Phone (2a) Plus vs POCO F6

Phone 1

Phone 2

Winner

Xiaomi POCO F6

The POCO F6 wins this one, taking performance decisively. Against the Phone (2a) Plus it's also the sounder buy at $14.15 per month of safe use.

Value Score: Phone (2a) Plus 60 · POCO F6 69 — methodology

The lifespan decider

When specs are close, support length decides it — this is what each phone costs per month of safe use.

Nothing Phone (2a) Plus $350

Buy with care$13.68/mo

2024◆ Buy-by Jul 20262028

Xiaomi POCO F6 $330

Buy with care$14.15/mo

2024◆ Buy-by May 20262028

Category by category

Display

Phone (2a) Plus 70POCO F6 70

Both displays are effectively the same class.

Performance

Phone (2a) Plus 58POCO F6 82

The POCO F6's Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is simply the faster chip.

Camera

Phone (2a) Plus 67POCO F6 67

Camera systems are comparable on paper — pick by sample photos.

Battery

Phone (2a) Plus 80POCO F6 80

Battery capacities are close enough not to decide this.

Software longevity

Phone (2a) Plus 30POCO F6 28

Both phones' support windows end around the same time.

Value

Phone (2a) Plus 60POCO F6 69

Overall value goes to the POCO F6 at $14.15 per month of safe use.

Full spec table

Spec	Phone (2a) Plus	POCO F6
Price (street)	$350	$330
Display	6.7-inch AMOLED, 1080x2412, 120Hz	6.67-inch CrystalRes Flow AMOLED, 1.5K, up to 120Hz, 480Hz touch sampling
Chipset	MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro	Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
RAM	12GB	8GB/12GB
Storage	256GB	256GB/512GB
Battery	5,000 mAh	5,000 mAh
Charging	50W wired	90W wired
Rear cameras	50MP main, 50MP ultra-wide	50MP main (Sony IMX882, OIS, f/1.59), 8MP ultra-wide
Dimensions	161.7 × 76.3 × 8.6 mm	160.5 × 74.5 × 7.8 mm
Weight	190 g	179 g
Water resistance	IP54	IP64
Supported until	Jul 2028	May 2028

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