Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro vs Poco F4

55 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro
VS
53 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F4

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on February 6, 2023, against the Xiaomi Poco F4, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and came out 8 months before. 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 X5 Pro
  • Shows 13% longer battery life (21:42 vs 19:09 hours)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • The phone is 8 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F4
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • 23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1002K versus 813K)
  • Delivers 10% higher peak brightness (999 against 906 nits)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • 29% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1298 and 1009 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro and Poco F4 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
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6 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
34.8
(Mediocre)
Value Index
59.5
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 900 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7% 86.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 97.3%
PWM 120 Hz 443 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
906 nits
Poco F4 +10%
999 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.91 mm (6.41 inches) 163.2 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 76.03 mm (2.99 inches) 75.95 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 7.7 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP53
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Yellow Black, Silver, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
86.7%
86.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F4
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Max clock 2400 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770 Hexagon 698
GPU
Graphics Adreno 642L Adreno 650
GPU shading units 512 768
GPU clock 550 MHz 670 MHz
FLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS ~1029.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F4
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco F4 +29%
1298
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco F4 +27%
3520
Compute Score (GPU)
3291
Compute Score (GPU) - 3291
Single-core score 1009 1298
Multi-core score 2781 3520
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
813720
Poco F4 +23%
1002919
CPU 317363 400129
GPU 98762 190347
Memory 175340 154414
UX 222345 258029
Total score 813720 1002919
Samples [15 tests] [17 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 225 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Poco F4 +81%
1232
Stability 99% 90%
Graphics test 4 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 681 1232
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
12246
n/a
Web score 10945 -
Video editing 6994 -
Photo editing 24463 -
Data manipulation 9642 -
Writing score 14285 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-15 -> FlopsAnTuTu 12895764
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-12 (Xpns)AnTuTu 12936843
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (deramen)AnTuTu 12880897
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> FlopsAnTuTu 12831230
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 -> VoidxEoAnTuTu 12887900
Xiaomi Poco F4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-23 (H2lm)Geekbench 7 CPU1155 / 3579
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Shiro1577)AnTuTu 121179210
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (sayato)AnTuTu 121239133
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (alvyan)AnTuTu 121096940
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (DisnaroπŸ‡§πŸ‡·)AnTuTu 111029687

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0
OS size 31 GB 24 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 67 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (82% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:50 hr 0:39 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:45 hr 07:39 hr
Watching video 13:29 hr 12:20 hr
Gaming 05:32 hr 04:57 hr
Standby 102 hr 88 hr
General battery life
21:42 hr
19:09 hr

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 12032 x 9024 9000 x 7000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 119Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KHM2 OmniVision OV64B
Sensor size 1/1.52" (β‰ˆ 0.66 inch) 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Samsung S5K4H7 Omnivision OV8856
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor OmniVision 02B10 GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.45
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
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, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
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 No No
LTE Cat* 18 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
90.8 dB
86.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced February 2023 June 2022
Release date February 2023 June 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $300 $400
Successor - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max - Xiaomi Poco F7
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 67 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, battery life, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro. But if the performance, gaming, and design are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco F4.

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