Xiaomi Poco X6 vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

54 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X6
VS
62 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

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 Samsung Galaxy A55 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1480 and came out 2 months 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
  • Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (1326 against 1003 nits)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • 14% higher pixel density (446 vs 390 PPI)
  • Weighs 32 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
  • Shows 44% longer battery life (26:41 vs 18:31 hours)
  • 35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1021K versus 754K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X6 and Samsung Galaxy A55 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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8 / 256 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
20.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
62.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 446 ppi 390 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1000 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 Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8% 85.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 100%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco X6 +32%
1326 nits
1003 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) 161.1 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 74.24 mm (2.92 inches) 77.4 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP67
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Blue, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco X6 +5%
89.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X6 and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Samsung Exynos 1480
Max clock 2400 MHz 2750 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Xclipse 530
GPU shading units 256 128
GPU clock 940 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~481.3 GFLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X6 and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1015
1137
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2687
3437
Compute Score (GPU)
1767
4101
Compute Score (GPU) 1767 4101
Single-core score 1015 1137
Multi-core score 2687 3437
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
754967
1021736
CPU 294102 348485
GPU 72707 226076
Memory 146220 182794
UX 241938 264381
Total score 754967 1021736
Samples [15 tests] [29 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
252
459
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 2 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 252 459
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 5 FPS
Graphics score - 982
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
12420
13134
Web score 11685 11788
Video editing 7141 7255
Photo editing 23891 23283
Data manipulation 10182 10941
Writing score 14783 17673

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco X6
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-12 (Roshan)Geekbench 6 CPU1021 / 2953
📘 2026-06-12 (Roshan)AnTuTu 11788172
📘 2026-05-04 -> SparxieAnTuTu 11906684
📘 2026-05-03 (Tera papa 🫵🏻😆)AnTuTu 11755685
📘 2026-04-26 (Dauren)AnTuTu 11762979
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-17 (Артем)AnTuTu 111080442
📘 2026-08-23 (No)AnTuTu 11965699
📘 2026-08-14 (Brice)Geekbench 6 CPU1115 / 3126
📘 2026-08-06 (Mazen)AnTuTu 111057022
📘 2026-06-28 (SK.EMTIAZ)AnTuTu 111021736

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3 One UI 8.5
OS size - 20.1 GB
OS updates 2 years 4 years
Security updates 2 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5100 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (78% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:48 hr 1:03 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:45 hr 10:24 hr
Watching video 10:18 hr 17:52 hr
Gaming 04:35 hr 05:16 hr
Standby 99 hr 125 hr
General battery life
18:31 hr
26:41 hr

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 7000 8160 x 6120
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 (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV64B Sony IMX906
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
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX258
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV02B10 GalaxyCore GC5035
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 45
Preview - 54
Zoom - 75
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 6464 x 4864
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Sony IMX616
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) 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/ax)
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 5.3
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
n/a
91.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2024 March 2024
Release date January 2024 March 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $249 $439
Successor - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
SAR (head) - 0.68 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.04 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A55 5G:
    - The barometer is only available in the model for the USA.
    - SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.
*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 Samsung Galaxy A55 5G is definitely a better buy.

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