Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max vs Honor X9e Pro
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74
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500s) that was released on March 17, 2026, against the Honor X9e Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and came out 7 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
- 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3032K versus 1008K)
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 3.1
- 2.3x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2725 and 1174 points
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Honor X9e Pro
- Comes with 2500 mAh larger battery capacity: 11000 vs 8500 mAh
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- The phone is 7 months newer
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.83 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2772 pixels | 1280 x 2788 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 447 ppi | 451 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 10000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 90.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) | 77 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) | 203 g (7.16 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black, Gold, Purple, Brown |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 180 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 3730 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP11 | Adreno 812 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 20990 | 4200 |
| Single-core score | 2725 | 1174 |
| Multi-core score | 8932 | 3487 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 896417 | 341959 |
| GPU | 1062397 | 215381 |
| Memory | 451911 | 201913 |
| UX | 621314 | 249072 |
| Total score | 3032039 | 1008325 |
| Samples | [64 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#119th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-30 (Thúc Phán) | AnTuTu 12 | 2892778 |
| 📘 2026-10-29 (PieceofHuman) | AnTuTu 12 | 2877488 |
| 📘 2026-10-27 (mami) | AnTuTu 12 | 2853437 |
| 📘 2026-10-17 (VazioExistencial) | AnTuTu 12 | 3111117 |
| 📘 2026-10-16 (Sravan naidu) | AnTuTu 12 | 3228658 |
Honor X9e Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-17 (YongGamer) | AnTuTu 12 | 982585 |
| 📘 2026-09-28 (Родион) | Battery life | SOT 9:00 / 11:29 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| 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 3.0 | Magic OS 10 |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 8500 mAh | 11000 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 | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:52 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 18:13 hr | - |
| Watching video | 30:00 hr | - |
| Gaming | 11:54 hr | - |
| Standby | 157 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#5th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision Light Fusion 600 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | SmartSens SC821CS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV20B | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 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 | 6.0 |
| 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, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2026 | September 2026 |
| Release date | March 2026 | October 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $429 | $465 |
| 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 X8 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
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