Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro vs Google Pixel 8 Pro
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra) that was released on January 11, 2024, against the Google Pixel 8 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 3 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
- Shows 9% longer battery life (21:20 vs 19:29 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 30W)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1604K versus 1367K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 27 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Delivers 39% higher peak brightness (1592 against 1143 nits)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 23W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- 10% higher pixel density (489 vs 446 PPI)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
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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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1344 x 2992 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 489 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 2400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 99.5% |
| PWM | 1923 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.45 mm (6.32 inches) | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 74.34 mm (2.93 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 213 g (7.51 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Yellow | Black, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra | Google Tensor G3 |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali G615 MC6 | Immortalis-G715s MC10 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 1400 MHz | 890 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS | ~1594.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4929 | 6573 |
| Single-core score | 1370 | 1765 |
| Multi-core score | 4509 | 4297 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 482670 | 468427 |
| GPU | 432750 | 384941 |
| Memory | 299238 | 182041 |
| UX | 389647 | 331822 |
| Total score | 1604305 | 1367231 |
| Samples | [70 tests] | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 85% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 852 | 982 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 14 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 13 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 11 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 3458 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14649 | - |
| Video editing | 6419 | - |
| Photo editing | 23328 | - |
| Data manipulation | 12555 | - |
| Writing score | 18403 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-19 (1222) | AnTuTu 12 | 1746951 |
| 📘 2026-09-18 (Qing) | AnTuTu 12 | 1686350 |
| 📘 2026-09-18 (graphite) | AnTuTu 12 | 1682718 |
| 📘 2026-09-17 (NASSHAROXHT) | AnTuTu 12 | 1717670 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 (67) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 5243 |
Google Pixel 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-05 (s1mpick) | AnTuTu 11 | 1338293 |
| 📘 2026-05-04 (Bilal Ahmed) | AnTuTu 11 | 1367231 |
| 📘 2026-04-13 -> Spaikleonow | AnTuTu 11 | 1482218 |
| 📘 2026-03-26 (Bilal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1328640 |
| 📘 2026-02-16 (...) | AnTuTu 11 | 1471077 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 36 GB | 14 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 2 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5050 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (23 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 18 min) | Yes (53% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 1:23 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:53 hr | 08:23 hr |
| Watching video | 12:36 hr | 12:10 hr |
| Gaming | 05:17 hr | 04:58 hr |
| Standby | 101 hr | 87 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | 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 | 1920 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 126° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Samsung GNV |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 48 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | - | 113 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Smartsens SC202PCS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 65 |
| Preview | - | 75 |
| Zoom | - | 152 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 10.5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 143 |
| Video | - | 149 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| 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* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2024 | October 2023 |
| Release date | January 2024 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $999 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max | - Google Pixel 10 Pro |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Poco X6 Pro:
- There is an eco-leather version of the X6 Pro that is 4 grams heavier and 0.10 mm thicker.
Notes on Pixel 8 Pro:
- The smartphone includes a temperature sensor.
*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 Google Pixel 8 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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