Poco M6 Pro review

GSMArena Team, 14 January 2024.

MIUI 14 with HyperOS coming right around the corner

A rather interesting development is that the Poco M6 Pro does not ship with Xiaomi's latest and greatest OS. Our review unit runs MIUI 14 instead of HyperOS and does so on top of Android 13 instead of 14. Xiaomi does promise in its press materials that a HyperOS update is coming "ASAP", whatever that means. However, in the meantime, we have no alternative but to review the existing and familiar MIUI 14 environment.

Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro review

As we already mentioned, we are quite familiar with the MIUI 14 and Android 13 combo. We even have a dedicated walkthrough, which you should check out if you want more software details.

Of course, since this is a low-end smartphone with limited hardware capabilities, some core MIUI functionalities are absent. However, most of them are available, even the multi-tasking functionalities such as the Floating windows feature.

We did notice some ads sprinkled in some places in the UI, like inside the app installer, which can be a bit annoying. There is also plenty of pre-installed "bloat" on our unit, mostly in the way of games and a separate app store different from the Google Play Store. Nothing you can't get rid of by uninstalling, but it is still worth pointing out.

Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro review

We'll still go over some of the basics real quick. The split between a notification shade and a Control Center is enabled by default, and that's probably a good thing. We found it to be quite convenient, and it's a way to educate users about MIUI's unique approach to the UI. And in case you are not a fan, you can always revert back to the standard notification shade with quick toggles in one place.

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General settings

The home screen, recent apps and the general settings remain unchanged. The app drawer is also enabled by default, and we like that Xiaomi has placed the search bar at the bottom of the screen for easier reach. There are custom and preset app categories for faster navigation.

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Home screen, recent apps, notification shade, Control center

Unlike the standard recent apps menu, MIUI's one lists the apps in a vertical arrangement (you can switch to the standard horizontal alignment) and provides several useful shortcuts. That's where you can open up apps in floating windows. However, you can keep up to one app open at a time. In case you want a faster shortcut to apps that support free-form windows, just enable the Sidebar.

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Sidebar and floating windows

Themes have always been a huge part of MIUI, and they are available on MIUI 14, too. You can download new ones from the Themes store, and they can change wallpapers, ringtones, system icons, and even the always-on display style.

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Themes app and other customizations

Of course, Always-on display customizations are also available in addition to the presets. The Notification effect lights up the edges of the display when new notifications come in. This effect can work with or without the AOD.

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Always-on display options

Moving on to privacy and security, MIUI has come with a pre-installed system Security app. Aside from the additional malware protection layer it provides, the app holds many of the app settings and privacy features in one place. It can manage your blacklist, manage or restrict your data usage, configure battery behavior, and free up some RAM.

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Security app

It can also manage the permissions of your installed apps, define the battery behavior of selected apps, and apply restrictions only to certain apps.

Performance and benchmarks

The Poco M6 Pro is based on the MediaTek Helio G99 chipset. However, it seems to be running a special variant of said chipset, being marketed as the Helio G99-Ultra. The model number for this particular chip is the MT6789G. It joins a fairly long list of known modifications of the Helio G99 - MT6789, MT6789V/CD, MT8781V/CA, and MT8781V/NA. We are not sure exactly what denotes this particular chip as "Ultra" or what makes it different.

Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro review

From what we can tell from a combination of spec sheets and the review unit, the Helio G99 Ultra still uses a 6nm TSMC manufacturing process. It is also still rocking two ARM Cortex-A76 "big" cores, clocked at up to 2.2GHz and another six "small" Cortex-A55 CPU cores, working at up to 2.0 GHz. Nothing has seemingly been hanged on the GPU front either, where the chipset gets a modest Mali-G57 MC2 GPU.

The Poco M6 Pro is available is available in two memory configurations at the time of writing - 8GB/256GB and 12GB/512GB. Storage is expandable via the microSD slot. RAM works at LPDDR4X speeds, while the storage chips are UFS 2.2, and we can't complain about either in terms of speed on a budget. Xiaomi also has its own implementation of software virtual memory running on the M6 Pro. It is called Memory Extension 3.0, and by default, on our 12GB/512GB review unit, it is set to add an additional 4GB of virtual memory. You could also set it to 6GB or 8GB or turn it off entirely.

