Xiaomi Poco F5 vs Google Pixel 6 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F5 Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2, vs Google Pixel 6 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2021 with chipsetGoogle Tensor. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F5
  • Lighter design: 181g vs 210g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 6 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 512ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5003mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F5 and Google Pixel 6 Pro
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 comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 512 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F5
961 nits
Google Pixel 6 Pro
858 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %98.5 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz360 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.11 mm (6.34 in) 163.9 mm (6.45 in)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F5
88.9 %
Google Pixel 6 Pro
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F5 and Google Pixel 6 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 Google Tensor
Max Frequency 2910 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.49 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.91 (Cortex-X2)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex A55)
- 2/2.25 (Cortex A76)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-X1)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Tensor Processing Unit
Graphics Adreno 725 Mali-G78 MP20
GPU Cores 1024 1280
GPU Frequency 580 MHz 848 MHz
FLOPS 1187.8 GFLOPS 2170.9 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F5
1678
Google Pixel 6 Pro
1331
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F5
4312
Google Pixel 6 Pro
3078
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16781331
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43123078
Geekbench Compute (GPU)5510n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F5
1122877
Google Pixel 6 Pro
930173
CPU347761245121
GPU342331306201
Memory193083171401
UX239702207450
NanoReview Score1122877930173
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco F5
7530
Google Pixel 6 Pro
6207
Max Surface Temp.48.7 °C40.4 °C
Stability84 %56 %
Graphics Test45 fps37 fps
Graphics Score75306207
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco F5
n/a
Google Pixel 6 Pro
11580
Writing scoren/a16562
Web scoren/a8739
Video editingn/a6925
Data manipulationn/a11190
NanoReview Scoren/a11580

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 32 GB 14 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5003 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (23 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:47 h 1:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F5
21:08
Google Pixel 6 Pro
18:34
Web Browsing09:04 h06:56 h
Video Playback12:47 h10:55 h
Games05:49 h04:56 h
Standby Mode95 h94 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6936 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 4x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorOmniVision OV64B40Samsung GN1
Sensor size1/21/1.31
Pixel size0.7 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/3.5
Focal lengthn/a104 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a17 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX386
Sensor size1/41/2.9
Pixel size1.12 μm1.25 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 111 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 3840x2880 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco F5
n/a
Google Pixel 6 Pro
143
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco F5
n/a
Google Pixel 6 Pro
115

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8UMTS/HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco F5
90.6 dB
Google Pixel 6 Pro
84.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr October, 2021 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr October, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 379 900
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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