Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra vs Honor Win RT

90 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
VS
87 out of 100
Honor Win RT

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on November 26, 2025, against the Honor Win RT, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 1 month after. 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 Ultra
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3862K versus 3249K)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 20% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3604 and 3004 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Win RT
  • Comes with 3500 mAh larger battery capacity: 10000 vs 6500 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra and Honor Win RT 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
47.3
(Average)
Value Index
98.3
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2608 pixels 1272 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 416 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 185 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Poco Shield Glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9% 90.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
3503 nits
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.33 mm (6.43 inches) 163.1 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 77.82 mm (3.06 inches) 76.6 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Active fan
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
91.9%
90.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra and Honor Win RT
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4600 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 4.74 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 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra and Honor Win RT
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3604
3004
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10752
9378
Compute Score (GPU)
27501
25410
Compute Score (GPU) 27501 25410
Single-core score 3604 3004
Multi-core score 10752 9378
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3862914
3249469
CPU 1113289 984955
GPU 1452771 1168915
Memory 507250 384024
UX 789604 711575
Total score 3862914 3249469
Samples [36 tests] [3 tests]
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (37th and 69th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Johnnis)AnTuTu 123903835
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Π›Π°ΠΏΠΊΠ°)AnTuTu 123944588
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 -> ChubzueyAnTuTu 124214043
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 -> ChubzueyAnTuTu 124143093
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (Bestiqooguyidk)AnTuTu 113812038
Honor Win RT
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (_SoWail_)AnTuTu 123323626
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-08 (RTF)AnTuTu 113068755
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-12 -> Chec9k99AnTuTu 113249469
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-08 (randomπŸ‡¨πŸ‡³)AnTuTu 113475149

Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3 MagicOS 10
OS size 36 GB -
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 10000 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) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (78% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 27 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 1:05 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 15:14 hr -
Watching video 22:44 hr -
Gaming 08:06 hr -
Standby 124 hr -
General battery life
32:38 hr
n/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
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 120FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 102Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Omnivision Light Hunter 950 -
Sensor size 1/1.31" (β‰ˆ 0.76 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/3.0 -
Focal length 115 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 18 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV50M40 -
Sensor size 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch) -
Pixel size 0.61 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 22 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32D CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.44" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus No -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 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 6.0 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
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
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.1 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
89.6 dB
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced November 2025 December 2025
Release date November 2025 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $729 $499
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- 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 camera, gaming, connectivity, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Honor Win RT.

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