Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro vs Huawei Nova 11 Pro

63 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
VS
53 out of 100
Huawei Nova 11 Pro

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra) that was released on January 11, 2024, against the Huawei Nova 11 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 9 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 X6 Pro
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1604K versus 711K)
  • Delivers 63% higher peak brightness (1154 against 707 nits)
  • Shows 11% longer battery life (21:20 vs 19:08 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 11 Pro
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 67W)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro and Huawei Nova 11 Pro 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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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
92.8
(Very good)
Value Index
30.1
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1200 x 2652 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.89:9
PPI 446 ppi 429 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness - 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits 950 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90% 91.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% 99.9%
PWM 1923 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1154 nits
707 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.45 mm (6.32 inches) 164.24 mm (6.47 inches)
Width 74.34 mm (2.93 inches) 74.35 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) 7.88 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Waterproof IP54 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Yellow Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
91.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro and Huawei Nova 11 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max clock 3350 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 780 Hexagon 770
GPU
Graphics Mali G615 MC6 Adreno 642L
GPU shading units 768 512
GPU clock 1400 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro and Huawei Nova 11 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1370
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4509
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 4929 -
Single-core score 1370 1030
Multi-core score 4509 2963
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco X6 Pro +126%
1604305
711128
CPU 482670 265479
GPU 432750 119714
Memory 299238 123422
UX 389647 202513
Total score 1604305 711128
Samples [70 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 85% -
Graphics test 6 FPS -
Graphics score 852 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 13 FPS -
Section 1 14 FPS -
Section 2 13 FPS -
Section 3 11 FPS -
Graphics score 3458 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
13963
11239
Web score 14649 7736
Video editing 6419 6373
Photo editing 23328 30426
Data manipulation 12555 7588
Writing score 18403 15764

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-04 (Putrz)AnTuTu 111440126
📘 2026-10-02 -> uravinqAnTuTu 121745585
📘 2026-10-01 (Michael Cheng)AnTuTu 121933824
📘 2026-09-28 (Müller)AnTuTu 121893547
📘 2026-09-28 (Johan)AnTuTu 121773722
Huawei Nova 11 Pro
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android
ROM HyperOS 3 EMUI 13
OS size 36 GB -
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 100 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 18 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:45 hr 0:23 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:53 hr 06:49 hr
Watching video 12:36 hr 11:19 hr
Gaming 05:17 hr 04:52 hr
Standby 101 hr 100 hr
General battery life
21:20 hr
19:08 hr

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 7000 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.9
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV64B -
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 -
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor Smartsens SC202PCS -
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 60 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 8960 x 6720
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.4
Focal length - 17 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Omnivision OV60A
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Additional lens - 8 MP, f/52
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (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 5.2
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 -
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 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Speakers test
Max loudness
90.3 dB
78.2 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2024 April 2023
Release date January 2024 April 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $535
Successor - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max - Huawei Nova 15 Pro
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 100 W
Further details
Notes on Poco X6 Pro:
    - There is an eco-leather version of the X6 Pro that is 4 grams heavier and 0.10 mm thicker.
*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 X6 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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