Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G vs OnePlus Nord CE6

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4) that was released on January 8, 2026, against the OnePlus Nord CE6, which is powered by the same chip and came out 4 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 M8 Pro 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1223 and 1098 points
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord CE6
  • Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 6500 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1145K versus 1041K)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G and OnePlus Nord CE6 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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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
78.2
(Good)
Value Index
110.4
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.6:9
PPI 447 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits 3600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 89.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
3033 nits
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.34 mm (6.43 inches) 162.5 mm (6.4 inches)
Width 78.31 mm (3.08 inches) 77.5 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 8.31 mm (0.33 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 205.9 g (7.26 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Green Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
89.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G and OnePlus Nord CE6
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max clock 2700 MHz 2700 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 895 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS ~458.2 GFLOPS ~458.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G and OnePlus Nord CE6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1223
1098
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3168
3111
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 4639 4647
Single-core score 1223 1098
Multi-core score 3168 3111
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1041898
Nord CE6 +10%
1145513
CPU 416505 445015
GPU 187783 193175
Memory 160701 215728
UX 276909 291595
Total score 1041898 1145513
Samples [7 tests] Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 -> ReservedMold725AnTuTu 121049826
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (Techdude98)AnTuTu 121026089
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 -> ReservedMold725AnTuTu 11967362
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 -> ReservedMold725AnTuTu 11941538
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (Bolota)AnTuTu 111019356
OnePlus Nord CE6
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3 OxygenOS 16
OS updates 5 years 4 years
Security updates - 5 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 8000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (89% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:47 hr -
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:39 hr -
Watching video 21:38 hr -
Gaming 06:48 hr -
Standby 128 hr -
General battery life
29:45 hr
n/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 27 mm
Sensor OmniVision OVX8000 OmniVision OV50D40
Sensor size 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch) 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV08F -
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 21 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32D Galaxycore GC32E2
Sensor size 1/3.6" (β‰ˆ 0.28 inch) 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (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 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE 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
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region No
Infrared port Yes Yes
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
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Speakers test
Max loudness
94.3 dB
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2026 May 2026
Release date January 2026 May 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $320
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Nord CE6.

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5 (83.3%)
1 (16.7%)
Total votes: 6

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