Xiaomi Poco M5s vs Poco M5
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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 M5, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99. 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 M5s
- Delivers 68% higher peak brightness (751 against 448 nits)
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Stereo speakers
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Weighs 22.2 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M5
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Helio G99
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 729 and 663 points
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 | AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.43 inches | 6.58 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2408 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 409 ppi | 401 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 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% | 83.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 91.8% | 93.9% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 3 ms | 27 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1481:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.46 mm (6.32 inches) | 163.99 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 76.09 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 178.8 g (6.31 oz) | 201 g (7.09 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP52 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue, Yellow | Black, Green, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| 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 |
| 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
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 1324 |
| Single-core score | 663 | 729 |
| Multi-core score | 1739 | 1976 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 205810 | 220396 |
| GPU | 56231 | 43657 |
| Memory | 128119 | 142228 |
| UX | 164139 | 162750 |
| Total score | 554599 | 569031 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 95% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 177 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 421 | 340 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6290 | 8456 |
| Video editing | 6017 | 5371 |
| Photo editing | 17761 | 19347 |
| Data manipulation | 6984 | 7331 |
| Writing score | 9390 | 11462 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco M5s
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-24 (alvyan) | AnTuTu 11 | 545793 |
| 📘 2026-04-16 -> mvrckmrcd_ | AnTuTu 11 | 571063 |
| 📘 2026-03-01 (maniii) | AnTuTu 11 | 554599 |
| 📘 2026-01-26 (kulak22828) | AnTuTu 11 | 534895 |
| 📘 2025-10-31 (Nik) | AnTuTu 11 | 564836 |
Xiaomi Poco M5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-12 (Нур) | AnTuTu 12 | 648969 |
| 📘 2026-08-26 (Neeraj) | AnTuTu 11 | 548515 |
| 📘 2026-05-19 (Oleksa) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1324 |
| 📘 2026-05-19 (Oleksa) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 729 / 1976 |
| 📘 2026-05-19 (Oleksa) | AnTuTu 11 | 575599 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 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 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | HyperOS 1.0 |
| OS size | 16 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 18 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 (24% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:24 hr | 2:19 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:24 hr | 09:34 hr |
| Watching video | 14:15 hr | 14:13 hr |
| Gaming | 05:40 hr | 05:54 hr |
| Standby | 122 hr | 129 hr |
General battery life
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 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 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) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 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 |
| 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 | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4208 x 3120 | 2560 x 1920 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV13B | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 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 | 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 | Depends on the region |
| 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 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 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 | September 2022 |
| Release date | September 2022 | September 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $209 | $190 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi Poco M8 5G |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Yes, 22 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, gaming, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco M5s. But if the software is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco M5.
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