SpecEagle review · Xiaomi

POCO F6 Pro review: Last year’s flagship chip and a 1.5K screen at a mid-range price.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2024·$499
Overall
82/100
Class rank
#9 of 50
Tier
Premium
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Flagship-grade speed for half the flagship price.

The POCO F6 Pro repurposes 2023’s flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and a sharp 1.5K screen into a $499 phone. The cameras and IP54 rating are where the savings show.

01Display

88/100

88/100 puts it above the 84-point average for premium phones of 2024.

TypeAMOLED, 120 Hz
Size6.67 inches
Resolution3,200 × 1,440 px (526 ppi)
Peak brightness4,000 nits
ProtectionGorilla Glass Victus

02Camera

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.6, OIS
Ultrawide8 MP, f/2.2
Macro2 MP, f/2.4
Selfie16 MP, f/2.4
Video4K @ 60 fps

03Performance

89/100

At 89/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among premium phones of 2024 — 8 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU8 cores
GPUAdreno 740
RAM12 GB
Storage256 GB / 512 GB

04Battery

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2024.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired120 W HyperCharge
WirelessNo

05Build

83/100

83/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2024.

06Value

88/100

88/100 puts it above the 82-point average for premium phones of 2024.

What works
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 — near-flagship performance for $499.
  • 120 W charging refills extremely fast.
  • Sharp 1.5K AMOLED with very high brightness.
  • Excellent value.
What doesn't
  • Weak ultrawide and macro cameras.
  • Only IP54 splash resistance.
  • No wireless charging.
  • 3-year OS policy.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 16
$799 · score 86/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 50-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .