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Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro vs Honor X8 (2022)

45 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
VS
39 out of 100
Honor X8 (2022)
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
Honor X8 (2022)

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.43-inch Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro (with MediaTek Helio G96 ) that was released on February 28, 2022, against the Honor X8 (2022), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
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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 M4 Pro
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4000 mAh
  • Delivers 58% higher peak brightness (742 against 470 nits)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (486K versus 407K)
  • Stereo speakers
  • Slow-motion recording at 120FPS
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 22.5W)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor X8 (2022)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 680

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro and Honor X8 (2022) 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
6 / 64 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
50.5
(Average)
Value Index
13.2
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco M4 Pro
vs
X8 (2022)

Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.43 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2388 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.9:9
PPI 409 ppi 391 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 700 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 180 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.5% 89.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 97.9%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 22 ms
Contrast - 622:1
Screen space comparison
X8 (2022)
6.7β€³ (19.9:9 ratio) = 16.9 in2
Poco M4 Pro
6.43β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco M4 Pro +58%
742 nits
X8 (2022)
470 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 159.87 mm (6.29 inches) 163.4 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 73.87 mm (2.91 inches) 74.7 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) 7.45 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 179.5 g (6.33 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Yellow Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco M4 Pro
84.5%
X8 (2022) +5%
89.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro and Honor X8 (2022)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G96 Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Max clock 2050 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 64 128
GPU clock 950 MHz 1114 MHz
FLOPS ~121.6 GFLOPS ~285.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro and Honor X8 (2022)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco M4 Pro +31%
691
X8 (2022)
529
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco M4 Pro +19%
1879
X8 (2022)
1574
Single-core score 691 529
Multi-core score 1879 1574
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco M4 Pro +19%
486348
X8 (2022)
407835
CPU 192065 164304
GPU 52904 26840
Memory 86586 105833
UX 154793 110838
Total score 486348 407835
Samples Less than 3 [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 132 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 325 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 7155 -
Video editing 5051 -
Photo editing 17332 -
Data manipulation 7218 -
Writing score 9682 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2024-04-24 (Abo Tareq)Geekbench 6 CPU684 / 1886
πŸ“˜ 2023-10-07 (Bugsy)Geekbench 6 CPU691 / 1879
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Honor X8 (2022)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> Oleg 16 cmAnTuTu 11426265
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-26 (gothogurchik)AnTuTu 11406168
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-26 (Koruev)AnTuTu 11407835
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 Magic UI 7.1
OS size - 30.2 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 22.5 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (51% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:10 hr 1:20 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:52 hr -
Watching video 12:41 hr -
Gaming 05:16 hr -
Standby 132 hr -
General battery life
Poco M4 Pro
23:19 hr
X8 (2022)
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 9248 x 6936 9216 x 6912
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) No
Angle of widest lens 118Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV64B40 -
Sensor size 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Sony IMX355 -
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Sensor Sony IMX471 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 13 -
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes -
Dolby Atmos No -
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced February 2022 March 2022
Release date March 2022 March 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $220 $245
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Yes, 22 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 M4 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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