Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro vs OnePlus 9 Pro
Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro Manufactured in May, 2021, with display 6.5 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 700, vs OnePlus 9 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
- Lighter design: 190g vs 197g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
- Infrared port
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9 Pro
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher pixel density: 525ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 6/128 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 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 | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1440x3216 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 405 ppi | 525 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 180 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.8 % | 90.2 % |
| Features | n/a | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 93.5 % | 97.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 192 Hz |
| Response time | 33.5 ms | 41.5 ms |
| Contrast | 2512:1 | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.8 mm (6.37 in) | 163.2 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 in) | 73.6 mm (2.9 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 8.7 mm (0.34 in) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Yellow |
- White - Black - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 700 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76) |
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU Cores | 128 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 243.2 GFLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 698 | 1488 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1841 | 3996 |
| CPU | 134816 | 261741 |
| GPU | 62084 | 310698 |
| Memory | 94084 | 177203 |
| UX | 102808 | 225891 |
| NanoReview Score | 393792 | 975533 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 41.5 °C | 45.6 °C |
| Stability | 99 % | 58 % |
| Graphics Test | 6 fps | 34 fps |
| Graphics Score | 1104 | 5707 |
| Writing score | 9449 | 14841 |
| Web score | 5850 | 8928 |
| Video editing | 4676 | 6066 |
| Data manipulation | 6598 | 9290 |
| NanoReview Score | 7916 | 11123 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 4 GB - 6 GB |
- 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 19.2 GB | 16 GB |
| UI Skin | MIUI 14 | OxygenOS 13 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 W | 65 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (33% in 30 min) | Yes (100% in 32 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 2:00 h | 0:32 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:01 h | 08:24 h |
| Video Playback | 14:26 h | 12:07 h |
| Games | 05:48 h | 04:56 h |
| Standby Mode | 122 h | 116 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8000x6000 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 120 fps (720p) | 480 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 140 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV48B | Sony IMX789 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | 1/1.43 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 77 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Omnivision OV08A10 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 14 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 65 |
| Preview | n/a | 60 |
| Zoom | n/a | 110 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 4920x3264 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV8856 | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/3.06 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | 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 |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - SBAS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA Band 1,2,4,5,8 | WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B9/B19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May, 2021 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2021 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 200 | 970 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 9 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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