Xiaomi Poco X6 vs Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
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46
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2) that was released on January 11, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 1 month before. 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 X6
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 66% higher peak brightness (1336 against 806 nits)
- 45% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (754K versus 522K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Stereo speakers
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 396 PPI)
- Thinner bezels – 5.4% more screen real estate
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
- Shows 43% longer battery life (26:31 vs 18:31 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
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 | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 396 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8% | 84.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 100% |
| PWM | - | 187 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) | 160.1 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 74.24 mm (2.92 inches) | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 181 g (6.38 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | MediaTek Helio G99 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1767 | 32758 |
| Single-core score | 1015 | 708 |
| Multi-core score | 2687 | 1862 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 294102 | 203294 |
| GPU | 72707 | 42919 |
| Memory | 146220 | 120509 |
| UX | 241938 | 155353 |
| Total score | 754967 | 522075 |
| Samples | [15 tests] | [18 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 252 | 130 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11685 | 9148 |
| Video editing | 7141 | 4687 |
| Photo editing | 23891 | 14623 |
| Data manipulation | 10182 | 7719 |
| Writing score | 14783 | 11588 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-12 (Roshan) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1021 / 2953 |
| 📘 2026-06-12 (Roshan) | AnTuTu 11 | 788172 |
| 📘 2026-05-04 -> Sparxie | AnTuTu 11 | 906684 |
| 📘 2026-05-03 (Tera papa 🫵🏻😆) | AnTuTu 11 | 755685 |
| 📘 2026-04-26 (Dauren) | AnTuTu 11 | 762979 |
Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-15 (Matheos) | AnTuTu 12 | 621573 |
| 📘 2026-09-23 (LEADER OF DAWN) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 664 / 2074 |
| 📘 2026-08-31 (Muhammedali) | AnTuTu 11 | 503324 |
| 📘 2026-08-30 (Yusif) | AnTuTu 11 | 531994 |
| 📘 2026-07-24 (LEADER OF DAWN) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 724 / 1991 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | - | 23 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 2 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 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 |
| Fast charging | Yes (78% in 30 min) | Yes (47% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 1:21 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:45 hr | 09:21 hr |
| Watching video | 10:18 hr | 15:42 hr |
| Gaming | 04:35 hr | 07:54 hr |
| Standby | 99 hr | 137 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#120th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Hynix Hi5022Q |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | SmartSense SC501CS |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | GalaxyCore GC013A |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| 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* | 18 | 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | January 2024 | December 2023 |
| Release date | January 2024 | December 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | $170 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro | - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Not included |
*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 is definitely a better buy.
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