Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro vs OnePlus Nord 3
64
out of 100
VS
64
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 OnePlus Nord 3, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9000 and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 3
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 67W)
- 25% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1710 and 1370 points
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
Select your primary usage scenario to get a more accurate NanoReview Score
Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.74 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1240 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20.1:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 451 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | - | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | 1450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 98.7% |
| PWM | 1923 Hz | 366 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 7 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) | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 193.5 g (6.83 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP54 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Yellow | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 3050 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: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 780 | MediaTek APU 590 |
| Graphics | Mali G615 MC6 | Mali-G710 MC10 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1400 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS | ~1085.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4929 | 6409 |
| Single-core score | 1370 | 1710 |
| Multi-core score | 4509 | 4477 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 482670 | 576859 |
| GPU | 432750 | 296679 |
| Memory | 299238 | 223305 |
| UX | 389647 | 445817 |
| Total score | 1604305 | 1542660 |
| Samples | [70 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 85% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 852 | 775 |
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 |
OnePlus Nord 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-05 -> alominzikk | AnTuTu 11 | 1500307 |
| 📘 2026-09-05 (Alominzikk) | AnTuTu 11 | 1500307 |
| 📘 2026-06-20 (LukisekCZ) | AnTuTu 11 | 1584537 |
| 📘 2026-05-11 (DG) | AnTuTu 11 | 1542660 |
| 📘 2026-04-30 (Gigimutu1) | AnTuTu 11 | 1561642 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 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 13 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | OxygenOS 13.1 |
| OS size | 36 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 2 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 18 min) | Yes (60% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 0:32 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:53 hr | 08:39 hr |
| Watching video | 12:36 hr | 15:44 hr |
| Gaming | 05:17 hr | 05:40 hr |
| Standby | 101 hr | 94 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 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Sony IMX890 |
| 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 | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Smartsens SC202PCS | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | 1/5 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.09" (≈ 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 | 5.3 |
| 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, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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* | - | 19 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2024 | July 2023 |
| Release date | January 2024 | July 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $499 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max | - OnePlus Nord 5 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 80 W |
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
If the gaming and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Nord 3.
Cast your vote
Total votes: 290
Related comparisons
4.
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro vs Xiaomi 14T (16)
