Xiaomi Poco F6 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F6 Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2019 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G90T. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F6
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 200g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options - 8/256 GB
    - 12/256 GB
    - 12/512 GB
    - 4/64 GB
    - 4/128 GB
    - 6/64 GB
    - 6/128 GB
    - 8/128 GB
    - 8/256 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F6 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 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
    NanoReview Score
    Overall score by NanoReview
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    Function
    Importance (Weight)
    Display:
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED IPS LCD
    Size 6.67 in 6.53 in
    Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
    Pixel density 446 ppi 395 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
    Max brightness 2400 nits 640 nits
    HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
    Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 84.9 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming
    n/a
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    1208 nits
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    637 nits
    sRGB gamut99.1 %n/a
    PWM (Flicker)60 Hzn/a
    Response time1 msn/a
    Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 160.5 mm (6.32 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
    Width 74.4 mm (2.93 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
    Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
    Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
    Water resistance IP64 IP52
    Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
    Back panel Plastic Glass
    Frame Plastic Plastic
    Colors - Black
    - Gray
    - Green
    - White
    - Gray
    - Blue
    - Green
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    89.9 %
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    84.9 %

    Performance

    Testing Xiaomi Poco F6 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 MediaTek Helio G90T
    Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2050 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (2 + 6)
    Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
    - 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
    - 1/3 (Cortex-X4)
    - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
    - 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 2.0
    Graphics Adreno 735 Mali-G76 MP4
    GPU Cores 768 144
    GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 800 MHz
    FLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS 230.4 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    1978
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    602
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    4982
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    1684
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1978602
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)49821684
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)9966n/a
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    1489956
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    368990
    CPU392861120779
    GPU50236878652
    Memory32530972733
    UX26941896826
    NanoReview Score1489956368990
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    1321
    Stabilityn/a87 %
    Graphics Testn/a7 fps
    Graphics Scoren/a1321
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    8104
    Writing scoren/a8202
    Web scoren/a6022
    Video editingn/a5662
    Data manipulationn/a7000
    NanoReview Scoren/a8104

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 8 GB
    - 12 GB
    - 4 GB
    - 6 GB
    - 8 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
    Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
    Channels 4 2
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 256 GB
    - 512 GB
    - 64 GB
    - 128 GB
    - 256 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
    Memory CardNoMicroSD

    Software

    OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
    OS Size 23 GB 10.3 GB
    UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 MIUI 12.5

    Battery

    Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
    Max Charging Power 90 W 18 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No No
    Reverse Charging No No
    Fast Charging Yes (50% in 12 min) Yes (30% in 30 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:37 h 2:00 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    17:19
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    21:15
    Web Browsing06:19 h07:29 h
    Video Playback10:39 h12:01 h
    Games05:08 h05:02 h
    Standby Mode86 h115 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
    Zoom Digital Digital
    Flash Dual LED 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 (720p)
    Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP
    Standard: 64 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP
    Macro: 2 MP
    Depth: 2 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP64 MP
    Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
    Focal length26 mm26 mm
    SensorSony IMX882Samsung S5KGW1
    Sensor size1/1.951/1.7
    Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalDigital
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix8 MP8 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
    Focal lengthn/a13 mm
    SensorSony IMX355n/a
    Sensor size1/4.01/4
    Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    Main camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    87
    Video quality
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    78
    Overall camera score
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    84

    Front camera

    Matrix 20 MP 20 MP
    Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 5184x3880 pixels
    Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
    Sensor Omnivision OV20B Samsung S5K3T1
    Sensor size n/a 1/3.1
    Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.9 μm
    Autofocus No No
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
    TOF 3D sensor No No

    Connectivity

    Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.4 5
    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
    DisplayPort No n/a
    GPS - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS
    - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    NFC* Yes Yes
    Infrared Port Yes Yes
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*22
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *NoNo
    Hybrid SlotNoYes
    2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
    3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
    LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B40/B41)
    LTE category2012
    5G SupportYesNo

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo Mono
    3.5 mm Jack No Yes
    FM Radio No Yes
    Dolby Atmos Yes No
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    90.5 dB
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    82.2 dB

    Other

    Class Mid-range Mid-range
    Announced May, 2024 yr August, 2019 yr
    Release Date May, 2024 yr October, 2019 yr
    Launch Price ($) 379 220
    Sensors - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included Yes 90 W n/a
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

    Results

    After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco F6 the clear winner in this comparison.

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