Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F3 - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco F3

71 out 100
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
VS
60 out 100
Xiaomi Poco F3
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
Xiaomi Poco F3

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Poco F3, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 526ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5160mAh vs 4520mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F3
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 204g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F3
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
vs
Xiaomi Poco F3

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 526 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 550 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.4 % 85.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
1053 nits
Xiaomi Poco F3
712 nits
sRGB gamut98.4 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz490 Hz
Response time1 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro], [Xiaomi Poco F3]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.78 mm (6.41 in) 163.7 mm (6.44 in)
Width 75.44 mm (2.97 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.59 mm (0.34 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - White
- Black		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
87.4 %
Xiaomi Poco F3
85.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F3 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/3.2 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 1024 768
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 670 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
1735
Xiaomi Poco F3
1358
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
4319
Xiaomi Poco F3
3706
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17351358
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43193706
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
1304206
Xiaomi Poco F3
820339
CPU340471245223
GPU483139217556
Memory238210150549
UX242386207001
NanoReview Score1304206820339
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
8154
Xiaomi Poco F3
4305
Max Surface Temp.46.9 °C39.6 °C
Stability66 %90 %
Graphics Test48 fps25 fps
Graphics Score81544305
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro], [Xiaomi Poco F3]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Poco F3
11024
Writing scoren/a14383
Web scoren/a7991
Video editingn/a6149
Data manipulationn/a8532
NanoReview Scoren/a11024

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 35.3 GB 21 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5160 mAh 4520 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (86% in 30 min) Yes (67% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 0:56 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
21:31
Xiaomi Poco F3
19:59
Web Browsing08:37 h08:42 h
Video Playback12:59 h12:58 h
Games05:29 h05:31 h
Standby Mode103 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6936 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 1920 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSony IMX582
Sensor size1/21/2.0
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
SensorOmnivision OV08D10Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/41/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9SP04 Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.4
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
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
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1,2,4,5,8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
89.4 dB
Xiaomi Poco F3
89.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 449 350
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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