Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A25

52 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
VS
52 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A25

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro (with MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra) that was released on January 11, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy A25, which is powered by Exynos 1280 and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Memory

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Shows 26% longer battery life (23:10 vs 18:26 hours)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Weighs 18 grams less
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A25
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (617K versus 545K)
  • 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 957 and 877 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A25 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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Select your primary usage scenario to get a more accurate NanoReview Score
πŸ“± Primary usage:

Value for money (Beta)

To get an accurate value-for-money index, update the default prices with actual prices from your country’s retailers (for the selected memory configs) and press the "Calculate" button.
Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
119.7
(Excellent)
Value Index
60.1
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 394 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 1000 nits
HDR support - No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9% 84.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 145.1%
PWM 119 Hz 119 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1051 nits
1027 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) 161 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) 76.5 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Waterproof IP54 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Purple Black, Blue, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
88.9%
84.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A25
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra Samsung Exynos 1280
Max clock 2200 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G68 MP4
GPU shading units 64 128
GPU clock 1000 MHz 897 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~229.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A25
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A25 +19%
2095
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 2348
Single-core score 877 957
Multi-core score 1765 2095
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
545514
Galaxy A25 +13%
617315
CPU 198930 246621
GPU 45130 71605
Memory 135998 102085
UX 165456 197004
Total score 545514 617315
Samples [11 tests] [22 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 95%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 226
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 7846 -
Video editing 4388 -
Photo editing 18943 -
Data manipulation 7576 -
Writing score 12948 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (Wiwigl)AnTuTu 11605126
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-11 (Vaqif)AnTuTu 12676018
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Darynpro1)AnTuTu 11578523
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-01 (Chiro)AnTuTu 11604648
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 (Maco)AnTuTu 11609451
Samsung Galaxy A25
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-14 (DJ)AnTuTu 11651423
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-15 (OmPhanLaoRaBien)AnTuTu 11637428
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-02 (MusteryLodall)Geekbench 6 CPU936 / 2053
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-02 (MusteryLodall)AnTuTu 11605286
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-30 (πŸ‡»πŸ‡³ CuoiLaoXuongSong)AnTuTu 11630054

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 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 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14
ROM HyperOS 3 One UI 6
OS size - 20 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 2 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (71% in 30 min) Yes (49% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:48 hr 1:24 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:53 hr 06:44 hr
Watching video 11:41 hr 11:34 hr
Gaming 05:08 hr 04:52 hr
Standby 136 hr 91 hr
General battery life
23:10 hr
18:26 hr

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 7000 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 118Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 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 25 mm 27 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV64B Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Sony IMX355 Samsung ISOCELL (S5K)4HA
Sensor size 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV02B10 GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4160 x 3120
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.2
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Hynix Hi-1339
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 5.2 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, 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 Yes Yes
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
91.1 dB
79.6 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2024 December 2023
Release date January 2024 December 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $299
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
SAR (head) 0.992 W/kg 0.46 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.993 W/kg 1.19 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro. But if the camera and gaming are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A25.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
169 (73.2%)
62 (26.8%)
Total votes: 231

User opinions

You can share your opinion or ask a question in the comments below
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!