Xiaomi Poco X6 vs Samsung Galaxy S23
63 out of 100
VS
79 out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2) that was released on January 11, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy S23, which is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy and came out 11 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
- Has a 0.57 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1200 mAh larger battery capacity: 5100 vs 3900 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
- Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (1346 against 1203 nits)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- The phone is 11 months newer
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S23
- 2.6x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1522K versus 595K)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Shows 19% longer battery life (22:02 vs 18:31 hours)
- Handles wireless charging up to 10W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 425 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1750 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8% | 88% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 98.9% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) | 146.3 mm (5.76 inches) |
| Width | 74.24 mm (2.92 inches) | 70.9 mm (2.79 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 181 g (6.38 oz) | 168 g (5.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black, Gray, Green, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 719 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 204963 | 380535 |
| GPU | 116128 | 598896 |
| Memory | 124139 | 273271 |
| UX | 150089 | 270109 |
| Total score | 595319 | 1522811 |
| Samples | [55 tests] | [41 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 34.3 °C |
| Stability | - | 60% |
| Graphics test | - | 72 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 12038 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 14216 |
| Video editing | - | 7839 |
| Photo editing | - | 33785 |
| Data manipulation | - | 12689 |
| Writing score | - | 19369 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | One UI 6.1 |
| OS size | - | 29.7 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 3900 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (10 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (78% in 30 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 1:16 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:45 hr | 08:12 hr |
| Watching video | 10:18 hr | 13:41 hr |
| Gaming | 04:35 hr | 05:20 hr |
| Standby | 99 hr | 109 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Samsung S5KGN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" | 1/1.57" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 10 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 70 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.94" |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" | 1/2.55" |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 70 |
| Preview | - | 72 |
| Zoom | - | 126 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S23 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | 1/3.24" |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2024 | February 2023 |
| Release date | January 2024 | February 2023 |
| Launch price | $249 | $799 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.96 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.3 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S23:
- The 128GB version uses slower UFS 3.1 memory, while the 256GB and 512GB models have UFS 4.0.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
