Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro vs X3 Pro
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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 Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and came out 2 years and 10 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
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1604K versus 822K)
- Delivers 115% higher peak brightness (1155 against 536 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Thinner bezels – 5.4% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 84.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
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| RGB color space | 99.7% | 95.1% |
| PWM | 1923 Hz | 2404 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 37.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 995:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.45 mm (6.32 inches) | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) |
| Width | 74.34 mm (2.93 inches) | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 215 g (7.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Yellow | Black, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 2960 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 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 780 | Hexagon 690 |
| Graphics | Mali G615 MC6 | Adreno 640 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1400 MHz | 675 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS | ~1036.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4929 | 2985 |
| Single-core score | 1370 | 1004 |
| Multi-core score | 4509 | 2653 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 482670 | 299294 |
| GPU | 432750 | 119740 |
| Memory | 299238 | 162141 |
| UX | 389647 | 241258 |
| Total score | 1604305 | 822433 |
| Samples | [70 tests] | [45 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 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 91% |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 979 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14649 | 8774 |
| Video editing | 6419 | 6020 |
| Photo editing | 23328 | 22475 |
| Data manipulation | 12555 | 8724 |
| Writing score | 18403 | 13390 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-14 (67) | GeekBench GPU | 5243 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 (67) | GeekBench CPU | 1403 / 4649 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 (Zix) | AnTuTu | 1623585 |
| 📘 2026-09-13 (67-2) | AnTuTu | 1833656 |
| 📘 2026-08-08 (atrix6) | AnTuTu | 1704521 |
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-14 (Zeexi) | AnTuTu | 911542 |
| 📘 2026-07-21 (Tymanovik) | AnTuTu | 822512 |
| 📘 2026-07-06 (Aren) | AnTuTu | 811317 |
| 📘 2026-07-06 (Aren) | AnTuTu | 811317 |
| 📘 2026-07-04 (Nafez De Vonsera) | AnTuTu | 888889 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 125 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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 36 GB | 13 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5160 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 18 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:53 hr | 08:43 hr |
| Watching video | 12:36 hr | 12:45 hr |
| Gaming | 05:17 hr | 05:20 hr |
| Standby | 101 hr | 117 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 119° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Sony IMX582 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | Omnivision OV8856 |
| 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 | Hynix HI-259 |
| 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 | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 5480 x 3648 |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 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 5 (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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| 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* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2024 | March 2021 |
| Release date | January 2024 | April 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $250 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | 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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