Xiaomi Poco X6 vs Poco F5
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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 Xiaomi Poco F5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 and came out 9 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
- Delivers 39% higher peak brightness (1326 against 957 nits)
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
- The phone is 9 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F5
- 73% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1302K versus 754K)
- Shows 14% longer battery life (21:08 vs 18:31 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 60% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1627 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 | 6.67 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) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8% | 88.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.4% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) | 161.11 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 74.24 mm (2.92 inches) | 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 181 g (6.38 oz) | 181 g (6.38 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2910 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-A510 - 3 cores at 2.49 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Adreno 725 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 580 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | ~1187.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1767 | 4119 |
| Single-core score | 1015 | 1627 |
| Multi-core score | 2687 | 4184 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 294102 | 522997 |
| GPU | 72707 | 166455 |
| Memory | 146220 | 227236 |
| UX | 241938 | 386281 |
| Total score | 754967 | 1302969 |
| Samples | [15 tests] | [35 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 252 | 608 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 85% |
| Graphics test | - | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1956 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11685 | - |
| Video editing | 7141 | - |
| Photo editing | 23891 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10182 | - |
| Writing score | 14783 | - |
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 |
Xiaomi Poco F5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-03 (Zaviee) | AnTuTu 12 | 1483091 |
| 📘 2026-09-21 (Bers2409) | AnTuTu 12 | 1442782 |
| 📘 2026-09-03 (Rehan shaikh) | AnTuTu 11 | 1318003 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (MobileEngineer Harway) | AnTuTu 11 | 1304220 |
| 📘 2026-08-12 (Koreia27) | AnTuTu 11 | 1450376 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | - | 32 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 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 |
| Fast charging | Yes (78% in 30 min) | Yes (83% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 0:47 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:45 hr | 09:04 hr |
| Watching video | 10:18 hr | 12:47 hr |
| Gaming | 04:35 hr | 05:49 hr |
| Standby | 99 hr | 95 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 9248 x 6936 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual 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 | 120° | 119° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | OmniVision OV64B40 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 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" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Samsung S5K3P9 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| 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 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 | 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 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2024 | May 2023 |
| Release date | January 2024 | May 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | $379 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro | - Xiaomi Poco F7 |
| 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, 67 W |
*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 F5 is definitely a better buy.
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