Xiaomi 17 Pro Max vs Oppo Find X8 Ultra
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi 17 Pro Max (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on September 25, 2025, against the Oppo Find X8 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
- Shows 28% longer battery life (36:26 vs 28:25 hours)
- Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 6100 mAh
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 26% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3998K versus 3183K)
- 19% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3697 and 3103 points
Reasons to consider the Oppo Find X8 Ultra
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- The rear camera has a 6x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Delivers 13% higher peak brightness (1166 against 1031 nits)
- 23% higher pixel density (510 vs 416 PPI)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.82 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2608 pixels | 1440 x 3168 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 416 ppi | 510 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 2500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Dragon Crystal Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.4% | 89.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 103% | 100% |
| PWM | 122 Hz | 121 Hz |
| Response time | 63 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 163.09 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.78 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | White, Black, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3686.4 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27311 | 25197 |
| Single-core score | 3697 | 3103 |
| Multi-core score | 11010 | 9772 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1196188 | 961436 |
| GPU | 1435952 | 1059315 |
| Memory | 526360 | 516419 |
| UX | 839645 | 645931 |
| Total score | 3998145 | 3183101 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 75% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2410 | 2512 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 42 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Section 1 | 48 FPS | 49 FPS |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Section 3 | 34 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10958 | 11466 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 67% |
| Graphics test | 34 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5808 | 6180 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17696 | 21490 |
| Video editing | 8079 | 8016 |
| Photo editing | 41496 | 29166 |
| Data manipulation | 18359 | 17803 |
| Writing score | 25803 | 23531 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (17th and 65th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-09 -> PocoF5hyperos | AnTuTu | 3241083 |
| 📘 2026-06-03 (Eterion) | AnTuTu | 4008895 |
| 📘 2025-12-27 (Chan) | AnTuTu | 3852243 |
| 📘 2025-11-02 (Okekdjekei) | AnTuTu | 3998145 |
Oppo Find X8 Ultra
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | ColorOS 16 |
| OS size | 32 GB | - |
| OS updates | 6 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 6100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (82% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 0:37 hr |
| Web browsing | 16:28 hr | 13:45 hr |
| Watching video | 25:18 hr | 18:49 hr |
| Gaming | 09:04 hr | 06:44 hr |
| Standby | 143 hr | 109 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (11th and 80th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 6x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 102° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision Light Fusion 950L | Sony LYT-900 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1" (≈ 1 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 115 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN8 | Sony LYT-700C |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50M40 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 160 | 175 |
| Zoom | 137 | 151 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 17 Pro Max from DxOMark | Photo samples of Oppo Find X8 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 6560 x 4928 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50M40 | LYT-506 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2025 | April 2025 |
| Release date | September 2025 | April 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $999 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max. But if the display is more of a priority – go for the Oppo Find X8 Ultra.
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