Galaxy S23 Ultra vs POCO X6 Pro

Phone 1

Phone 2

Winner

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

The Galaxy S23 Ultra wins this one, taking camera and display decisively. Against the POCO X6 Pro it's also the sounder buy at $16.82 per month of safe use.

Value Score: Galaxy S23 Ultra 76 · POCO X6 Pro 68 — methodology

The lifespan decider

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

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra $339

Buy with care$16.82/mo

2023◆ Buy-by Feb 20262028

Xiaomi POCO X6 Pro $250

Buy with care$13.20/mo

2024◆ Buy-by Jan 20262028

Category by category

Display

Galaxy S23 Ultra 90POCO X6 Pro 70

The Galaxy S23 Ultra's screen is the better one — 6.8-inch dynamic amoled 2x, qhd+, ltpo 1–120hz, 1750 nits peak.

Performance

Galaxy S23 Ultra 85POCO X6 Pro 73

The Galaxy S23 Ultra's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy is simply the faster chip.

Camera

Galaxy S23 Ultra 96POCO X6 Pro 67

The Galaxy S23 Ultra has the stronger camera system (4 real rear lenses vs 2).

Battery

Galaxy S23 Ultra 80POCO X6 Pro 80

Battery capacities are close enough not to decide this.

Software longevity

Galaxy S23 Ultra 24POCO X6 Pro 23

Both phones' support windows end around the same time.

Value

Galaxy S23 Ultra 76POCO X6 Pro 68

Overall value goes to the Galaxy S23 Ultra at $16.82 per month of safe use.

Full spec table

Spec	Galaxy S23 Ultra	POCO X6 Pro
Price (street)	$339	$250
Display	6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X, QHD+, LTPO 1–120Hz, 1750 nits peak	6.67-inch CrystalRes 1.5K Flow AMOLED, 2712×1220 (446 ppi), 120Hz, 1800 nits peak, 480Hz touch sampling
Chipset	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy	MediaTek Dimensity 8300-Ultra
RAM	8GB/12GB	8GB/12GB
Storage	256GB/512GB/1TB	256GB/512GB
Battery	5,000 mAh	5,000 mAh
Charging	45W wired, 15W wireless, 4.5W reverse wireless	67W wired
Rear cameras	200MP main, 12MP ultra-wide, 10MP telephoto 3x, 10MP periscope 10x	64MP main (OIS), 8MP ultra-wide, 2MP macro
Dimensions	163.4 × 78.1 × 8.9 mm	160.45 × 74.34 × 8.25 mm
Weight	234 g	186 g
Water resistance	IP68	IP54
Supported until	Feb 2028	Jan 2028

Galaxy S23 Ultra full verdict →POCO X6 Pro full verdict →Longevity master board →

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