Apple iPhone 16e vs Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16e Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A18, vs Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 860. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16e
- Higher pixel density: 457ppi
- Lighter design: 167g vs 215g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
- Larger display: 6.67in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5160mAh vs 4005mAh
- Infrared port
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 6/125 GB - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.67 in |
| Resolution | 1170x2532 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 457 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10 |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 84.6 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | n/a |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 95.1 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 2404 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 37.4 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | 995:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) | 165.3 mm (6.51 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 76.8 mm (3.02 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 9.4 mm (0.37 in) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 215 g (7.58 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP53 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- Black - Gold - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 2960 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)) - 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)) - 1/2.96 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Hexagon 690 |
| Graphics | Apple A18 GPU | Adreno 640 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 675 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS | 1036.8 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3281 | 973 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8035 | 2589 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 24041 | n/a |
| CPU | 366516 | 181709 |
| GPU | 460423 | 155743 |
| Memory | 225901 | 126967 |
| UX | 352859 | 177878 |
| NanoReview Score | 1405699 | 642297 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 44.1 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 97 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 20 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 3456 |
| Writing score | n/a | 13393 |
| Web score | n/a | 8062 |
| Video editing | n/a | 6035 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 8470 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 10579 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 18.3 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | n/a | 13 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | MIUI 14 |
Battery
| Volume | 4005 mAh | 5160 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | n/a | 33 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:50 h | 1:15 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:21 h | 08:43 h |
| Video Playback | 12:57 h | 12:45 h |
| Games | 04:57 h | 05:20 h |
| Standby Mode | 119 h | 117 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 119 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX972 | Sony IMX582 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | n/a | Omnivision OV8856 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 5480x3648 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM B2/3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+ 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | UMTC B1/2/4/5/8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February, 2025 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | April, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 250 |
| MSRP ($) | 599 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
Note
Apple iPhone 16e:
The smartphone doesn’t have a cinematic mode like the higher-end models in the series.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16e the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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