Xiaomi Poco F6 vs Nothing Phone (3a)
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on May 23, 2024, against the Nothing Phone (3a), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 and came out 9 months 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 F6
- 70% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1784K versus 1050K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 50W)
- 15% higher pixel density (446 vs 387 PPI)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 2.2
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 63% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1892 and 1158 points
- Weighs 22 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (3a)
- Shows 45% longer battery life (25:03 vs 17:19 hours)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- The phone is 9 months newer
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
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.77 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2392 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.9:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 387 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2400 nits | 1300 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Panda Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 87.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) | 163.52 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 74.4 mm (2.93 inches) | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.35 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 201 g (7.09 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP64 | IP64 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Green | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.84/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) Β· 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9762 | 4435 |
| Single-core score | 1892 | 1158 |
| Multi-core score | 4769 | 3276 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 523012 | 402549 |
| GPU | 514765 | 179108 |
| Memory | 345707 | 194640 |
| UX | 400879 | 274304 |
| Total score | 1784363 | 1050601 |
| Samples | [84 tests] | [38 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 90% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1033 | 379 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 21 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 19 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 16 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 4994 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14401 | 11533 |
| Video editing | 7665 | 6290 |
| Photo editing | 26444 | 20294 |
| Data manipulation | 14276 | 10511 |
| Writing score | 18485 | 16899 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco F6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-13 (Thobias) | AnTuTu 12 | 2020478 |
| π 2026-10-10 (Md Khoyrul Islam) | AnTuTu 12 | 1972292 |
| π 2026-09-30 -> NeroSSSrank | AnTuTu 12 | 1987539 |
| π 2026-09-29 (itzmelvl8) | AnTuTu 12 | 2030011 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Nikolas) | AnTuTu 12 | 1720086 |
Nothing Phone (3a)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-10 -> ratulislam-55 | CPU Throttle | 82% |
| π 2026-07-10 -> ratulislam-55 | Geekbench 6 GPU | 3328 |
| π 2026-07-10 -> ratulislam-55 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1158 / 3276 |
| π 2026-06-07 (Aames Ng) | AnTuTu 11 | 1069149 |
| π 2026-06-03 (xperz3650) | AnTuTu 11 | 1065584 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| 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 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | Nothing OS 4.0 |
| OS size | 23 GB | - |
| OS updates | 3 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 50 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 12 min) | Yes (61% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:37 hr | 1:06 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1400 cycles |
| Web browsing | 06:19 hr | 08:06 hr |
| Watching video | 10:39 hr | 16:25 hr |
| Gaming | 05:08 hr | 05:49 hr |
| Standby | 86 hr | 131 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN9 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/1.57" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | - | 50 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.74" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 6560 x 4928 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B | Samsung ISOCELL |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.44" (β 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| 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
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2024 | March 2025 |
| Release date | May 2024 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $379 | $329 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco F7 | - Nothing Phone (4a) |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Nothing Phone (3a). But if the performance, gaming, software, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Poco F6.
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