Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro vs Poco F6
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860) that was released on March 22, 2021, against the Xiaomi Poco F6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and came out 3 years and 3 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 X3 Pro
- Shows 31% longer battery life (22:40 vs 17:19 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F6
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1784K versus 822K)
- Delivers 129% higher peak brightness (1213 against 529 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 33W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
- The phone is 3 years and 3 months newer
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Thinner bezels β 5.3% more screen real estate
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 | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 2400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 89.9% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 95.1% | 99.1% |
| PWM | 2404 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Response time | 37.4 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | 995:1 | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) | 74.4 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 179 g (6.31 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP64 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Blue | Black, Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2960 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Adreno 735 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 675 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1036.8 GFLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2985 | 9762 |
| Single-core score | 1004 | 1892 |
| Multi-core score | 2653 | 4769 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 299294 | 523012 |
| GPU | 119740 | 514765 |
| Memory | 162141 | 345707 |
| UX | 241258 | 400879 |
| Total score | 822433 | 1784363 |
| Samples | [45 tests] | [84 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 90% |
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1033 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 19 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 21 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 19 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 4994 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 91% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 979 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8774 | 14401 |
| Video editing | 6020 | 7665 |
| Photo editing | 22475 | 26444 |
| Data manipulation | 8724 | 14276 |
| Writing score | 13390 | 18485 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-10 (Tanat) | CPU Throttle | 94% |
| π 2026-10-10 (Tanat) | AnTuTu 11 | 826051 |
| π 2026-10-04 -> Bifoth | AnTuTu 12 | 963448 |
| π 2026-10-04 (Bifoth) | AnTuTu 12 | 963448 |
| π 2026-09-15 (Mohammad Ali) | AnTuTu 12 | 932069 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 125 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | 13 GB | 23 GB |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5160 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 90 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 (55% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 12 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 0:37 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:43 hr | 06:19 hr |
| Watching video | 12:45 hr | 10:39 hr |
| Gaming | 05:20 hr | 05:08 hr |
| Standby | 117 hr | 86 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX582 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV8856 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-259 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5480 x 3648 | 5184 x 3888 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | Omnivision OV20B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (β 0.29 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2021 | May 2024 |
| Release date | April 2021 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $250 | $379 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max | - Xiaomi Poco F7 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 90 W |
*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 Xiaomi Poco F6 is definitely a better buy.
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