Xiaomi Poco X6 vs Tecno Pova 6 Pro
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 Tecno Pova 6 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6080 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X6
- 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (754K versus 552K)
- Delivers 25% higher peak brightness (1335 against 1067 nits)
- Optical image stabilization
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 393 PPI)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
- 32% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1015 and 770 points
- Weighs 17.3 grams less
Reasons to consider the Tecno Pova 6 Pro
- Shows 63% longer battery life (30:11 vs 18:31 hours)
- Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5100 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- Reverse charging feature
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 | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2436 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1300 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 180 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8% | 88.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 138.6% |
| PWM | - | 90 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) | 165.5 mm (6.52 inches) |
| Width | 74.24 mm (2.92 inches) | 76.1 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 181 g (6.38 oz) | 198.3 g (6.99 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | MediaTek Dimensity 6080 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 1068 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | ~136.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1767 | - |
| Single-core score | 1015 | 770 |
| Multi-core score | 2687 | 2096 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 294102 | 201079 |
| GPU | 72707 | 47127 |
| Memory | 146220 | 138242 |
| UX | 241938 | 164937 |
| Total score | 754967 | 552385 |
| Samples | [15 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 252 | 152 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11685 | 10232 |
| Video editing | 7141 | 5069 |
| Photo editing | 23891 | 23005 |
| Data manipulation | 10182 | 7812 |
| Writing score | 14783 | 13854 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-12 (Roshan) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1021 / 2953 |
| 📘 2026-06-12 (Roshan) | AnTuTu 11 | 788172 |
| 📘 2026-05-04 -> Sparxie | AnTuTu 11 | 906684 |
| 📘 2026-05-03 (Tera papa 🫵🏻😆) | AnTuTu 11 | 755685 |
| 📘 2026-04-26 (Dauren) | AnTuTu 11 | 762979 |
Tecno Pova 6 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-12-11 (Matt Official) | AnTuTu 11 | 591404 |
| 📘 2025-12-08 (GML1V) | AnTuTu 11 | 503172 |
| 📘 2025-10-30 (Techmario) | AnTuTu 11 | 533601 |
| 📘 2025-09-11 (dunduk) | AnTuTu 11 | 552385 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | HIOS 14 |
| OS size | - | 56 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 70 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (78% in 30 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 1:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:45 hr | 12:48 hr |
| Watching video | 10:18 hr | 16:03 hr |
| Gaming | 04:35 hr | 05:34 hr |
| Standby | 99 hr | 155 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#40th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | - |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (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 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 |
| 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 | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2024 | February 2024 |
| Release date | January 2024 | March 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | $229 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro | - Tecno Pova 7 Pro 5G |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 70 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life is more important to you, then choose the Tecno Pova 6 Pro. But if the display, performance, gaming, and software are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco X6.
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