Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on May 8, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 2 years and 1 month 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 F5 Pro
- Comes with 1260 mAh larger battery capacity: 5160 vs 3900 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
- 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3034K versus 1413K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Delivers 33% higher peak brightness (1422 against 1068 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 2 years and 1 month newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 526 ppi | 513 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 1400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1400 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.4% | 91.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.4% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | โ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.78 mm (6.41 inches) | 159 mm (6.26 inches) |
| Width | 75.44 mm (2.97 inches) | 76 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.59 mm (0.34 inches) | 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 204 g (7.2 oz) | 163 g (5.75 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black | Black, Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.16/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) ยท 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 4470 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 5246 | 24111 |
| Single-core score | 1370 | 2650 |
| Multi-core score | 4017 | 9605 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 522272 | 953422 |
| GPU | 242496 | 1106386 |
| Memory | 249308 | 366238 |
| UX | 399476 | 608803 |
| Total score | 1413552 | 3034849 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 47% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 667 | 2300 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 39 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 49 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 37 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 31 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 10302 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2110 | 5539 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 21611 |
| Video editing | - | 8617 |
| Photo editing | - | 33511 |
| Data manipulation | - | 17944 |
| Writing score | - | 27324 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#109th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-08-15 -> Zay | AnTuTu 11 | 1408872 |
| ๐ 2026-06-21 (Swistep) | AnTuTu 11 | 1413552 |
| ๐ 2026-05-28 -> Zay | Battery life | SOT 3:23 / 6:28 |
| ๐ 2026-05-27 -> Zay | Battery life | SOT 4:03 / 4:03 |
| ๐ 2026-05-10 -> Zay | CPU Throttle | 91% |
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-24 -> iannnnn | AnTuTu 12 | 3255862 |
| ๐ 2026-09-24 (ian) | AnTuTu 12 | 3255862 |
| ๐ 2026-08-02 (ilushon) | AnTuTu 11 | 2704730 |
| ๐ 2026-04-01 -> Nordis | AnTuTu 11 | 2894477 |
| ๐ 2025-12-25 (Ferg๐ฎ๐น) | AnTuTu 11 | 3034849 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | One UI 9.0 |
| OS size | 35.3 GB | 31.4 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5160 mAh | 3900 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (30 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (86% in 30 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 1:04 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:37 hr | 06:41 hr |
| Watching video | 12:59 hr | 15:11 hr |
| Gaming | 05:29 hr | 04:54 hr |
| Standby | 103 hr | 107 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6936 | 16320 x 12240 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120ยฐ | 120ยฐ |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (โ 0.5 inch) | 1/1.3" (โ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (โ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.55" (โ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (โ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9SP04 | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (โ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.2" (โ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2023 | May 2025 |
| Release date | May 2023 | May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $1099 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro | - |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.24 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.25 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Not included |
*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 S25 Edge is definitely a better buy.
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