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Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra vs Huawei Pura 90

91 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
VS
79 out of 100
Huawei Pura 90
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
Huawei Pura 90

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 Pura 90, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9010S and came out 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
  • 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3862K versus 1248K)
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • 2.6x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3604 and 1399 points
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 90
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 11% higher pixel density (463 vs 416 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra and Huawei Pura 90 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)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
48.5
(Average)
Value Index
57.7
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco F8 Ultra
vs
Pura 90

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2608 pixels 1320 x 2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 416 ppi 463 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 -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Poco Shield Glass Kunlun Glass 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9% 89.1%
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)
Poco F8 Ultra
3491 nits
Pura 90
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) 78.1 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 7 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue Black, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco F8 Ultra +3%
91.9%
Pura 90
89.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra and Huawei Pura 90
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 HiSilicon Kirin 9010S
Max clock 4600 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) -
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 -
L3 cache 12 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC -
Lithography process 3 nanometers -
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon -
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Maleoon 910
GPU shading units 1536 -
GPU clock 1300 MHz -
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS -

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra and Huawei Pura 90
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco F8 Ultra +158%
3604
Pura 90
1399
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco F8 Ultra +170%
10752
Pura 90
3987
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 27501 -
Single-core score 3604 1399
Multi-core score 10752 3987
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco F8 Ultra +209%
3862914
Pura 90
1248520
CPU 1113289 351901
GPU 1452771 278517
Memory 507250 405011
UX 789604 213091
Total score 3862914 1248520
Samples [36 tests] Less than 3
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 -> ChubzueyAnTuTu 124214043
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 -> ChubzueyAnTuTu 124143093
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (Bestiqooguyidk)AnTuTu 113812038
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (Miguelmangake)Geekbench 6 GPU24095
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (Miguelmangake)Geekbench 6 CPU3549 / 10648
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Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 16 HarmonyOS 6.1
ROM HyperOS 3 -
OS size 36 GB -
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 6500 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) -
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (78% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 18 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 0:45 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
Poco F8 Ultra
32:38 hr
Pura 90
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.7x
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 1920 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 102Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12.5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision Light Hunter 950 -
Sensor size 1/1.31" (β‰ˆ 0.76 inch) -
Pixel size 1.2 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/3.0 f/2.2
Focal length 115 mm 88 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12.5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 18 mm 13 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV50M40 -
Sensor size 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch) -
Pixel size 0.61 micron 1 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 -
Sensor OmniVision OV32D CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.44" (β‰ˆ 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 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 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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, 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
Poco F8 Ultra
89.6 dB
Pura 90
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced November 2025 April 2026
Release date November 2025 May 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $729 $690
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - 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

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

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