Let's get to some actual benchmarks an start with GeekBench and its CPU runs. Once again, while we are unsure exactly what denotes the "Ultra" part in the G99 Ultra chipset inside the Poco M6 Pro, we can clearly see it leading the G99 pack in single and multi-core testing. It is not a huge difference, but in both cases, the small uptick in performance brings the chip and the M6 Pro almost in line with the likes of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 inside the Redmi Note 12 5G.

GeekBench 6

  • Multi-core
  • Single-core
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
2797
Exynos 1380 128GB, 8GB RAM
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
2518
Dimensity 1080 128GB, 6GB RAM
Realme 11 Pro Realme 11 Pro
2376
Dimensity 7050 256GB, 8GB RAM
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
2372
Dimensity 1080 128GB, 8GB RAM
Redmi Note 12 Pro+ Redmi Note 12 Pro+
2372
Dimensity 1080 256GB, 8GB RAM
Moto G54 Power Moto G54 Power
2346
Dimensity 7020 256GB, 12GB RAM
Realme 11 Pro+ Realme 11 Pro+
2277
Dimensity 7050 512GB, 12GB RAM
Redmi 12 5G Redmi 12 5G
2183
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 256GB, 8GB RAM
Tecno Pova 5 Pro Tecno Pova 5 Pro
2102
Dimensity 6080 256GB, 8GB RAM
Sony Xperia 10 V Sony Xperia 10 V
2067
Snapdragon 695 128GB, 6GB RAM
Moto G84 Moto G84
2028
Snapdragon 695 256GB, 12GB RAM
Redmi Note 12 5G Redmi Note 12 5G
2017
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 256GB, 8GB RAM
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
1979
Helio G99 Ultra 512GB, 12GB RAM
Infinix Note 30 Infinix Note 30
1971
Helio G99 256GB, 8GB RAM
Xiaomi Poco M5 Xiaomi Poco M5
1956
Helio G99 128GB, 6GB RAM
Galaxy A24 4G Galaxy A24 4G
1900
Helio G99 128GB, 4GB RAM
 Galaxy A05s Galaxy A05s
1449
Snapdragon 680 4G 128GB, 4GB RAM
Redmi 12 Redmi 12
1380
Helio G88 128GB, 4GB RAM
Tecno Spark 10 Pro Tecno Spark 10 Pro
1376
Helio G88 128GB, 8GB RAM
Redmi Note 12 4G Redmi Note 12 4G
1341
Snapdragon 685 54GB, 4GB RAM
Xiaomi Poco C65 Xiaomi Poco C65
1292
Helio G85 256GB, 8GB RAM
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
1034
Dimensity 1080 128GB, 6GB RAM
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
1008
Exynos 1380 128GB, 8GB RAM
Redmi Note 12 Pro+ Redmi Note 12 Pro+
960
Dimensity 1080 256GB, 8GB RAM
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
958
Dimensity 1080 128GB, 8GB RAM
Realme 11 Pro Realme 11 Pro
946
Dimensity 7050 256GB, 8GB RAM
Realme 11 Pro+ Realme 11 Pro+
934
Dimensity 7050 512GB, 12GB RAM
Moto G54 Power Moto G54 Power
923
Dimensity 7020 256GB, 12GB RAM
Redmi 12 5G Redmi 12 5G
921
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 256GB, 8GB RAM
Moto G84 Moto G84
914
Snapdragon 695 256GB, 12GB RAM
Sony Xperia 10 V Sony Xperia 10 V
890
Snapdragon 695 128GB, 6GB RAM
Tecno Pova 5 Pro Tecno Pova 5 Pro
765
Dimensity 6080 256GB, 8GB RAM
Redmi Note 12 5G Redmi Note 12 5G
763
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 256GB, 8GB RAM
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
731
Helio G99 Ultra 512GB, 12GB RAM
Infinix Note 30 Infinix Note 30
727
Helio G99 256GB, 8GB RAM
Xiaomi Poco M5 Xiaomi Poco M5
722
Helio G99 128GB, 6GB RAM
Galaxy A24 4G Galaxy A24 4G
712
Helio G99 128GB, 4GB RAM
Redmi Note 12 4G Redmi Note 12 4G
469
Snapdragon 685 54GB, 4GB RAM
Xiaomi Poco C65 Xiaomi Poco C65
437
Helio G85 256GB, 8GB RAM
Redmi 12 Redmi 12
434
Helio G88 128GB, 4GB RAM
Tecno Spark 10 Pro Tecno Spark 10 Pro
424
Helio G88 128GB, 8GB RAM
 Galaxy A05s Galaxy A05s
418
Snapdragon 680 4G 128GB, 4GB RAM

Besides that, we can expect the G99 Ultra to be handily beaten by almost any MediaTek Dimensity-branded chip. The Snapdragon 695 also seems to have a bit more CPU power, and so does the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2. All quite expected results.

