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Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro vs Poco M5s

52 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
VS
45 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M5s
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
Xiaomi Poco M5s

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 Xiaomi Poco M5s, which is powered by Mediatek Helio G95 and came out 1 year and 5 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 Pro
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Delivers 40% higher peak brightness (1049 against 751 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Helio G99 Ultra
  • Thinner bezels – 5.4% more screen real estate
  • The phone is 1 year and 5 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M5s
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro 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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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
119.7
(Excellent)
Value Index
84.0
(Good)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.43 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 394 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1100 nits
HDR support - Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9% 83.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 91.8%
PWM 119 Hz Not detected
Response time 1 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Poco M6 Pro
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Poco M5s
6.43″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco M6 Pro +40%
1049 nits
Poco M5s
751 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) 160.46 mm (6.32 inches)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) 74.5 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) 8.29 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 178.8 g (6.31 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP53
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Purple White, Gray, Blue, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco M6 Pro +6%
88.9%
Poco M5s
83.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro and Xiaomi Poco M5s
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra Mediatek Helio G95
Max clock 2200 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-A76		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G76 MC4
GPU shading units 64 96
GPU clock 1000 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~172.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro and Xiaomi Poco M5s
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco M6 Pro +32%
877
Poco M5s
663
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco M6 Pro +1%
1765
Poco M5s
1739
Single-core score 877 663
Multi-core score 1765 1739
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco M6 Pro
545514
Poco M5s +2%
554599
CPU 198930 205810
GPU 45130 56231
Memory 135998 128119
UX 165456 164139
Total score 545514 554599
Samples [11 tests] [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 Pro +8%
9067
Poco M5s
8389
Web score 7846 6290
Video editing 4388 6017
Photo editing 18943 17761
Data manipulation 7576 6984
Writing score 12948 9390
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-19 (Wiwigl)AnTuTu 11605126
📘 2026-09-11 (Vaqif)AnTuTu 12676018
📘 2026-08-30 (Darynpro1)AnTuTu 11578523
📘 2026-06-01 (Chiro)AnTuTu 11604648
📘 2026-05-22 (Maco)AnTuTu 11609451
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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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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 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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM HyperOS 3 MIUI 14
OS size - 16 GB
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (71% in 30 min) Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:48 hr 1:24 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:53 hr 09:24 hr
Watching video 11:41 hr 14:15 hr
Gaming 05:08 hr 05:40 hr
Standby 136 hr 122 hr
General battery life
Poco M6 Pro
23:10 hr
Poco M5s +5%
24:16 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 7000 9000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 118° 118°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV64B OmniVision OV64B
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.4 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" (≈ 0.2 inch) 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.75 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4208 x 3120
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q OmniVision OV13B
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 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
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 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 No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco M6 Pro +11%
91.1 dB
Poco M5s
81.8 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2024 September 2022
Release date January 2024 September 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $209
SAR (head) 0.992 W/kg -
SAR (body) 0.993 W/kg -
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 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 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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