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Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus vs Poco M5s

50 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
VS
45 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M5s
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
Xiaomi Poco M5s

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.79-inch Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 AE) that was released on August 1, 2024, against the Xiaomi Poco M5s, which is powered by Mediatek Helio G95 and came out 1 year and 11 months before. 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 M6 Plus
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Has a 0.36 inch larger screen size
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 AE
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • The phone is 1 year and 11 months newer
  • 44% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 958 and 663 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M5s
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Stereo speakers
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's LTPS LCD)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus and Poco M5s 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
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4 / 64 GB
112.2
(Excellent)
Value Index
84.0
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco M6 Plus
vs
Poco M5s

Display

Type LTPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.79 inches 6.43 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2460 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 20:9
PPI 396 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 550 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1100 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 83.7% 83.5%
Display features - - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 91.8%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 3 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Poco M6 Plus
6.79″ (21:9 ratio) = 16.7 in2
Poco M5s
6.43″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco M6 Plus
n/a
Poco M5s
749 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 168.6 mm (6.64 inches) 160.46 mm (6.32 inches)
Width 76.3 mm (3 inches) 74.5 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.29 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 168.6 g (5.95 oz) 178.8 g (6.31 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP53
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Purple White, Gray, Blue, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco M6 Plus
83.7%
Poco M5s
83.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus and Xiaomi Poco M5s
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 AE Mediatek Helio G95
Max clock 2300 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-A78		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU
GPU
Graphics Adreno 613 Mali-G76 MC4
GPU shading units 128 96
GPU clock 955 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~244.5 GFLOPS ~172.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus and Xiaomi Poco M5s
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco M6 Plus +44%
958
Poco M5s
663
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco M6 Plus +28%
2233
Poco M5s
1739
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 425 -
Single-core score 958 663
Multi-core score 2233 1739
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco M6 Plus +4%
579518
Poco M5s
554599
CPU 240842 205810
GPU 45797 56231
Memory 117165 128119
UX 175714 164139
Total score 579518 554599
Samples Less than 3 [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 95%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 177
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 421
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco M6 Plus +31%
10950
Poco M5s
8389
Web score 11088 6290
Video editing 4773 6017
Photo editing 21404 17761
Data manipulation 10286 6984
Writing score 13569 9390
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📘 2026-03-01 (maniii)AnTuTu 11554599
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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 14 Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 14
OS size - 16 GB
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5030 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 Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:24 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 09:24 hr
Watching video - 14:15 hr
Gaming - 05:40 hr
Standby - 122 hr
General battery life
Poco M6 Plus
n/a
Poco M5s
24:16 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution - 9000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 118°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 28 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung HM6 OmniVision OV64B
Sensor size 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 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 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization No Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution - 4208 x 3120
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS OmniVision OV13B
Sensor size - 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 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 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* No Yes
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 Yes No
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos - No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco M6 Plus
n/a
Poco M5s
81.8 dB

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced August 2024 September 2022
Release date August 2024 September 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $160 $209
Successor - Xiaomi Poco M7 Plus -
Sensors - 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus is definitely a better buy.

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