Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra vs OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra

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 OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9500 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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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
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3862K versus 3429K)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
  • Comes with 2100 mAh larger battery capacity: 8600 vs 6500 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra and OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra 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
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12 / 256 GB
47.3
(Average)
Value Index
99.8
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2608 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 416 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Poco Shield Glass Crystal Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9% 89.7%
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)
3543 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.33 mm (6.43 inches) 162.5 mm (6.4 inches)
Width 77.82 mm (3.06 inches) 77.5 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 217 g (7.65 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue Black, Gray
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%
89.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra and OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max clock 4600 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
- 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro
- 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium
- 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra
L3 cache 12 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek NPU 990
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~5271.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra and OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10752
10616
Compute Score (GPU)
27501
25593
Compute Score (GPU) 27501 25593
Single-core score 3604 3600
Multi-core score 10752 10616
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3862914
3429868
CPU 1113289 1011104
GPU 1452771 1311664
Memory 507250 383286
UX 789604 723814
Total score 3862914 3429868
Samples [36 tests] Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (37th and 53rd 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
OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Ghoul)AnTuTu 123633640

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5333 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 ColorOS 16
OS size 36 GB -
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 8600 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 120 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 Yes
Fast charging Yes (78% in 15 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:39 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

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
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: 8 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/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision Light Hunter 950 -
Sensor size 1/1.31" (β‰ˆ 0.76 inch) 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
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 8 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 18 mm 16 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV50M40 -
Sensor size 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch) -
Pixel size 0.61 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32D -
Sensor size 1/3.44" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch) 1/3" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 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
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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced November 2025 April 2026
Release date November 2025 April 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $729 $555
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, 120 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, connectivity, design, 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 OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra.

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