Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro vs F5 Pro

85 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
VS
63 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on November 26, 2025, against the Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 2 years and 8 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
  • Delivers 228% higher peak brightness (3473 against 1058 nits)
  • 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3124K versus 1413K)
  • The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
  • Shows 40% longer battery life (30:03 vs 21:31 hours)
  • Comes with 1050 mAh larger battery capacity: 6210 vs 5160 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 67W)
  • The phone is 2 years and 8 months newer
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
  • 26% higher pixel density (526 vs 419 PPI)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 30W
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro and F5 Pro crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 87% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro to Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: gaming, performance, and battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1156 x 2510 pixels 1440 x 3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 419 ppi 526 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 550 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 90% 87.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% 98.4%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco F8 Pro +228%
3473 nits
1058 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 157.5 mm (6.2 inches) 162.78 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) 75.44 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.59 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP53
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Blue White, Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) · 180 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
90%
87.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 4470 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1100 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco F8 Pro +120%
3013
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco F8 Pro +131%
9287
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco F8 Pro +249%
18324
Compute Score (GPU) 18324 5246
Single-core score 3013 1370
Multi-core score 9287 4017
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco F8 Pro +121%
3124552
1413552
CPU 947041 522272
GPU 1160694 242496
Memory 387566 249308
UX 629251 399476
Total score 3124552 1413552
Samples [32 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 5 FPS
Graphics score - 667
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 12 FPS
Graphics score - 2110
Sources: 3DMark [5]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-20 (Kain Le Main)AnTuTu 123251600
📘 2026-08-07 -> Jayjellyjafetjessy_88AnTuTu 113084676
📘 2026-07-31 (Takehashi)AnTuTu 113167640
📘 2026-07-22 (Chilliadx)AnTuTu 113043142
📘 2026-06-12 (Filbert)AnTuTu 113050130
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-15 -> ZayAnTuTu 111408872
📘 2026-06-21 (Swistep)AnTuTu 111413552
📘 2026-05-28 -> ZayBattery lifeSOT 3:23 / 6:28
📘 2026-05-27 -> ZayBattery lifeSOT 4:03 / 4:03
📘 2026-05-10 -> ZayCPU Throttle91%

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 5300 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 3
OS size - 35.3 GB
OS updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 6210 mAh 5160 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 67 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (30 W)
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (80% in 30 min) Yes (86% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 0:48 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 12:55 hr 08:37 hr
Watching video 21:09 hr 12:59 hr
Gaming 07:36 hr 05:29 hr
Standby 122 hr 103 hr
General battery life
30:03 hr
21:31 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 9248 x 6936
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 60 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV50M -
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) -
Pixel size 0.612 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV08F Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - Omnivision OV02B10
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3P9SP04
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.3
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
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
93 dB
89.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced November 2025 May 2023
Release date November 2025 May 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $579 $449
Successor - - Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 67 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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