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Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max vs Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus

87 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
VS
71 out of 100
Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus

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 Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 and came out 1 month 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
  • 2.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3032K versus 1129K)
  • Comes with 3300 mAh larger battery capacity: 8500 vs 5200 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 68W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • 2.3x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2725 and 1209 points
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Weighs 41 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max and Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus 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
132.4
(Excellent)
Value Index
73.1
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco X8 Pro Max
vs
Edge 70 Fusion Plus

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 447 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 5200 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 92.3%
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) 162.76 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) 75.6 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 7.21 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass -
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue Gray, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) Β· 180 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max and Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500s Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max clock 3730 MHz 2700 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 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)
L3 cache 12 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP11 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 1536 256
GPU clock 1612 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS ~458.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max and Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 20990 -
Single-core score 2725 1209
Multi-core score 8932 3220
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco X8 Pro Max +169%
3032039
Edge 70 Fusion Plus
1129182
CPU 896417 420931
GPU 1062397 197030
Memory 451911 232200
UX 621314 279021
Total score 3032039 1129182
Samples [64 tests] Less than 3
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Dilshodbek)AnTuTu2828966
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Yoo)AnTuTu2705845
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Skibidi)Battery lifeSOT 10:48 / 11:55
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Dmitry)AnTuTu2823040
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Ylan)AnTuTu2931015
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Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-07 (JohnSasoriza)AnTuTu1129182
Add View all (1)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 -
Memory card No -

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3.0 Hello UI
OS updates 5 years 6 years
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 8500 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 68 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (65% in 30 min) Yes (86% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:52 hr 0:42 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 18:13 hr -
Watching video 30:00 hr -
Gaming 11:54 hr -
Standby 157 hr -
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.5 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Omnivision Light Fusion 600 Sony LYTIA-700C
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 10 MP
Aperture - f/2.0
Focal length - 73 mm
Sensor size - 1/3.94" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor SmartSens SC821CS -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV20B CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
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 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, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
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 Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2026 March 2026
Release date March 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $429 $480
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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.

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