Xiaomi Poco X6 vs X3 NFC

54 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X6
VS
50 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC

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 X3 NFC, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G and came out 3 years and 5 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X6
  • Delivers 110% higher peak brightness (1326 against 630 nits)
  • 41% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (754K versus 536K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 12
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
  • The phone is 3 years and 5 months newer
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Thinner bezels – 5.2% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
  • Shows 30% longer battery life (24:00 vs 18:31 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 256GB
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X6 and X3 NFC 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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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 20% Yes
No, we don't think this update is worth it.
Moving from Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC to Xiaomi Poco X6 will likely not feel like a meaningful upgrade.
Main improvements: display, performance, and gaming.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in battery life and camera.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

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 1200 nits 450 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 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8% 84.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
-
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.7%
PWM - 2358 Hz
Response time - 35.4 ms
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco X6 +110%
1326 nits
630 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) 165.3 mm (6.51 inches)
Width 74.24 mm (2.92 inches) 76.8 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) 9.4 mm (0.37 inches)
Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP53
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco X6 +6%
89.8%
84.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X6 and Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Max clock 2400 MHz 2300 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 8 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 688
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 618
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 940 MHz 800 MHz
FLOPS ~481.3 GFLOPS ~409.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X6 and Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco X6 +35%
1015
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco X6 +43%
2687
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco X6 +38%
1767
Compute Score (GPU) 1767 1279
Single-core score 1015 754
Multi-core score 2687 1876
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco X6 +41%
754967
536494
CPU 294102 203232
GPU 72707 53110
Memory 146220 98643
UX 241938 181509
Total score 754967 536494
Samples [15 tests] [12 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 252 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 336
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco X6 +32%
12420
Web score 11685 7961
Video editing 7141 6640
Photo editing 23891 17026
Data manipulation 10182 7986
Writing score 14783 10347

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
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-19 (KoKo)AnTuTu 12610548
📘 2026-09-17 (KoKo)AnTuTu 12592191
📘 2026-08-22 (zzkyand__)AnTuTu 11548347
📘 2026-07-13 (dittt)AnTuTu 11544448
📘 2026-05-15 -> PocimarbleAnTuTu 11581996

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 256 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
ROM HyperOS 3 MIUI 14
OS size - 20.5 GB
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5100 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
Fast charging Yes (78% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:48 hr 1:15 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:45 hr 09:56 hr
Watching video 10:18 hr 13:59 hr
Gaming 04:35 hr 05:35 hr
Standby 99 hr 116 hr
General battery life
18:31 hr
24:00 hr

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 7000 9248 x 6920
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 120 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
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: 13 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV64B Sony IMX682
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/1.73" (≈ 0.58 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Sony IMX355 -
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV02B10 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.75 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 5963 x 3354
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
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 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 5.1
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
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 15
5G support Yes No

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2024 September 2020
Release date January 2024 September 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $249 $245
Successor - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro -
SAR (head) - 0.558 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.986 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, performance, gaming, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco X6. But if the camera and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC.

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