Insta360 X5 vs Insta360 X6
Every published spec side by side, with today's lowest prices for the market you've chosen.
Key differences
- Announced: Aug 2026 on the X6, against Apr 2025 on the X5.
- Sensor size: 1/1.1" on the X6, against 1/1.28" on the X5.
- Resolution: 120 MP on the X6, against 72 MP on the X5.
- 10-bit internal: Yes on the X6, against No on the X5.
- Weight (with battery): 196 g on the X6, against 200 g on the X5.
- Waterproof: 20 m on the X6, against 15 m on the X5.
X5 or X6: which should you buy?
On published specs the X5 leads the X6 nowhere; buy it for its price, its handling or the lenses you already own.
Choose the X6 for its sensor size, resolution, 10-bit internal and weight (with battery). It leads on 5 specs in all.
On paper the X6 wins more rows (5 to 0); if the X5's strengths are the ones you shoot with, and its price is lower where you buy, it can still be the better buy.
 |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest price today | $549 new | $699.99 new |
| Overview | ||
| Type | 360° camera | 360° camera |
| Announced | Apr 2025 | Aug 2026 (best) |
| US launch priceUS list price when announced, body only. Today's prices are in the offers table. | $549.99 | $699.99 |
| Lens | f/2 | f/2 |
| Sensor & image | ||
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" | 1/1.1" (best) |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Resolution | 72 MP | 120 MP (best) |
| Native ISO | 100–6,400 | — |
| In-body stabilisation | No | No |
| Speed & autofocus | ||
| Burst (mechanical) | — | — |
| Burst (electronic) | — | — |
| Fastest shutter (mech.) | — | — |
| Fastest shutter (elec.) | 1/8,000s | — |
| AF pointsMakers count points differently, so this is not ranked. | — | — |
| Subject detectionMakers group subjects differently (Canon's "animal" includes birds), so only having it is ranked. | None | None |
| Video | ||
| Max resolution | 8K | 8K |
| 4K frame rate | 120p | 120p |
| 10-bit internal | No | Yes (best) |
| Internal raw video | No | No |
| Mic input | No | No |
| Headphone jack | No | No |
| Viewfinder & screen | ||
| Viewfinder | None | None |
| Rear screen | 2.5" | 2.32" |
| Screen articulation | Fixed | Fixed |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Body & battery | ||
| Weight (with battery) | 200 g | 196 g (best) |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 46 × 124.5 × 38.2 mm | 50 × 100 × 40 mm |
| Weather sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Battery (CIPA shots) | — | — |
| Waterproof | 15 m | 20 m (best) |
| Card slots | 1 · microSD UHS-I | 1 · microSD + 64GB internal |
| USB-C | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in flash | No | No |
| Wi-Fi / Bluetooth | Wi-Fi + Bluetooth | Wi-Fi + Bluetooth |
Green marks the better figure where “better” is unambiguous. A dash means the maker doesn't publish it or we haven't verified it yet.
Price history: is the newer one cheaper?
Low light & noise
X5
1.0 µm pixels
72 MP on a 1/1.28" sensor, ISO up to 6,400
X6
0.9 µm pixels
120 MP on a 1/1.1" sensor
Bigger pixels gather more light each, so they tend to show less noise at high ISO, but sensor design matters as much. For real noise at ISO 6400, these sites measure it:
- Photons to Photos: dynamic range vs ISO ↗Photographic dynamic range measured at every ISO, bodies on one chart
- Photons to Photos: noise vs ISO ↗Read noise at every ISO from lab tests: lower is cleaner in the shadows
- DPReview studio scene ↗The same scene shot by each camera at the ISO you pick, side by side
- DPReview reviews ↗Full reviews with high-ISO samples
- Low-light video tests ↗Real-world high-ISO footage on YouTube
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