Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max vs F9 Pro
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500s) that was released on March 17, 2026, against the Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series and came out 5 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
- Comes with 2170 mAh larger battery capacity: 8500 vs 6330 mAh
- Shows 17% longer battery life (41:26 vs 35:27 hours)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
- The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate β 185 Hz
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Delivers 17% higher peak brightness (4089 against 3509 nits)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 24% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3377 and 2725 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | 6.59 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2772 pixels | 1156 x 2510 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 447 ppi | 419 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 185 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 2200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 10000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 89.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Screen space comparison
Poco X8 Pro Max
6.83β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Poco F9 Pro
6.59β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 157.49 mm (6.2 inches) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) | 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.79 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black, 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 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series |
| Max clock | 3730 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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 |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP11 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~2457.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 20990 | 17372 |
| Single-core score | 2725 | 3377 |
| Multi-core score | 8932 | 10344 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 896417 | 959225 |
| GPU | 1062397 | 1064864 |
| Memory | 451911 | 500444 |
| UX | 621314 | 703893 |
| Total score | 3032039 | 3228426 |
| Samples | [64 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (102nd and 67th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-19 (Zimz) | AnTuTu 12 | 3279234 |
| π 2026-09-15 (RuL) | AnTuTu 12 | 3274318 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Dilshodbek) | AnTuTu 11 | 2828966 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Yoo) | AnTuTu 11 | 2705845 |
| π 2026-09-07 (Skibidi) | Battery life | SOT 10:48 / 11:55 |
Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (Mj) | AnTuTu 11 | 3457874 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 3.0 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS updates | 5 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 8500 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 | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes (72% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:52 hr | 0:43 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 18:13 hr | 16:00 hr |
| Watching video | 30:00 hr | 25:47 hr |
| Gaming | 11:54 hr | 07:46 hr |
| Standby | 157 hr | 136 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (3rd and 12th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 1920 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision Light Fusion 600 | Samsung ISOCELL HP5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.5 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 60 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.3 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | SmartSens SC821CS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV20B | OmniVision OV32D |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/3.44" (β 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.64 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 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 | 2 | - |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2026 | September 2026 |
| Release date | March 2026 | September 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $429 | $699 |
| 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, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro. It has a better camera, connectivity, and design.
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