Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro vs Realme 12 Pro 5G

64 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
VS
55 out of 100
Realme 12 Pro 5G

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 Realme 12 Pro 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and came out 1 month after. 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 X6 Pro
  • 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1604K versus 812K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 394 PPI)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 2.2
  • 58% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1370 and 866 points
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Realme 12 Pro 5G
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro and Realme 12 Pro 5G 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
96.5
(Very good)
Value Index
10.9
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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 -
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 90% 90.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% -
PWM 1923 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
1155 nits
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 160.45 mm (6.32 inches) 161.47 mm (6.36 inches)
Width 74.34 mm (2.93 inches) 74.02 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) 8.75 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic -
Frame material Plastic -
Colors Black, Gray, Yellow Blue, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
12 Pro 5G +1%
90.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro and Realme 12 Pro 5G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Max clock 3350 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 780 Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali G615 MC6 Adreno 710
GPU shading units 768 256
GPU clock 1400 MHz 676 MHz
FLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS ~346.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro and Realme 12 Pro 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1370
866
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4509
2494
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco X6 Pro +269%
4929
1334
Compute Score (GPU) 4929 1334
Single-core score 1370 866
Multi-core score 4509 2494
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1604305
812803
CPU 482670 306461
GPU 432750 56851
Memory 299238 205411
UX 389647 244080
Total score 1604305 812803
Samples [70 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco X6 Pro +328%
852
199
Stability 85% -
Graphics test 6 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 852 199
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 13 FPS -
Section 1 14 FPS -
Section 2 13 FPS -
Section 3 11 FPS -
Graphics score 3458 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
13963
11988
Web score 14649 11087
Video editing 6419 6838
Photo editing 23328 30771
Data manipulation 12555 8252
Writing score 18403 12967

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-23 (192828)AnTuTu 121736165
📘 2026-09-22 (Rittik)AnTuTu 121800238
📘 2026-09-22 (Rittik)Geekbench 7 CPU1244 / 4214
📘 2026-09-19 (1222)AnTuTu 121746951
📘 2026-09-18 (Qing)AnTuTu 121686350
Realme 12 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-10 (Rilmihype∆)AnTuTu 11812803
📘 2024-03-31 (VANSH)Geekbench 6 GPU1334
📘 2024-03-31 (VANSH)Geekbench 6 CPU866 / 2494

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14
ROM HyperOS 3 Realme UI 5.0
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 67 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 (50% in 19 min)
Full charging time 0:45 hr 0:47 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:53 hr -
Watching video 12:36 hr -
Gaming 05:17 hr -
Standby 101 hr -
General battery life
21:20 hr
n/a

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 7000 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
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 (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) Telephoto: 32 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV64B Sony IMX882
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 32 MP
Aperture - f/2.0
Focal length - 47 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX709
Sensor size - 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
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 -

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" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 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 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 No
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
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
90.3 dB
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2024 January 2024
Release date January 2024 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $315
Successor - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max - Realme 15 Pro 5G
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 67 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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