Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra vs Huawei Mate 80 Pro
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Here we compared two flagship 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 Huawei Mate 80 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro. 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 Ultra
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3862K versus 1725K)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 12
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Comes with 750 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5750 mAh
- More energy-efficient CPU β Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- 2.6x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3604 and 1362 points
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 80 Pro
- 11% higher pixel density (460 vs 416 PPI)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.75 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2608 pixels | 1280 x 2832 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 416 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Poco Shield Glass | Huawei Kunlun Glass 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.9% | 90.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.33 mm (6.43 inches) | 161.85 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 77.82 mm (3.06 inches) | 76 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.95 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black, Gold, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 4 cores at 1.72 GHz: Taishan v124 Little - 4 cores at 2.27 GHz: Taishan v124 Mid - 1 core at 2.75 GHz: Taishan v124 Big |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Maleoon 935 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 933 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3686.4 GFLOPS | ~2866.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27501 | 8043 |
| Single-core score | 3604 | 1362 |
| Multi-core score | 10752 | 5169 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1113289 | 515961 |
| GPU | 1452771 | 484107 |
| Memory | 507250 | 431535 |
| UX | 789604 | 293626 |
| Total score | 3862914 | 1725229 |
| Samples | [36 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#26th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-04 (Bestiqooguyidk) | AnTuTu | 3812038 |
| π 2026-08-27 (Miguelmangake) | GeekBench GPU | 24095 |
| π 2026-08-27 (Miguelmangake) | GeekBench CPU | 3549 / 10648 |
| π 2026-08-27 (Miguelmangake) | AnTuTu | 4004181 |
| π 2026-08-25 (freqr) | AnTuTu | 3737293 |
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 12 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | EMUI 15 |
| OS size | 36 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 5750 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 (80 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (78% in 15 min) | Yes (50% in 13 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:39 hr | 0:32 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 15:14 hr | - |
| Watching video | 22:44 hr | - |
| Gaming | 08:06 hr | - |
| Standby | 124 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#24th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual 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 | 1920 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 102Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 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/1.4 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision Light Hunter 950 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (β 0.76 inch) | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 115 mm | 93 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50M40 | Omnivision OV40A |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | 1/1.7" (β 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32D | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" (β 0.29 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2025 | November 2025 |
| Release date | November 2025 | November 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $729 | $1099 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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