Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro vs Apple iPhone SE (2022)
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra) that was released on January 11, 2024, against the Apple iPhone SE (2022), which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 1 year and 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
- Comes with 2982 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 2018 mAh
- Thinner bezels – 24.7% more screen real estate
- Has 3x more RAM: 12GB versus 4GB
- Has a 1.97 inches larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Delivers 77% higher peak brightness (1149 against 649 nits)
- Shows 21% longer battery life (21:20 vs 17:41 hours)
- 37% higher pixel density (446 vs 326 PPI)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 20W)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1401K versus 1144K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone SE (2022)
- Handles wireless charging up to
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 7.04 mm narrower
- 48% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2228 and 1502 points
- Weighs 42 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 4.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 16:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 65.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 1923 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | 38 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1655:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.45 mm (6.32 inches) | 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) |
| Width | 74.34 mm (2.93 inches) | 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 144 g (5.08 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Yellow | White, Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 3223 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715 | - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 780 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP6 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1400 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS | ~1712.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 292430 | 264978 |
| GPU | 536412 | 376457 |
| Memory | 307921 | 201571 |
| UX | 264242 | 301653 |
| Total score | 1401005 | 1144659 |
| Samples | [300 tests] | [8 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 47.4 °C | 46.2 °C |
| Stability | - | 72% |
| Graphics test | - | 47 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 7893 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | iOS 15.3 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | - |
| OS size | 36 GB | 12 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 2018 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 18 min) | Yes (61% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 1:18 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:53 hr | 07:07 hr |
| Watching video | 12:36 hr | 10:31 hr |
| Gaming | 05:17 hr | 03:43 hr |
| Standby | 101 hr | 87 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP | 1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Smartsens SC202PCS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 50 |
| Preview | - | 71 |
| Zoom | - | 29 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone SE (2022) from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 3088 x 2320 |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | - |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2024 | March 2022 |
| Release date | January 2024 | March 2022 |
| Launch price | $299 | $429 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Poco X6 Pro:
- There is an eco-leather version of the X6 Pro that is 4 grams heavier and 0.10 mm thicker.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