AnTuTu is a much more compound benchmark that also takes into account things like memory and storage. It seems to be pretty kind to the Poco M6 Pro overall, and we suspect the phone's choice of fast LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 storage have something to do with the good scores.

AnTuTu

  • v9
  • v10
Realme 11 Pro+ Realme 11 Pro+
558996
Dimensity 7050 512GB, 12GB RAM 1080 x 2412 px
Realme 11 Pro Realme 11 Pro
545426
Dimensity 7050 256GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2412 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
506678
Exynos 1380 128GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2340 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro+ Redmi Note 12 Pro+
498710
Dimensity 1080 256GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
490526
Dimensity 1080 128GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
472126
Dimensity 1080 128GB, 6GB RAM 1080 x 2340 px
Moto G54 Power Moto G54 Power
432772
Dimensity 7020 256GB, 12GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
Poco X5 Poco X5
400895
Snapdragon 695 256GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A24 4G Galaxy A24 4G
398005
Helio G99 128GB, 4GB RAM 1080 x 2340 px
Tecno Pova 5 Pro Tecno Pova 5 Pro
389037
Dimensity 6080 256GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2460 px
Moto G84 Moto G84
389015
Snapdragon 695 256GB, 12GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
Redmi 12 5G Redmi 12 5G
388809
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 256GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2460 px
Xiaomi Poco M5 Xiaomi Poco M5
386311
Helio G99 128GB, 6GB RAM 1080 x 2408 px
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
386301
Helio G99 Ultra 512GB, 12GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
Motorola Moto G72 Motorola Moto G72
383317
Helio G99 128GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2460 px
Infinix Note 30 Infinix Note 30
374263
Helio G99 256GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2460 px
Redmi Note 12 5G Redmi Note 12 5G
360745
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 256GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
Sony Xperia 10 V Sony Xperia 10 V
357142
Snapdragon 695 128GB, 6GB RAM 1080 x 2520 px
Redmi Note 12 4G Redmi Note 12 4G
319219
Snapdragon 685 54GB, 4GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
 Galaxy A05s Galaxy A05s
264654
Snapdragon 680 4G 128GB, 4GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
Redmi 12 Redmi 12
258006
Helio G88 128GB, 4GB RAM 1080 x 2460 px
Tecno Spark 10 Pro Tecno Spark 10 Pro
249938
Helio G88 128GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2460 px
Xiaomi Poco C65 Xiaomi Poco C65
242885
Helio G85 256GB, 8GB RAM 720 x 1600 px
Realme 11 Pro+ Realme 11 Pro+
605783
Dimensity 7050 512GB, 12GB RAM 1080 x 2412 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
589448
Exynos 1380 128GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2340 px
Realme 11 Pro Realme 11 Pro
585966
Dimensity 7050 256GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2412 px
Redmi 12 5G Redmi 12 5G
434114
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 256GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2460 px
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
428531
Helio G99 Ultra 512GB, 12GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
Tecno Pova 5 Pro Tecno Pova 5 Pro
423437
Dimensity 6080 256GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2460 px
Moto G54 Power Moto G54 Power
399080
Dimensity 7020 256GB, 12GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
Moto G84 Moto G84
375632
Snapdragon 695 256GB, 12GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
 Galaxy A05s Galaxy A05s
316956
Snapdragon 680 4G 128GB, 4GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
Xiaomi Poco C65 Xiaomi Poco C65
261613
Helio G85 256GB, 8GB RAM 720 x 1600 px
Redmi 12 Redmi 12
228096
Helio G88 128GB, 4GB RAM 1080 x 2460 px

Not only is the Poco M6 Pro with its Helio G99 Ultra better than most of its regular G99 siblings by a bit, but AnTuTu places the G99 Ultra and M6 Pro above the Redmi Note 12 5G and its Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 and just slightly below the Redmi 12 5G and its Snapdragon 4 Gen 2.

