Xiaomi Poco X6 vs X3 Pro

54 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X6
VS
49 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2) that was released on January 11, 2024, against the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and came out 2 years and 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
  • Delivers 153% higher peak brightness (1336 against 529 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • The phone is 2 years and 10 months newer
  • Thinner bezels – 5.2% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
  • Shows 22% longer battery life (22:40 vs 18:31 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X6 and X3 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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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 29% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro and Xiaomi Poco X6 is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: display and camera.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in gaming and battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 450 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8% 84.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
-
Display tests
RGB color space - 95.1%
PWM - 2404 Hz
Response time - 37.4 ms
Contrast - 995:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco X6 +153%
1336 nits
529 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) 165.3 mm (6.51 inches)
Width 74.24 mm (2.92 inches) 76.8 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) 9.4 mm (0.37 inches)
Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP53
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue Black, Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco X6 +6%
89.8%
84.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X6 and Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Max clock 2400 MHz 2960 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 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)
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 690
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 640
GPU shading units 256 768
GPU clock 940 MHz 675 MHz
FLOPS ~481.3 GFLOPS ~1036.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X6 and Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco X6 +1%
1015
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco X6 +1%
2687
Compute Score (GPU)
1767
2985
Compute Score (GPU) 1767 2985
Single-core score 1015 1004
Multi-core score 2687 2653
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
754967
822433
CPU 294102 299294
GPU 72707 119740
Memory 146220 162141
UX 241938 241258
Total score 754967 822433
Samples [15 tests] [45 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 252 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 91%
Graphics test - 5 FPS
Graphics score - 979
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco X6 +17%
12420
10591
Web score 11685 8774
Video editing 7141 6020
Photo editing 23891 22475
Data manipulation 10182 8724
Writing score 14783 13390

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco X6
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-12 (Roshan)Geekbench 6 CPU1021 / 2953
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-12 (Roshan)AnTuTu 11788172
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 -> SparxieAnTuTu 11906684
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-03 (Tera papa πŸ«΅πŸ»πŸ˜†)AnTuTu 11755685
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Dauren)AnTuTu 11762979
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 (Tanat)CPU Throttle94%
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 (Tanat)AnTuTu 11826051
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 -> BifothAnTuTu 12963448
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Bifoth)AnTuTu 12963448
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Mohammad Ali)AnTuTu 12932069

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 125 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM HyperOS 3 MIUI 14
OS size - 13 GB
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5100 mAh 5160 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (78% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:48 hr 1:15 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:45 hr 08:43 hr
Watching video 10:18 hr 12:45 hr
Gaming 04:35 hr 05:20 hr
Standby 99 hr 117 hr
General battery life
18:31 hr
22:40 hr

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 7000 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual 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 120 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 119Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV64B Sony IMX582
Sensor size 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/2.0" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Sony IMX355 Omnivision OV8856
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV02B10 Hynix HI-259
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.75 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 5480 x 3648
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.4" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
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
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
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
LTE Cat* 18 20
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
n/a
88.3 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2024 March 2021
Release date January 2024 April 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $249 $250
Successor - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 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 X6 is definitely a better buy.

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