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Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra vs Xiaomi 17

90 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
VS
91 out of 100
Xiaomi 17
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
Xiaomi 17

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 Xiaomi 17, which is powered by the same chip and came out 2 months before. 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 (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
  • Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3862K versus 3404K)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17
  • 12% higher pixel density (464 vs 416 PPI)
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 6.02 mm narrower
  • Weighs 27 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra and Xiaomi 17 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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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
47.3
(Average)
Value Index
36.5
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco F8 Ultra
vs
Xiaomi 17

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2608 pixels 1220 x 2656 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 416 ppi 464 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 3500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Poco Shield Glass Xiaomi Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 102.9%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Poco F8 Ultra
6.9β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Xiaomi 17
6.3β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco F8 Ultra +2%
3543 nits
Xiaomi 17
3472 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.33 mm (6.43 inches) 151.1 mm (5.95 inches)
Width 77.82 mm (3.06 inches) 71.8 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 8.06 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) Average (2.63/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco F8 Ultra +2%
91.9%
Xiaomi 17
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra and Xiaomi 17
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 4600 MHz 4610 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 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra and Xiaomi 17
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco F8 Ultra +1%
3604
Xiaomi 17
3583
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco F8 Ultra
10752
Xiaomi 17
10772
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco F8 Ultra
27501
Xiaomi 17 +1%
27737
Compute Score (GPU) 27501 27737
Single-core score 3604 3583
Multi-core score 10752 10772
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco F8 Ultra +13%
3862914
Xiaomi 17
3404616
CPU 1113289 961758
GPU 1452771 1232901
Memory 507250 517802
UX 789604 692155
Total score 3862914 3404616
Samples [36 tests] [9 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 78%
Graphics test - 17 FPS
Graphics score - 2354
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 41 FPS
Section 1 - 46 FPS
Section 2 - 41 FPS
Section 3 - 36 FPS
Graphics score - 10821
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test - 35 FPS
Graphics score - 5976
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 17608
Video editing - 8079
Photo editing - 37146
Data manipulation - 15067
Writing score - 25125
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (37th and 54th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (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
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Xiaomi 17
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (HoΓ ng HαΊ£i)AnTuTu 123638992
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Nikko)AnTuTu 113512813
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-18 (Ivan)AnTuTu 113632260
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-16 (Wallt)AnTuTu 113277818
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-16 (Missed)AnTuTu 113722570
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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 HyperOS 3
OS size 36 GB 35 GB
OS updates 4 years 6 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 6330 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 (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (78% in 15 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 0:46 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 15:14 hr 15:00 hr
Watching video 22:44 hr 24:44 hr
Gaming 08:06 hr 08:15 hr
Standby 124 hr 131 hr
General battery life
Poco F8 Ultra
32:38 hr
Xiaomi 17 +4%
33:58 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 2.6x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 102Β° 102Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 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/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision Light Hunter 950 Omnivision 950L LightHunter
Sensor size 1/1.31" (β‰ˆ 0.76 inch) 1/1.31" (β‰ˆ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/3.0 f/2.0
Focal length 115 mm 60 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 18 mm 17 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV50M40 Omnivision OV50M
Sensor size 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32D Omnivision OV50M
Sensor size 1/3.44" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch) 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.61 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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
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 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 Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco F8 Ultra +4%
89.6 dB
Xiaomi 17
86.2 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced November 2025 September 2025
Release date November 2025 September 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $729 $999
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- 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.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
250 (71.2%)
101 (28.8%)
Total votes: 351

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Memyselfandi March 20, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Poco AnTuTu 3.8 wrong in test
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