Xiaomi Poco M5s vs M4 Pro 5G

46 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M5s
VS
45 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro 5G

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 Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 810 and came out 10 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M5s
  • Delivers 47% higher peak brightness (757 against 515 nits)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Weighs 16.2 grams less
  • The phone is 10 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro 5G
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 810
  • Reverse charging feature

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M5s and M4 Pro 5G 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
89.1
(Very good)
Value Index
32.4
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.43 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 409 ppi 399 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 450 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1100 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 83.5% 84.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 91.8% 99.8%
PWM Not detected -
Response time 3 ms 42 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 700:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco M5s +47%
757 nits
515 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.46 mm (6.32 inches) 163.56 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) 75.78 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) 8.75 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 178.8 g (6.31 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP53
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Blue, Yellow Black, Blue, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
83.5%
84.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M5s and Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro 5G
SoC
Chipset Mediatek Helio G95 MediaTek Dimensity 810
Max clock 2050 MHz 2400 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 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU MediaTek NPU 3.0
GPU
Graphics Mali-G76 MC4 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 96 64
GPU clock 900 MHz 1068 MHz
FLOPS ~172.8 GFLOPS ~136.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M5s and Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
663
684
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1739
1900
Single-core score 663 684
Multi-core score 1739 1900
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
554599
569913
CPU 205810 228631
GPU 56231 46684
Memory 128119 137506
UX 164139 157092
Total score 554599 569913
Samples [5 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco M5s +18%
177
Stability 95% -
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 177 150
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Poco M5s +17%
421
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 421 360
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
8389
9951
Web score 6290 8724
Video editing 6017 6058
Photo editing 17761 26572
Data manipulation 6984 7484
Writing score 9390 10586

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco M5s
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-24 (alvyan)AnTuTu545793
📘 2026-04-16 -> mvrckmrcd_AnTuTu571063
📘 2026-03-01 (maniii)AnTuTu554599
📘 2026-01-26 (kulak22828)AnTuTu534895
📘 2025-10-31 (Nik)AnTuTu564836
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-01-23 (Klim)AnTuTu569913
📘 2025-12-28 (Gab)AnTuTu560120

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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM MIUI 14 HyperOS 1.0
OS size 16 GB 13 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 Yes
Fast charging Yes (53% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:24 hr 1:07 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:24 hr 09:59 hr
Watching video 14:15 hr 14:09 hr
Gaming 05:40 hr 05:54 hr
Standby 122 hr 123 hr
General battery life
24:16 hr
24:48 hr

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) -
Angle of widest lens 118° 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 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 26 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV64B Samsung JN1
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 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.14 micron
Stabilization Digital 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 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.45
Sensor OmniVision OV13B Omnivision OV16A10
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 5.1
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 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 Yes
5G support No Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2022 November 2021
Release date September 2022 November 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $209 $265
Successor - - Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
SAR (head) - 0.59 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- 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 and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco M5s. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro 5G.

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