Xiaomi Poco F6 vs. Poco X6 Professional – Uplaza

With Xiaomi supporting so many smartphone lineups, it is simple to get misplaced within the portfolio. To not point out, most of the handsets are similar to one another – spec-wise and feature-wise. And that is precisely the case with this comparability – Poco F6 vs. Poco X6 Professional.

Though the 2 handsets belong to 2 totally different value classes, they provide largely the identical consumer expertise. The Poco X6 Professional sits under the F6 and is priced at about €100 lower than the F6, making it a really attractive selection. Then once more, the Poco F6 exhibits superiority in some features

So with out additional ado, let’s get proper into the comparability itself.

Desk of Contents:

For starters, you possibly can examine the whole specs sheets or immediately proceed with our editor’s evaluation within the following textual content.

Dimension comparability

There’s little distinction between the Poco F6 and X6 Professional by way of dimension and weight. The F6 is marginally extra compact, however we’re speaking about variations inside a fraction of a millimeter or a few grams.

Nonetheless, some might discover the X6 Professional’s vegan leather-based choices reasonably recent. However there is no denying that the F6 options a greater construct total. It has IP64 ingress safety (the X6 Professional settles for IP54) and provides Gorilla Glass Victus (a step up from the Gorilla Glass 5 on the X6 Professional).

Show comparability

Though Xiaomi advertises the 2 panels otherwise (the F6 is meant to achieve greater peak brightness ranges when displaying HDR content material), the F6 and X6 Professional have the very same shows, for all intents and functions.

In addition to the matching diagonal, function set (each help Dolby Imaginative and prescient and HDR10+), refresh charge and determination, the 2 OLED screens provide the identical brightness in auto and handbook modes. Each obtained as much as 1,100-1,200 nits, which is sufficient for a cushty out of doors expertise.

Battery life

The 2 handsets get to make use of the identical 5,000 mAh battery, however the X6 Professional pulls forward with a better Energetic Use Rating. The distinction is not huge, however the X6 Professional appears to supply a tad longer net looking and video playback runtimes, whereas the 4G discuss time is considerably higher.

Provided that each gadgets share the identical 6.67-inch OLED panel and HyperOS/Android 14 software program, the rationale for the F6’s shorter battery life is probably going the chipset. It has a extra highly effective Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC, but in addition much less environment friendly. The Dimensity 8300 chip proves to be much less power-hungry.

Charging velocity

Despite the fact that the Poco F6’s charging functionality is rated at 90W, whereas the X6 Professional settles for a 67W charging resolution, the distinction is not as putting. In a real-world charging check, the F6 is ever so barely sooner than the X6 Professional.

The primary quarter-hour of the charging cycle appear most notable, with the F6 charging significantly sooner. Nonetheless, because the charging cycle progresses, the hole narrows. Ultimately, the F6 completes its charging cycle solely 6 minutes sooner than the X6 Professional. One would count on extra from a 90W vs. 67W in a head-to-head comparability.

Speaker check

This one is fairly simple – the Poco F6 undoubtedly has the higher speaker setup. Positive, the X6 Professional scores greater in our loudness check with -24.3 LUFS, however the vanilla F6 is not falling behind by a lot with -25.2 LUFS. Somewhat negligible distinction.

High quality-wise, although, the F6 is the clear winner. Music tracks sound livelier, fuller and lots nicer at greater quantity. There’s extra bass to the F6, whereas the X6 Professional sounds uninteresting and tinny as compared

Efficiency

Naturally, the dearer machine has the higher hand within the efficiency division. The Poco F6 runs on Qualcomm’s model new Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, whereas the X6 Professional options the Dimensity 8200. It’s nonetheless a really succesful chip, however not on the SD8s Gen 3 stage.

The default reminiscence choices are the identical – 8GB/256GB with UFS 4.0. Nonetheless, the X6 Professional has one additional variant with 12GB of RAM, however this one hardly makes any distinction in day-to-day utilization. The highest-tier choices in each circumstances are 12GB/512GB. No microSD card help for both of them.