We had issues running GFXBench on our Poco M6 Pro review unit. Xiaomi blocked the benchmark for one reason or another, so we had to jump through major hoops to get some results. As expected, the Mali-G57 MC2 GPU inside the Helio G99 Ultra hasn't been tweaked in terms of performance, and the Poco M6 Pro scores are right in line with other Helio G99 devices. That is to say that you can expect better performance than something like the Helio G88 and the Snapdragon 685 and 680.

GFXBench (onscreen)

  • Aztek ES 3.1 High
  • Aztek Vulkan High
  • Car Chase ES 3.1
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
19
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
17
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Realme 11 Pro+ Realme 11 Pro+
17
Dimensity 7050 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Realme 11 Pro Realme 11 Pro
17
Dimensity 7050 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
16
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro+ Redmi Note 12 Pro+
16
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Moto G84 Moto G84
12
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Moto G54 Power Moto G54 Power
11
Dimensity 7020 IMG BXM-8-256 1080 x 2400 px
Sony Xperia 10 V Sony Xperia 10 V
11
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2520 px
Motorola Moto G72 Motorola Moto G72
9.3
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Tecno Pova 5 Pro Tecno Pova 5 Pro
9.1
Dimensity 6080 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Galaxy A24 4G Galaxy A24 4G
9.1
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2340 px
Xiaomi Poco M5 Xiaomi Poco M5
8.9
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Infinix Note 30 Infinix Note 30
8.6
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
8.5
Helio G99 Ultra Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2400 px
Redmi 12 5G Redmi 12 5G
5.9
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Adreno 613 1080 x 2460 px
Redmi 12 Redmi 12
5.3
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Redmi Note 12 4G Redmi Note 12 4G
5.3
Snapdragon 685 Adreno 610 1080 x 2400 px
 Galaxy A05s Galaxy A05s
5
Snapdragon 680 4G Adreno 610 1080 x 2400 px
Tecno Spark 10 Pro Tecno Spark 10 Pro
5
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
19
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
16
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Realme 11 Pro+ Realme 11 Pro+
16
Dimensity 7050 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Realme 11 Pro Realme 11 Pro
16
Dimensity 7050 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
15
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro+ Redmi Note 12 Pro+
15
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Moto G84 Moto G84
12
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Sony Xperia 10 V Sony Xperia 10 V
11
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2520 px
Moto G54 Power Moto G54 Power
10
Dimensity 7020 IMG BXM-8-256 1080 x 2400 px
Motorola Moto G72 Motorola Moto G72
8.7
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Tecno Pova 5 Pro Tecno Pova 5 Pro
8.5
Dimensity 6080 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Galaxy A24 4G Galaxy A24 4G
8.4
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2340 px
Xiaomi Poco M5 Xiaomi Poco M5
8.2
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
8
Helio G99 Ultra Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2400 px
Infinix Note 30 Infinix Note 30
8
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Redmi 12 5G Redmi 12 5G
5.9
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Adreno 613 1080 x 2460 px
Redmi Note 12 4G Redmi Note 12 4G
5.3
Snapdragon 685 Adreno 610 1080 x 2400 px
 Galaxy A05s Galaxy A05s
5.1
Snapdragon 680 4G Adreno 610 1080 x 2400 px
Redmi 12 Redmi 12
4.8
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Tecno Spark 10 Pro Tecno Spark 10 Pro
4.5
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
25
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
23
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Realme 11 Pro+ Realme 11 Pro+
22
Dimensity 7050 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Realme 11 Pro Realme 11 Pro
22
Dimensity 7050 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
22
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro+ Redmi Note 12 Pro+
22
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Moto G54 Power Moto G54 Power
18
Dimensity 7020 IMG BXM-8-256 1080 x 2400 px
Moto G84 Moto G84
17
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Sony Xperia 10 V Sony Xperia 10 V
16
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2520 px
Tecno Pova 5 Pro Tecno Pova 5 Pro
13
Dimensity 6080 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Motorola Moto G72 Motorola Moto G72
13
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
12
Helio G99 Ultra Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2400 px
Infinix Note 30 Infinix Note 30
12
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Xiaomi Poco M5 Xiaomi Poco M5
12
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Galaxy A24 4G Galaxy A24 4G
12
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2340 px
Redmi 12 Redmi 12
9
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Redmi 12 5G Redmi 12 5G
8.2
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Adreno 613 1080 x 2460 px
Tecno Spark 10 Pro Tecno Spark 10 Pro
8.1
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Redmi Note 12 4G Redmi Note 12 4G
7.5
Snapdragon 685 Adreno 610 1080 x 2400 px
 Galaxy A05s Galaxy A05s
7
Snapdragon 680 4G Adreno 610 1080 x 2400 px

