Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro vs Nothing Phone (1)
64
out of 100
VS
55
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra) that was released on January 11, 2024, against the Nothing Phone (1), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus and came out 1 year and 6 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
- 93% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1604K versus 830K)
- Delivers 74% higher peak brightness (1146 against 657 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 11% higher pixel density (446 vs 402 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year and 6 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (1)
- Shows 8% longer battery life (23:08 vs 21:20 hours)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Reverse charging feature
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 | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 85.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 95.9% |
| PWM | 1923 Hz | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.45 mm (6.32 inches) | 159.2 mm (6.27 inches) |
| Width | 74.34 mm (2.93 inches) | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 193.5 g (6.83 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Yellow | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 780 | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Mali G615 MC6 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 1400 MHz | 608 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS | ~622.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4929 | 2769 |
| Single-core score | 1370 | 1060 |
| Multi-core score | 4509 | 2973 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 482670 | 326933 |
| GPU | 432750 | 102620 |
| Memory | 299238 | 166467 |
| UX | 389647 | 234438 |
| Total score | 1604305 | 830458 |
| Samples | [70 tests] | [8 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 85% | - |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 852 | - |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-02 -> uravinq | AnTuTu 12 | 1745585 |
| 📘 2026-10-01 (Michael Cheng) | AnTuTu 12 | 1933824 |
| 📘 2026-09-28 (Müller) | AnTuTu 12 | 1893547 |
| 📘 2026-09-28 (Johan) | AnTuTu 12 | 1773722 |
| 📘 2026-09-28 (Josh) | AnTuTu 12 | 1748777 |
Nothing Phone (1)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-28 -> Serhii | Geekbench 7 CPU | 910 / 3032 |
| 📘 2026-09-28 -> Serhii | AnTuTu 12 | 871937 |
| 📘 2026-05-10 (Aroslav) | AnTuTu 11 | 854357 |
| 📘 2026-04-03 -> Serhii | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1059 / 3012 |
| 📘 2026-03-27 (kardinal) | CPU Throttle | 89% |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 3200 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 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | Nothing OS 3.0 |
| OS size | 36 GB | 16 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 18 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 1:31 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:53 hr | 09:10 hr |
| Watching video | 12:36 hr | 13:32 hr |
| Gaming | 05:17 hr | 05:14 hr |
| Standby | 101 hr | 115 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 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 | - | 55 |
| Preview | - | 73 |
| Zoom | - | 78 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Nothing Phone (1) from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.13" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 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 | 5.4 | 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, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| 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 |
| 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 | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2024 | July 2022 |
| Release date | January 2024 | July 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $500 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max | - Nothing Phone (3) |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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.
*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 X6 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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