Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro vs OnePlus 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G99 Ultra, vs OnePlus 8 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 199g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4510mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose OnePlus 8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro and OnePlus 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 513 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 1300 nits 1300 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 91.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
1053 nits
OnePlus 8 Pro
882 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)119 Hz258 Hz
Response time1 ms7.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.1 mm (6.34 in) 165.3 mm (6.51 in)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 in) 74.4 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Purple
- Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
88.9 %
OnePlus 8 Pro
91.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro and OnePlus 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
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 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 698
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 128 768
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
730
OnePlus 8 Pro
1258
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
1983
OnePlus 8 Pro
3476
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7301258
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19833476
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
429950
OnePlus 8 Pro
758854
CPU129267236093
GPU65662194272
Memory120172149001
UX114849179488
NanoReview Score429950758854
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
n/a
OnePlus 8 Pro
3839
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.2 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a22 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3839
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
n/a
OnePlus 8 Pro
11994
Writing scoren/a14813
Web scoren/a9833
Video editingn/a5842
Data manipulationn/a9517
NanoReview Scoren/a11994

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.0
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 20 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4510 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (30 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (71% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 23 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 0:55 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
23:10
OnePlus 8 Pro
20:36
Web Browsing07:53 h08:01 h
Video Playback11:41 h12:03 h
Games05:08 h04:57 h
Standby Mode136 h103 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 118 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length25 mm25 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSony IMX689
Sensor size1/21/1.43
Pixel size0.7 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/2.81/2.25
Pixel size1.14 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
n/a
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
n/a
OnePlus 8 Pro
109
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
n/a
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
Bokehn/a60
Previewn/a53
Zoomn/a107

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.5
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.06
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No 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 M6 Pro
n/a
OnePlus 8 Pro
121
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
n/a
OnePlus 8 Pro
127

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 5.2 5.1
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
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1, B2, B4、B5, B8, B9, B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
91.1 dB
OnePlus 8 Pro
84.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr April, 2020 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr April, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 199 899
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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