GFXBench (offscreen)

  • Aztek ES 3.1 High 1440p
  • Aztek Vulkan High 1440p
  • Car Chase ES 3.1 1080p
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
13
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
11
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Realme 11 Pro+ Realme 11 Pro+
11
Dimensity 7050 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Realme 11 Pro Realme 11 Pro
11
Dimensity 7050 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
11
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro+ Redmi Note 12 Pro+
11
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Sony Xperia 10 V Sony Xperia 10 V
7.8
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2520 px
Moto G84 Moto G84
7.7
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Moto G54 Power Moto G54 Power
7.1
Dimensity 7020 IMG BXM-8-256 1080 x 2400 px
Tecno Pova 5 Pro Tecno Pova 5 Pro
6.4
Dimensity 6080 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
6
Helio G99 Ultra Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2400 px
Infinix Note 30 Infinix Note 30
6
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Motorola Moto G72 Motorola Moto G72
6
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Xiaomi Poco M5 Xiaomi Poco M5
5.9
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Galaxy A24 4G Galaxy A24 4G
5.8
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2340 px
Redmi 12 5G Redmi 12 5G
4
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Adreno 613 1080 x 2460 px
Redmi 12 Redmi 12
3.5
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Redmi Note 12 4G Redmi Note 12 4G
3.5
Snapdragon 685 Adreno 610 1080 x 2400 px
Tecno Spark 10 Pro Tecno Spark 10 Pro
3.4
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
 Galaxy A05s Galaxy A05s
3.3
Snapdragon 680 4G Adreno 610 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
13
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
10
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Realme 11 Pro+ Realme 11 Pro+
10
Dimensity 7050 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Realme 11 Pro Realme 11 Pro
10
Dimensity 7050 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
10
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro+ Redmi Note 12 Pro+
10
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Sony Xperia 10 V Sony Xperia 10 V
8.1
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2520 px
Moto G84 Moto G84
8.1
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Moto G54 Power Moto G54 Power
6.6
Dimensity 7020 IMG BXM-8-256 1080 x 2400 px
Tecno Pova 5 Pro Tecno Pova 5 Pro
5.9
Dimensity 6080 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Infinix Note 30 Infinix Note 30
5.6
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
5.5
Helio G99 Ultra Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A24 4G Galaxy A24 4G
5.5
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2340 px
Motorola Moto G72 Motorola Moto G72
5.5
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Xiaomi Poco M5 Xiaomi Poco M5
5.3
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Redmi 12 5G Redmi 12 5G
4
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Adreno 613 1080 x 2460 px
Redmi Note 12 4G Redmi Note 12 4G
3.6
Snapdragon 685 Adreno 610 1080 x 2400 px
 Galaxy A05s Galaxy A05s
3.4
Snapdragon 680 4G Adreno 610 1080 x 2400 px
Redmi 12 Redmi 12
3.3
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Tecno Spark 10 Pro Tecno Spark 10 Pro
3.1
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
31
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
Realme 11 Pro+ Realme 11 Pro+
27
Dimensity 7050 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Realme 11 Pro Realme 11 Pro
27
Dimensity 7050 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
26
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
26
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro+ Redmi Note 12 Pro+
26
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Moto G54 Power Moto G54 Power
19
Dimensity 7020 IMG BXM-8-256 1080 x 2400 px
Sony Xperia 10 V Sony Xperia 10 V
19
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2520 px
Moto G84 Moto G84
19
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Tecno Pova 5 Pro Tecno Pova 5 Pro
17
Dimensity 6080 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
15
Helio G99 Ultra Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2400 px
Infinix Note 30 Infinix Note 30
15
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Xiaomi Poco M5 Xiaomi Poco M5
15
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Galaxy A24 4G Galaxy A24 4G
15
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2340 px
Motorola Moto G72 Motorola Moto G72
15
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Redmi 12 Redmi 12
11
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Tecno Spark 10 Pro Tecno Spark 10 Pro
10
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Redmi 12 5G Redmi 12 5G
9.7
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Adreno 613 1080 x 2460 px
Redmi Note 12 4G Redmi Note 12 4G
8.6
Snapdragon 685 Adreno 610 1080 x 2400 px
 Galaxy A05s Galaxy A05s
8.2
Snapdragon 680 4G Adreno 610 1080 x 2400 px

On the other hand, plenty of budget chips offer a more potent GPU, like the Dimensity 6080, 7020, 1080, 7050, 8020, 8050 or the Snapdragon 695.

