Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro vs OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
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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 CE3 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G and came out 7 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
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1604K versus 806K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 394 PPI)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- More energy-efficient CPU β Dimensity 8300 Ultra
- 24% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1370 and 1107 points
- The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 67W)
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 950 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 88.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | - |
| PWM | 1923 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.45 mm (6.32 inches) | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 74.34 mm (2.93 inches) | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 184 g (6.49 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Yellow | Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra | Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 2700 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-A55 - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 1 core at 2.7 GHz: 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 | 719 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS | ~736.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4929 | 2626 |
| Single-core score | 1370 | 1107 |
| Multi-core score | 4509 | 2716 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 482670 | 326376 |
| GPU | 432750 | 112186 |
| Memory | 299238 | 170913 |
| UX | 389647 | 196945 |
| Total score | 1604305 | 806420 |
| Samples | [70 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 85% | 69% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 852 | 269 |
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 | 8240 |
| Video editing | 6419 | 5647 |
| Photo editing | 23328 | 18954 |
| Data manipulation | 12555 | 8341 |
| Writing score | 18403 | 13368 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-14 (67) | GeekBench GPU | 5243 |
| π 2026-09-14 (67) | GeekBench CPU | 1403 / 4649 |
| π 2026-09-14 (Zix) | AnTuTu | 1623585 |
| π 2026-09-13 (67-2) | AnTuTu | 1833656 |
| π 2026-08-08 (atrix6) | AnTuTu | 1704521 |
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-15 (Prashant) | AnTuTu | 805122 |
| π 2026-04-17 (zenith) | AnTuTu | 863702 |
| π 2025-10-29 -> zenith | AnTuTu | 806420 |
| π 2025-10-20 -> Faizan90 | AnTuTu | 784329 |
| π 2024-07-25 (Palash) | GeekBench GPU | 2626 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | OxygenOS 15 |
| OS size | 36 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 2 years | 3 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 (53% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 0:31 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:53 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:36 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:17 hr | - |
| Standby | 101 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) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 112Β° |
| 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" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 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" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Smartsens SC202PCS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/3.13" (β 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/) |
| 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, 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 | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 13 |
| 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 | June 2023 |
| Release date | January 2024 | August 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $320 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max | - OnePlus Nord CE5 |
| 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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