Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco F5 and Apple iPhone X - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco F5 vs Apple iPhone X

67 out 100
Xiaomi Poco F5
VS
49 out 100
Apple iPhone X
Xiaomi Poco F5
Apple iPhone X

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F5 Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2, vs Apple iPhone X, Manufactured in November, 2017with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. 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
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2716mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone X
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 181g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 3/64 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F5 and Apple iPhone X
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
vs
Apple iPhone X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 500 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F5
961 nits
Apple iPhone X
606 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %99.3 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms2.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco F5], [Apple iPhone X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.11 mm (6.34 in) 143.6 mm (5.65 in)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - Silver
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F5
88.9 %
Apple iPhone X
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F5 and Apple iPhone X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 2910 MHz 2390 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.49 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.91 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Yes Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 725 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 192
GPU Frequency 580 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 1187.8 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F5
1678
Apple iPhone X
1089
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F5
4312
Apple iPhone X
2918
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16781089
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43122918
Geekbench Compute (GPU)5510n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco F5]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F5
1122877
Apple iPhone X
507548
CPU347761192337
GPU342331122353
Memory193083101238
UX23970291620
NanoReview Score1122877507548
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco F5
7530
Apple iPhone X
3522
Max Surface Temp.48.7 °C45.7 °C
Stability84 %63 %
Graphics Test45 fps21 fps
Graphics Score75303522
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Poco F5], [Apple iPhone X]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 11.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size 32 GB 5.3 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 2716 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:47 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F5
21:08
Apple iPhone X
16:26
Web Browsing09:04 h05:31 h
Video Playback12:47 h09:07 h
Games05:49 h03:35 h
Standby Mode95 h93 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6936 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a28 mm
SensorOmniVision OV64B40Apple iSight Duo Camera
Sensor size1/21/3
Pixel size0.7 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco F5
n/a
Apple iPhone X
101
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco F5
n/a
Apple iPhone X
89
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco F5
n/a
Apple iPhone X
97
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone X]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 3472x2063 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco F5
n/a
Apple iPhone X
88
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco F5
n/a
Apple iPhone X
92

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
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2016
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco F5
90.6 dB
Apple iPhone X
85.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr November, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 379 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face 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 the clear winner in this comparison.

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