-05 (KyrillosWalid)Geekbench 6 CPU739 / 2021
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
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 13) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM MIUI 14 Realme UI 4.0
OS size 16 GB 20 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (53% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:24 hr 1:16 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:24 hr 10:11 hr
Watching video 14:15 hr 14:08 hr
Gaming 05:40 hr 06:04 hr
Standby 122 hr 122 hr
General battery life
Poco M5s
24:16 hr
Realme 10 +2%
24:49 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 6000 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED 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: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 27 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV64B Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.64 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/2.5
Focal length - 27 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV13B Omnivision OV16A1Q
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 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 5.3
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 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 No No
LTE Cat* - 13
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco M5s
81.8 dB
Realme 10 +2%
83.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2022 November 2022
Release date September 2022 November 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $209 $230
Successor - - Realme 16 Pro
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, 33 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, gaming, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco M5s. But if the display and performance are more of a priority – go for the Realme 10.

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