Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco X5 and OnePlus 9 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco X5 vs OnePlus 9 Pro

54 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X5
VS
68 out 100
OnePlus 9 Pro
Xiaomi Poco X5
OnePlus 9 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X5 Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695, vs OnePlus 9 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X5
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 197g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco X5 and OnePlus 9 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
Smartphones:
Xiaomi Poco X5
vs
OnePlus 9 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3216 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 525 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 700 nits 500 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9 % 90.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco X5
725 nits
OnePlus 9 Pro
869 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %97.8 %
PWM (Flicker)486 Hz192 Hz
Response time1 ms41.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco X5], [OnePlus 9 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165.88 mm (6.53 in) 163.2 mm (6.43 in)
Width 76.21 mm (3 in) 73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco X5
84.9 %
OnePlus 9 Pro
90.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco X5 and OnePlus 9 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78))		 - 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 6 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 430.1 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X5
888
OnePlus 9 Pro
1488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X5
1918
OnePlus 9 Pro
3996
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)8881488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19183996
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco X5
440731
OnePlus 9 Pro
975533
CPU155778261741
GPU81807310698
Memory96142177203
UX107004225891
NanoReview Score440731975533
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco X5
1204
OnePlus 9 Pro
5707
Max Surface Temp.35.2 °C45.6 °C
Stability99 %58 %
Graphics Test7 fps34 fps
Graphics Score12045707
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Poco X5], [OnePlus 9 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco X5
9182
OnePlus 9 Pro
11123
Writing score1241014841
Web score84188928
Video editing46846066
Data manipulation80999290
NanoReview Score918211123

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 17 GB 16 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (63% in 30 min) Yes (100% in 32 min)
Full Charge Time 1:06 h 0:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco X5
21:22
OnePlus 9 Pro
21:58
Web Browsing07:11 h08:24 h
Video Playback11:58 h12:07 h
Games04:56 h04:56 h
Standby Mode120 h116 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.3x
Flash 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 118 ° 140 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 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
Main lens
Matrix48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorOmniVision OV48BSony IMX789
Sensor size1/2.01/1.43
Pixel size0.8 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08A10
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
SensorOmniVisionSony IMX766
Sensor size1/4.41/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X5
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
124
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X5
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
118
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco X5
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
122
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a60
Zoomn/a110
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 9 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4208x3120 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Sensor Samsung 3L6 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3 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 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		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHzGSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8WCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B8/​B9/​B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/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 category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco X5
93 dB
OnePlus 9 Pro
81.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 250 970
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 33 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 9 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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