Benchmark efficiency

As you possibly can see, the benchmarks present a considerably small distinction within the CPU-heavy and mixed workloads. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3’s CPU outperforms the Dimensity 8200 by simply 4% within the CPU-intensive Geekbench 6 and widens the hole with about 7% within the mixed AnTuTu 10 benchmark check.

The GPU-specific 3DMark Wild Life check is the place the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 shines. In our 3D Mark, it scored a 37% greater consequence than the Dimensity 8200.

Having this in thoughts, we advocate getting the Poco F6 when you plan on gaming, however for on a regular basis duties, the Poco X6 Professional would just do fantastic. It has roughly the identical CPU efficiency whereas drawing much less energy, as evidenced by the battery check.

Digicam comparability

The Poco F6 and X6 Professional have very related digicam setups, however the F6 is meant to be higher, no less than on paper. It has a greater ISP, and the primary digicam contains a extra fashionable sensor. Nonetheless, the precise specs should not all that totally different.

The Poco F6’s principal unit makes use of a 50MP 1/1.95″ sensor with f/1.6 aperture while the X6 Pro has a 64MP 1/2.0″ unit with f/1.7 aperture. Each options are optically stabilized. The secondary ultrawide digicam is similar – 8MP f/2.2. Nonetheless, the F6 has a nicer 20MP f/2.2 selfie digicam, versus the 16MP f/2.4 on the X6 Professional.

Notably, the X6 Professional additionally has a devoted macro shooter, however this one barely brings any helpful utility.

Picture high quality

So far as picture high quality goes, the 2 smartphones seize related photographs with their two cameras. There are a number of notable variations within the post-processing, although. As an example, the F6’s ultrawide photographs look nicer as a result of wider dynamic vary, higher distinction and higher publicity metering. Colours are additionally livelier, whereas the X6 Professional’s ultrawide samples simply look uninteresting.

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Poco X6 Professional: 0.6x • 1x • 2x

And whereas dynamic vary continues to be higher on the F6’s principal digicam, the X6 Professional’s photographs will in all probability enchantment to a wider viewers. The F6 goes for extra pure shade copy with out being too aggressive with the sharpening. Alternatively, the X6 Professional’s photographs are punchier with extra saturated colours, and the extra sharpness helps fantastic element actually pop.

The 2x zoom samples are virtually similar. The X6 Professional has a hotter hue, whereas the F6 retains a extra pure look. Sharpness and element are totally on the identical stage.

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Poco X6 Professional: 0.6x • 1x • 2x

Taking the 2 for a spin after nightfall produces totally different outcomes. The F6 is the clear winner in our books because it provides a extra pure look, higher distinction, nicer colours and wider dynamic vary. It is as if the X6 Professional depends solely on post-processing sharpness, leading to a man-made look. To not point out, the distinction between the ultrawide cameras is evening and day. No pun meant.

Video high quality

One might make the identical arguments in regards to the movies. The F6 produces usually extra pure footage with a wider dynamic vary, whereas the X6 Professional has punchier colours and a contact of synthetic sharpness to make up for the considerably soft-looking 4K movies. The other is true for the ultrawide digicam, the place the X6 Professional exhibits a lot nicer-looking footage.

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Poco X6 Professional: 0.6x • 1x

Verdict

As you possibly can see, the tech specs may be deceiving. Despite the fact that the 2 gadgets are very shut siblings and provide largely the identical function set, the F6 has a slight benefit. And that slight benefit is sufficiently mirrored by the value distinction.

For about €100 extra, the F6 offers you a greater digicam expertise, a sooner chipset, a tad sooner charging, better-sounding audio system and Xiaomi guarantees to carry its AI-powered options to the Poco F6 household however hasn’t confirmed the identical for the X6 collection. Alternatively, the X6 Professional has marginally higher battery life.