POCO X6 Pro vs POCO X5 Pro

The POCO X6 Pro scores 6.6 in our rating, and the POCO X5 Pro scores 5.8. The POCO X6 Pro leads in display, performance and software support. The POCO X6 Pro is the newer phone, announced Jan 11, 2024.

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POCO POCO X6 Pro

6.6 Price TBA

Top score

POCO POCO X5 Pro

5.8 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the POCO X6 Pro

Brighter screen 1,800 nits vs 900 nits
Better water resistance IP54 vs IP53
Newer model Jan 11, 2024 vs Feb 6, 2023
More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 6 GB / 8 GB
More storage 256 GB / 512 GB vs 128 GB / 256 GB
Higher screen resolution 1220 × 2712 px vs 1080 × 2400 px

Why choose the POCO X5 Pro

Lighter 181 g vs 186 g
Thinner 7.9 mm vs 8.25 mm
3.5 mm headphone jack

PhoneRanked scores

Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

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 X6 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Overall 6.6 5.8

Display 7.8 7.0

Performance 6.3 4.4

Camera 5.7 5.7

Battery 5.3 5.3

Design 6.9 6.8

Software support 5.7 5.0

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec POCO X6 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, CrystalRes Flow AMOLED OLED, Flow AMOLED DotDisplay

Resolution 1220 × 2712 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 446 ppi 395 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh — ✕ No

Peak brightness 1,800 nits 900 nits

HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid HDR10+, Dolby Vision

Protection Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec POCO X6 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Chipset Dimensity 8300 Snapdragon 778G

Process 4 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 3.35 GHz 2.4 GHz

GPU Mali-G615 Adreno 642L

Geekbench 6 single-core — 980

Geekbench 6 multi-core — 2,630

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 6 GB / 8 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec POCO X6 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Main camera 64 MP, f/1.7, 1/2" 108 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.52"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 4K@30 4K@30

Front camera 16 MP 16 MP

Front video 1080p@60 1080p@60

Battery and charging

Spec POCO X6 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 67 W 67 W

Reverse wireless — ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec POCO X6 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Dimensions 160.45 × 74.34 × 8.25 mm 162.91 × 76.03 × 7.9 mm

Thickness 8.25 mm 7.9 mm

Weight 186 g 181 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic —

Back Vegan leather Plastic

Water resistance IP54 IP53

Fingerprint — Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Grey, Yellow Yellow, Blue, Black

Connectivity and features

Spec POCO X6 ProPOCO X5 Pro

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.4 5.2

USB USB-C 2.0 —

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✓ Yes

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec POCO X6 ProPOCO X5 Pro

OS at launch Android 14 Android 12

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS MIUI 14 for POCO

OS updates 3 years —

Security updates 4 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec POCO X6 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Announced Jan 11, 2024 Feb 6, 2023

Released Jan 11, 2024 Feb 6, 2023

Status Released Released

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