Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra vs Oppo Reno 15 Pro Max

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 Oppo Reno 15 Pro Max, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8450 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
  • 81% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3862K versus 2131K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 3.1
  • 2.2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3604 and 1608 points
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 15 Pro Max
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra and Oppo Reno 15 Pro Max 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
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12 / 256 GB
47.3
(Average)
Value Index
50.1
(Average)

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 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 3600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Poco Shield Glass Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9% 91.6%
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)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.33 mm (6.43 inches) 161.26 mm (6.35 inches)
Width 77.82 mm (3.06 inches) 76.46 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue Gold, Brown
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra and Oppo Reno 15 Pro Max
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 MediaTek Dimensity 8450
Max clock 4600 MHz 3250 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 2.1 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.25 GHz: Cortex-A725
L3 cache 12 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek NPU 880
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Mali-G720 MP7
GPU shading units 1536 896
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~2329.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra and Oppo Reno 15 Pro Max
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3604
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10752
Compute Score (GPU)
27501
Compute Score (GPU) 27501 12469
Single-core score 3604 1608
Multi-core score 10752 6321
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3862914
2131620
CPU 1113289 671568
GPU 1452771 654429
Memory 507250 282208
UX 789604 523415
Total score 3862914 2131620
Samples [36 tests] Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-27 (Johnnis)AnTuTu 123903835
📘 2026-09-25 (Лапка)AnTuTu 123944588
📘 2026-09-22 -> ChubzueyAnTuTu 124214043
📘 2026-09-13 -> ChubzueyAnTuTu 124143093
📘 2026-09-04 (Bestiqooguyidk)AnTuTu 113812038
Oppo Reno 15 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4266 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 16
ROM HyperOS 3 ColorOS 16
OS size 36 GB -
OS updates 4 years 5 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 6500 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (78% in 15 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 0:58 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

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 16320 x 12240
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.5x
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 120FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 102° 100°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision Light Hunter 950 Samsung ISOCELL HP5
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 0.5 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/3.0 f/2.8
Focal length 115 mm 85 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 18 mm 16 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV50M40 -
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 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 18 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32D -
Sensor size 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus No 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 6E (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 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
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 Yes
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 January 2026
Release date November 2025 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $729 $800
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, 80 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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