Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro vs Nothing Phone (2a)

68 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
VS
63 out of 100
Nothing Phone (2a)

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on May 23, 2024, against the Nothing Phone (2a), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro and came out 3 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 F6 Pro
  • 79% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1767K versus 985K)
  • 34% higher pixel density (526 vs 394 PPI)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 45W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Delivers 23% higher peak brightness (1200 against 974 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (2a)
  • Shows 56% longer battery life (29:55 vs 19:08 hours)
  • Weighs 19 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro and Nothing Phone (2a) 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)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
77.2
(Good)
Value Index
71.4
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 526 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4000 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1% 87.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.5% 99.3%
PWM 120 Hz 90 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1200 nits
974 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.86 mm (6.33 inches) 161.7 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) 76.3 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.21 mm (0.32 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP54
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black White, Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
89.1%
87.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro and Nothing Phone (2a)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro
Max clock 3200 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 650
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G610 MC4
GPU shading units 1536 256
GPU clock 680 MHz 1130 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~578.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro and Nothing Phone (2a)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1916
1133
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco F6 Pro +106%
5305
2581
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco F6 Pro +111%
8609
4085
Compute Score (GPU) 8609 4085
Single-core score 1916 1133
Multi-core score 5305 2581
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1767128
985261
CPU 573925 363418
GPU 430773 172332
Memory 319179 158940
UX 443251 290571
Total score 1767128 985261
Samples [21 tests] [16 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco F6 Pro +122%
996
Stability 95% 98%
Graphics test 7 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 996 449
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 18 FPS -
Section 1 21 FPS -
Section 2 18 FPS -
Section 3 16 FPS -
Graphics score 4833 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-03 (Fraeier)AnTuTu 111779881
📘 2026-09-27 (bySK1LL)AnTuTu 121974839
📘 2026-08-25 (kyryl)AnTuTu 111827319
📘 2026-08-21 (Ploxou)AnTuTu 111769525
📘 2026-07-16 (TsukuGuru)AnTuTu 111751309
Nothing Phone (2a)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-30 (Kaiser)AnTuTu 121001163
📘 2026-09-19 (Vedurijuht2425)AnTuTu 121045921
📘 2026-07-12 (note8techh)AnTuTu 11984744
📘 2026-05-06 (legusk)AnTuTu 111025139
📘 2026-04-13 (Divyanshu Raj)AnTuTu 111006410

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 3 Nothing OS 3.0
OS size - 21 GB
OS updates 2 years 3 years
Security updates 2 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (64% in 15 min) Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:27 hr 1:03 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:12 hr 11:32 hr
Watching video 09:49 hr 18:30 hr
Gaming 05:17 hr 06:26 hr
Standby 103 hr 148 hr
General battery life
19:08 hr
Phone (2a) +56%
29:55 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 24FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 114°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.9
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor OmniVision OVX8000 Samsung ISOCELL GN9
Sensor size 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX355 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 -
Sensor size 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 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 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 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
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
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* 20 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
88.7 dB
88.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2024 March 2024
Release date May 2024 March 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $329
Successor - Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro - Nothing Phone (4a)
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Poco F6 Pro:
    - The Chinese version of this phone released under Redmi K70 name.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, performance, gaming, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro. But if the camera and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Nothing Phone (2a).

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