Xiaomi Poco X6

Build Quality

The Xiaomi Poco X6, launched on January 12, 2024, features a build with dimensions of 161.2 mm in height, 74.3 mm in width, and 8 mm in depth, weighing 181 grams. It incorporates a 3D curved glass screen protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, with an AGC glass finish. The device has a frameless design and is available in Black, Blue, and White color options.

Screen Quality

The device boasts a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1220 x 2712 pixels (446 ppi density) and a 20:9 aspect ratio. It supports 68 billion colors and a 120Hz refresh rate. The display also features Dolby Vision, achieving a typical brightness of 500 nits, a high brightness mode (HBM) of 1200 nits, and a peak brightness of 1800 nits with a contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1. Other features include 1920 Hz PWM, TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light certification, and TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3 color gamut, and a 12-bit panel. The screen has a hole-punch notch and is scratch-resistant, supporting capacitive multi-touch.

Camera Performance

The Xiaomi Poco X6 is equipped with a triple rear camera setup. The primary camera is a 64MP Omnivision OV64B sensor (1/2", 0.70µm pixel size with 4-in-1 pixel binning) with an f/1.79 aperture and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). The secondary camera is an 8MP Sony IMX355 wide-angle + macro lens (1/2.8", 1.14µm pixel size) with an f/2.2 aperture, and a 2MP Omnivision OV02B10 macro lens (1/5", 1.75µm pixel size) with an f/2.4 aperture. The front-facing selfie camera is 16MP, utilizing the Omnivision OV16A1Q sensor (1/3.06", 1.0µm pixel size). The rear camera system offers features like 4K video recording at 30fps with EIS, 1080p at both 30fps and 60fps with EIS. The system also has a quad-LED flash, digital zoom, autofocus, touch focus, phase detection autofocus (PDAF), continuous shooting, geotagging, panorama, HDR, face detection, and several other settings and modes.

Software Experience

The device ships with Android 13, with planned updates up to Android 16.

Battery Performance

The Poco X6 is powered by a 5100 mAh Li-Polymer battery. It supports 67W fast charging, which is wired via USB Type-C 2.0. The battery is non-removable. Wireless charging is not supported.

Hardware

The device uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (SM7435-AB) chipset built on a 4nm process. The Octa-core CPU is comprised of 4x2.40 GHz Cortex-A78 cores and 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 cores, paired with an Adreno 710 GPU. It offers 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256 GB or 512 GB of UFS 2.2 storage, with no SD card slot available. The phone scored 603,400 on the Antutu V10 benchmark. The Poco X6 includes a cooling system. There are several sensors, including a fingerprint sensor located under the display, an accelerometer, a compass, a gyroscope, and an ultrasonic proximity sensor. The phone features dual stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos and Hi-Res audio support. It does not have a notification LED or gaming buttons.

Connectivity

The Xiaomi Poco X6 supports dual SIM functionality (Nano SIM + Nano SIM). It includes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac with dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, and Wi-Fi MiMO. Bluetooth 5.2 LE with A2DP, LE, aptX, LDAC, SBC, and AAC codecs are also supported. The device offers GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, and Galileo for navigation. It also includes NFC. The USB Type-C 2.0 port supports OTG and includes USB charging and mass storage capabilities. 5G bands include n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, and n78. LTE bands are extensive, including B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32, B38, B40, B41, and B66.

Value for Money

The Xiaomi Poco X6 is positioned as a medium-priced phone. The 12GB/256GB variant has prices ranging from $235 to $367, while the 12GB/512GB variant is available between $228 and $827, showing a wide variation in pricing based on region and retailer.