Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A34 5G

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 Samsung Galaxy A34 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1080 and came out 10 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
  • 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1604K versus 741K)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Delivers 24% higher peak brightness (1146 against 926 nits)
  • 14% higher pixel density (446 vs 390 PPI)
  • Thinner bezels – 5.1% more screen real estate
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A34 5G 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
92.8
(Very good)
Value Index
112.8
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 446 ppi 390 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 90% 84.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% 100%
PWM 1923 Hz 253 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1146 nits
926 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.45 mm (6.32 inches) 161.3 mm (6.35 inches)
Width 74.34 mm (2.93 inches) 78.1 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP67
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Yellow Black, Silver, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
90%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 1080
Max clock 3350 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
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
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 780 MediaTek APU 3.0
GPU
Graphics Mali G615 MC6 Mali-G68 MC4
GPU shading units 768 128
GPU clock 1400 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1370
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4509
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco X6 Pro +102%
4929
Compute Score (GPU) 4929 2435
Single-core score 1370 1047
Multi-core score 4509 2543
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco X6 Pro +116%
1604305
741627
CPU 482670 299339
GPU 432750 79444
Memory 299238 125398
UX 389647 237446
Total score 1604305 741627
Samples [70 tests] [31 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco X6 Pro +258%
852
Stability 85% 97%
Graphics test 6 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 852 238
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 13 FPS -
Section 1 14 FPS -
Section 2 13 FPS -
Section 3 11 FPS -
Graphics score 3458 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 3 FPS
Graphics score - 639
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
13963
Web score 14649 10948
Video editing 6419 7467
Photo editing 23328 18941
Data manipulation 12555 10634
Writing score 18403 14594

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-14 -> Pocox6pro_5gCPU Throttle82%
📘 2026-10-14 -> Pocox6pro_5gAnTuTu 121694679
📘 2026-10-04 (Putrz)AnTuTu 111440126
📘 2026-10-02 -> uravinqAnTuTu 121745585
📘 2026-10-01 (Michael Cheng)AnTuTu 121933824
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-06 (Ano)Geekbench 6 GPU2720
📘 2026-09-06 (Anonymous)Geekbench 6 CPU1020 / 2514
📘 2026-09-04 -> PolarisDeOstianAnTuTu 11780307
📘 2026-09-04 (Polaris)AnTuTu 11780307
📘 2026-08-05 (Thomaz Tescaro)AnTuTu 11788166

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 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 MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3 One UI 8.0
OS size 36 GB 38 GB
OS updates 2 years 4 years
Security updates 2 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 18 min) Yes (49% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:45 hr 1:55 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:53 hr 07:38 hr
Watching video 12:36 hr 13:33 hr
Gaming 05:17 hr 05:31 hr
Standby 101 hr 115 hr
General battery life
21:20 hr
22:02 hr

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 7000 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
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) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV64B Sony IMX582
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 Samsung S5K4HAYX
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor Smartsens SC202PCS GalaxyCore GC5035
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 45
Preview - 48
Zoom - 76
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4160 x 3120
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.2
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Sony IMX258
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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 5.3
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 -
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 Yes
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
90.3 dB
90.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2024 March 2023
Release date January 2024 March 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $390
Successor - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
SAR (head) - 0.55 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.49 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Not included
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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