Xiaomi Poco X6 vs OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2) 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
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 394 PPI)
- More energy-efficient CPU β Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 67W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1107 and 1015 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
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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 | 1200 nits | 950 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8% | 88.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 74.24 mm (2.92 inches) | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 181 g (6.38 oz) | 184 g (6.49 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 719 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | ~736.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1767 | 2626 |
| Single-core score | 1015 | 1107 |
| Multi-core score | 2687 | 2716 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 294102 | 326376 |
| GPU | 72707 | 112186 |
| Memory | 146220 | 170913 |
| UX | 241938 | 196945 |
| Total score | 754967 | 806420 |
| Samples | [15 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 69% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 252 | 269 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11685 | 8240 |
| Video editing | 7141 | 5647 |
| Photo editing | 23891 | 18954 |
| Data manipulation | 10182 | 8341 |
| Writing score | 14783 | 13368 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-12 (Roshan) | GeekBench CPU | 1021 / 2953 |
| π 2026-06-12 (Roshan) | AnTuTu | 788172 |
| π 2026-05-04 -> Sparxie | AnTuTu | 906684 |
| π 2026-05-03 (Tera papa π«΅π»π) | AnTuTu | 755685 |
| π 2026-04-26 (Dauren) | AnTuTu | 762979 |
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 | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | OxygenOS 15 |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 2 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 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 |
| Fast charging | Yes (78% in 30 min) | Yes (53% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 0:31 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:45 hr | - |
| Watching video | 10:18 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:35 hr | - |
| Standby | 99 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 | 120 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/1.8 | 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 | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.2 | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | 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* | 18 | 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2024 | June 2023 |
| Release date | January 2024 | August 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | $320 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro | - OnePlus Nord CE5 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 80 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera is more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Nord CE3 5G. But if the display, software, design, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Poco X6.
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