Xiaomi Poco M6 5G vs Motorola Moto G34

45 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M6 5G
VS
45 out of 100
Motorola Moto G34

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.74-inch Xiaomi Poco M6 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus) that was released on December 22, 2023, against the Motorola Moto G34, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695. 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 M6 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G34
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (584K versus 507K)
  • Stereo speakers
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 34% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 915 and 682 points
  • Weighs 16 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M6 5G and Motorola Moto G34 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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4 / 64 GB
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4 / 64 GB
120.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
98.0
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.74 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 260 ppi 270 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.7% 84.1%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 90.4%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 48 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Poco M6 5G
6.74″ (20:9 ratio) = 17 in2
Moto G34
6.5″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
515 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 168 mm (6.61 inches) 162.7 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 74.6 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
Waterproof No -
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
83.7%
84.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M6 5G and Motorola Moto G34
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
L3 cache 2 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 64 256
GPU clock 962 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~123.1 GFLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M6 5G and Motorola Moto G34
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Moto G34 +34%
915
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1788
Moto G34 +12%
2011
Compute Score (GPU)
1248
Moto G34 +11%
1389
Compute Score (GPU) 1248 1389
Single-core score 682 915
Multi-core score 1788 2011
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
507519
Moto G34 +15%
584675
CPU 191808 245175
GPU 56094 56485
Memory 97736 118959
UX 161881 164056
Total score 507519 584675
Samples Less than 3 [3 tests]
PCMark 3.0
8873
Moto G34 +20%
10610
Web score 8447 10957
Video editing 4547 4484
Photo editing 18379 23718
Data manipulation 7341 8174
Writing score 11661 14172

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco M6 5G
No benchmark results yet
Motorola Moto G34
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-13 (Fernando)AnTuTu 11584675
📘 2026-04-17 (King-ph)AnTuTu 11592015
📘 2025-10-30 (mamiaco)AnTuTu 11547750
📘 2024-11-12 (🇧🇷Josiel Freitas De Lima)Geekbench 6 GPU1389
📘 2024-11-12 (🇧🇷Josiel Freitas De Lima)Geekbench 6 CPU918 / 2010

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 eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 13
ROM MIUI 14 MYUI 6.0
OS size - 18 GB
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 2 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (28% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 2:09 hr -
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 09:35 hr
Watching video - 14:19 hr
Gaming - 05:37 hr
Standby - 112 hr
General battery life
23:34 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 28 mm -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4624 x 3468
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No 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 5.2
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
DisplayPort - No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* - Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
83.2 dB

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced December 2023 December 2023
Release date December 2023 December 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $115 $140
Successor - Xiaomi Poco M8 5G - Motorola Moto G35
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 10 W Yes, 18 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco M6 5G. But if the display, performance, gaming, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Moto G34.

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