POCO F9 Ultra vs POCO X5 Pro

The POCO F9 Ultra scores 9.3 in our rating, and the POCO X5 Pro scores 5.8. The POCO F9 Ultra leads in display, performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The POCO F9 Ultra is the newer phone, announced Sep 1, 2026.

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POCO POCO F9 Ultra

9.3 Price TBA

Top score

POCO POCO X5 Pro

5.8 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the POCO F9 Ultra

Bigger battery 8,050 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Faster wired charging 100 W vs 67 W
Bigger screen 6.9 inches vs 6.67 inches
Brighter screen 10,000 nits vs 900 nits
Higher refresh rate 185 Hz vs 120 Hz
Better water resistance IP68 vs IP53

Why choose the POCO X5 Pro

Lighter 181 g vs 235 g
Thinner 7.9 mm vs 8.74 mm
3.5 mm headphone jack
Charger in the box

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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO X5 Pro

Overall 9.3 5.8

Display 8.7 7.0

Performance 9.0 4.4

Camera 8.7 5.7

Battery 8.8 5.3

Design 8.2 6.8

Software support 7.4 5.0

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO X5 Pro

Size 6.9 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, Ultra-bright AMOLED OLED, Flow AMOLED DotDisplay

Resolution 1200 × 2608 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 416 ppi 395 ppi

Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 10,000 nits 900 nits

HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision HDR10+, Dolby Vision

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO X5 Pro

Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Snapdragon 778G

Process 3 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 4.6 GHz 2.4 GHz

GPU Adreno 840 Adreno 642L

Geekbench 6 single-core — 980

Geekbench 6 multi-core — 2,630

RAM 12 GB / 16 GB 6 GB / 8 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO X5 Pro

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.68 108 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.52"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No

Ultrawide 50 MP 8 MP

Telephoto 50 MP, 5× optical, periscope —

Optical zoom 5× —

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 8K@30 4K@30

Front camera 32 MP 16 MP

Front video 4K@30 1080p@60

Battery and charging

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO X5 Pro

Capacity 8,050 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon —

Wired charging 100 W 67 W

Wireless charging 50 W —

Reverse wireless ✓ Yes ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO X5 Pro

Dimensions 163.49 × 77.94 × 8.74 mm 162.91 × 76.03 × 7.9 mm

Thickness 8.74 mm 7.9 mm

Weight 235 g 181 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Aluminum —

Back Fiberglass Plastic

Water resistance IP68 IP53

Fingerprint Under-display ultrasonic Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Dark Cherry Yellow, Blue, Black

Connectivity and features

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO X5 Pro

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 6.0 5.2

USB USB-C 3.x —

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✓ Yes

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO X5 Pro

OS at launch Android 16 Android 12

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 3 MIUI 14 for POCO

OS updates 4 years —

Security updates 6 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO X5 Pro

Announced Sep 1, 2026 Feb 6, 2023

Released Sep 1, 2026 Feb 6, 2023

Status Released Released

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