Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro vs Nothing Phone (3)
85
out of 100
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79
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on November 26, 2025, against the Nothing Phone (3), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 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 Poco F8 Pro
- Delivers 130% higher peak brightness (3473 against 1507 nits)
- Shows 31% longer battery life (30:03 vs 22:56 hours)
- Comes with 1060 mAh larger battery capacity: 6210 vs 5150 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 65W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3124K versus 2371K)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (3)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- 10% higher pixel density (460 vs 419 PPI)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | 6.59 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1156 x 2510 pixels | 1260 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 419 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 88.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 95.5% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.5 mm (6.2 inches) | 160.6 mm (6.32 inches) |
| Width | 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) | 75.59 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.99 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | Good (3.34/5) |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 180 drops | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 4470 MHz | 3210 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 18324 | 18674 |
| Single-core score | 3013 | 2117 |
| Multi-core score | 9287 | 6798 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 947041 | 707936 |
| GPU | 1160694 | 802873 |
| Memory | 387566 | 376970 |
| UX | 629251 | 483914 |
| Total score | 3124552 | 2371693 |
| Samples | [32 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 61% |
| Graphics test | - | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1749 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 30 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 34 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 7966 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 13254 |
| Video editing | - | 6510 |
| Photo editing | - | 27186 |
| Data manipulation | - | 13887 |
| Writing score | - | 19394 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (90th and 179th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-05 (poco f8 pro) | AnTuTu 12 | 3478780 |
| 📘 2026-09-20 (Kain Le Main) | AnTuTu 12 | 3251600 |
| 📘 2026-08-07 -> Jayjellyjafetjessy_88 | AnTuTu 11 | 3084676 |
| 📘 2026-07-31 (Takehashi) | AnTuTu 11 | 3167640 |
| 📘 2026-07-22 (Chilliadx) | AnTuTu 11 | 3043142 |
Nothing Phone (3)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-23 (Val) | AnTuTu 12 | 2658288 |
| 📘 2026-07-15 (Leo) | AnTuTu 11 | 2371693 |
| 📘 2026-07-10 (Sumit Pandit) | AnTuTu 11 | 2392977 |
| 📘 2026-03-14 (Michael) | AnTuTu 11 | 2428616 |
| 📘 2026-02-01 (TheFunder) | AnTuTu 11 | 2270521 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | Nothing OS 4.0 |
| OS size | - | 26 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6210 mAh | 5150 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (80% in 30 min) | Yes (63% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:39 hr | 1:00 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1400 cycles |
| Web browsing | 12:55 hr | 08:36 hr |
| Watching video | 21:09 hr | 13:19 hr |
| Gaming | 07:36 hr | 05:45 hr |
| Standby | 122 hr | 117 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#44th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.7 |
| Focal length | 60 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.612 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08F | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | - | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2025 | July 2025 |
| Release date | November 2025 | July 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $579 | $799 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Phone (3):
- The Indian model has a 5500 mAh battery, compared to 5150 mAh in the international one, (including the U.S. version).
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro. But if the camera and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Nothing Phone (3).
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