Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.79 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 AE, vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.79in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 168.6g vs 189g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5030mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus and Huawei Mate 20 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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type LTPS LCD OLED
Size 6.79 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1080x2460 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 396 ppi 538 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 550 nits 660 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 83.7 % 87.9 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a245 Hz
Response timen/a4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 168.6 mm (6.64 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 76.3 mm (3 in) 72.3 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 168.6 g (5.95 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Purple
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
83.7 %
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus and Huawei Mate 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 AE HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Adreno 613 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 192 360
GPU Frequency 955 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 244.5 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
958
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
2233
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)958933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)22332383
Geekbench Compute (GPU)425n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
445215
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
CPU157561192149
GPU52509158975
Memory115134112523
UX120011126437
NanoReview Score445215590084
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.8 °C
Stabilityn/a48 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2480
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Writing scoren/a10968
Web scoren/a6821
Video editingn/a5781
Data manipulationn/a7579
NanoReview Scoren/a8592

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 2.1
Memory CardMicroSDNano Memory

Software

OS Android 14 Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 15.2 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 EMUI 10.1

Battery

Volume 5030 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Web Browsingn/a07:46 h
Video Playbackn/a11:44 h
Gamesn/a04:55 h
Standby Moden/a98 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution n/a 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 960 fps (720p)
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length28 mm25 mm
SensorSamsung HM6Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.671/1.73
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a20 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.7
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution n/a 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* No Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a21
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB

Other

Class Budget Flagship
Announced August, 2024 yr October, 2018 yr
Release Date August, 2024 yr November, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 160 1050
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 33 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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