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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
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

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge 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 68% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro to Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: gaming, performance, and camera.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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
Display tests
RGB color space 98.4% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast โˆž Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
1068 nits
1422 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

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
87.4%
91.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
SoC
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
GPU
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 900 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2650
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9605
Compute Score (GPU)
24111
Compute Score (GPU) 5246 24111
Single-core score 1370 2650
Multi-core score 4017 9605
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1413552
3034849
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
2300
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
5539
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 12 FPS 33 FPS
Graphics score 2110 5539
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-15 -> ZayAnTuTu 111408872
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-21 (Swistep)AnTuTu 111413552
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-28 -> ZayBattery lifeSOT 3:23 / 6:28
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-27 -> ZayBattery lifeSOT 4:03 / 4:03
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-10 -> ZayCPU Throttle91%
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> iannnnnAnTuTu 123255862
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-24 (ian)AnTuTu 123255862
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-02 (ilushon)AnTuTu 112704730
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-01 -> NordisAnTuTu 112894477
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-25 (Ferg๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น)AnTuTu 113034849

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
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
Battery life tests
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
21:31 hr
21:18 hr

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
Standard lens
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‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/1.3" (โ‰ˆ 0.77 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.6 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
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 Sony IMX564
Sensor size 1/4" (โ‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/2.55" (โ‰ˆ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor Omnivision OV02B10 -
Sensor size 1/5" (โ‰ˆ 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‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.2" (โ‰ˆ 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
Network
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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