The POCO F6 is a device that repeats its now classic formula of excellent specifications-to-price ratio with special attention to performance and design.
If there is one brand that comes to mind when you think about value for money, it is POCO.
The Chinese company has managed to position itself in the mid-range mobile segment with premium features as one of the most important and this year it has once again hit the ground running with the POCO F6 Pro and its little brother the POCO F6, which I have had the opportunity to test over the last few weeks.
Its main credentials? An exceptional processor that has practically just been released on the market and is aimed at the high-end range that you are going to love, whether for gaming or for demanding tasks, and a design that prioritizes everything in terms of comfort in hand.
There is something about it that hasn’t completely convinced me, but to find out, I invite you to venture into this review of the POCO F6 so that it is very clear to you what I thought of it after a long time using the device as my main computer.
Design: light as a feather and very comfortable in the hand
This is one of the points I liked most about the device. Not only because of its sober and elegant appearance, but also because it is one of the most comfortable devices I have handled this year.
Surely a delicious grip and a total weight of 179 grams that make it always a pleasure to hold it in your hand play in its favor here. Add to this a very pleasant-feeling back made of quality plastic that shines when light hits it, leaving no trace.
For the rest, it has the button panel on the right-hand side, easily accessible with the thumb without having to make strange movements with the hand, and a USB-C speaker and SIM slot at the bottom.
Finally, it should be noted that in addition to the black unit you can see in the images of this review, there is also another model in green and one in titanium, in case you are looking for something more distinctive.
Screen: bright, fluid and with very well used frames
When turned over, the construction is still excellent, with a very well used and narrow frame that gives the feeling of being in front of an all-screen panel, except for the small selfie hole, centered as usual.
A 6.67-inch AMOLED CyrstalRess screen with 1.5K resolution and a refresh rate of 120 Hz, which provides a vibrant, colorful and very fluid experience.
To this it adds a maximum brightness of 2,400 nits, which is logically below the POCO F6 Pro, but which still offers a frankly good display in all kinds of scenarios.
Key features include Gorilla Glass Victus protection and a fingerprint reader under the screen that flies. I assure you that unlocking is practically instantaneous, come on.
Finally, in terms of sound, it is more than enough for anything you have in mind, but don’t expect excellent quality. That is to say, it sounds powerful at an intermediate level, but the quality starts to drop once you go above this point.
Performance and software: a rocket ship that only suffers from bloatware
This is where the first big surprise lies: it has a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 processor, one that is superior to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 that its big brother has.
This recently launched chip, which has already been seen in the Realme GT 6, the Honor 200 and the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, achieves fantastic numbers and is halfway between Qualcomm’s Gen 2 and Gen 3.
And how does it perform in this POCO F6? Well, the truth is that it does so fabulously.
It is a chip built in 4 nanometers and has 8 cores and with this it achieves a fantastic gaming performance in high-powered games, as well as very good cooling thanks to its IceLoop cooling system.
As you can imagine, if it works great in gaming, imagine what it does with everyday tasks such as social networks, browsing, opening all kinds of applications: excellent performance.
And, as for the operating system, it comes with Android 14-based HyperOS which, although it offers a lot of customization, has a major problem: the enormous amount of bloatware that comes standard.
Camera: somewhat short on features, but reliable
The photographic section has never been a priority for POCO and this model still falls short in this respect.
It’s not that the camera is bad, but it also falls a bit short in terms of features.
Main: 50 Mpx with OIS, aperture ƒ/1.59 with LYT-600 sensor
Wide angle: 8 Mpx ultra wide angle with IMX882 sensor and ƒ/1.59
Selfie: 20 Mpx
With this camera composition, it achieves the most important thing in an evolution, surpassing the POCO F5, the previous generation, so it is already something to highlight.
In terms of results, it achieves good naturalness in snapshots, photographs with a good level of detail and acceptable sharpness with the main lens.
The wide angle, on the other hand, manages images that are not bad, but they pale in comparison to the main lens in color and vividness.
For its part, the selfie camera is just okay with a good blur, although with a high level of beauty and it leaves aside the lack of dynamic range or HDR, a shame.
The app, meanwhile, is quite functional and intuitive, with the main modes of use at the bottom, where a Pro mode stands out in case you like to experiment and a document mode designed to serve as a scanner that caught my attention out of curiosity.
And in terms of operation, nothing to complain about: very fast shutter and functional app.
Battery: more than enough to finish the day and with a great quick charge
The battery is another of its strong points, with a capacity of 5,000 mAh that allows you to go more than a day without having to worry about it.
Of course, if you ask a lot of the phone with processes that burn battery such as demanding games or high-consumption apps, the number of hours is reduced, but I don’t think you’ll have any problems getting through the whole day before you have to go through the charger.
A 90 W charger that allows you to go from 0 to 100% in about 35 minutes, according to the manufacturer’s figures. This is something I haven’t been able to test, as the charger doesn’t come in the box, so you’ll have to buy it separately.
Is the Poco F6 worth it in 2025?
The POCO F6 is a very complete mobile phone that once again repeats its now classic formula of excellent specifications-to-price ratio.
For that price you not only get a state-of-the-art processor that is found in higher-priced devices, but also a fantastic design that prioritizes comfort and ergonomics, a high-quality screen and fabulous battery life.
It’s true that the camera is a bit lacking and the software is full of bloatware, but I think these are weaknesses that can be overlooked given how well it performs in other areas.