3Dmark paints the same overall picture.

3DMark (offscreen 1440p)

  • Wild Life Vulkan 1.1
  • Wild Life Extreme
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
2818
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
2313
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Realme 11 Pro Realme 11 Pro
2304
Dimensity 7050 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Realme 11 Pro+ Realme 11 Pro+
2298
Dimensity 7050 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
2255
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro+ Redmi Note 12 Pro+
2248
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Tecno Pova 5 Pro Tecno Pova 5 Pro
1334
Dimensity 6080 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Xiaomi Poco M5 Xiaomi Poco M5
1321
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Motorola Moto G72 Motorola Moto G72
1255
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Infinix Note 30 Infinix Note 30
1254
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Galaxy A24 4G Galaxy A24 4G
1248
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2340 px
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
1245
Helio G99 Ultra Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2400 px
Sony Xperia 10 V Sony Xperia 10 V
1205
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2520 px
Moto G84 Moto G84
1198
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Tecno Spark 10 Pro Tecno Spark 10 Pro
756
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Xiaomi Poco C65 Xiaomi Poco C65
750
Helio G85 Mali-G52 MC2 720 x 1600 px
Redmi 12 Redmi 12
745
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Redmi 12 5G Redmi 12 5G
665
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Adreno 613 1080 x 2460 px
Redmi Note 12 4G Redmi Note 12 4G
652
Snapdragon 685 Adreno 610 1080 x 2400 px
 Galaxy A05s Galaxy A05s
593
Snapdragon 680 4G Adreno 610 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
808
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
636
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Realme 11 Pro+ Realme 11 Pro+
636
Dimensity 7050 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
630
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro+ Redmi Note 12 Pro+
630
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Realme 11 Pro Realme 11 Pro
628
Dimensity 7050 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Xiaomi Poco M5 Xiaomi Poco M5
369
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Tecno Pova 5 Pro Tecno Pova 5 Pro
368
Dimensity 6080 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Sony Xperia 10 V Sony Xperia 10 V
358
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2520 px
Moto G84 Moto G84
357
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Infinix Note 30 Infinix Note 30
350
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro
348
Helio G99 Ultra Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2400 px
Motorola Moto G72 Motorola Moto G72
347
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Galaxy A24 4G Galaxy A24 4G
341
Helio G99 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2340 px
Redmi 12 Redmi 12
191
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Tecno Spark 10 Pro Tecno Spark 10 Pro
191
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2460 px
Xiaomi Poco C65 Xiaomi Poco C65
190
Helio G85 Mali-G52 MC2 720 x 1600 px
Redmi 12 5G Redmi 12 5G
156
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Adreno 613 1080 x 2460 px
Redmi Note 12 4G Redmi Note 12 4G
135
Snapdragon 685 Adreno 610 1080 x 2400 px
 Galaxy A05s Galaxy A05s
123
Snapdragon 680 4G Adreno 610 1080 x 2400 px

The Poco M6 Pro is not a particularly powerful device but is not strapped for performance either. In practice, it runs its MIUI environment pretty smoothly, with only occasional slowdowns. It is good enough for daily tasks and some light gaming.

One benefit of running a relatively low-powered chipset is that you don't have to deal with major passive cooling problems. The Poco M6 Pro handles heat marvelously. It never gets hot to the touch, even with extreme torture testing, and the CPU hardly throttles at all.

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Reader comments

  • MELCHIZEDEK
  • 01 Dec 2024
  • RxE

🔋Battery Life:Decent, 67 Watts Turbo Fast charging 📸Camera Quality:Reasonable (64mp Main Cam has OIS), better with GCam, 8mp Ultrawide is average, 2mp Macro Cam is for showcase ⚡Performance:Excellent for daily driver and multimedia consumption, d...

  • Anonymous
  • 25 Sep 2024
  • 8BJ

How's the SOT(Screen-on-time) on this device? How does it compare to a regular Poco X6 (non-pro)

  • certified btch
  • 21 Sep 2024
  • vaQ

Whyyyy???