Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max vs X5 Pro
86
out of 100
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55
out of 100
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 Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 3 years and 2 months before. 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
- 3.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3032K versus 813K)
- Delivers 287% higher peak brightness (3527 against 911 nits)
- Shows 91% longer battery life (41:26 vs 21:42 hours)
- Comes with 3500 mAh larger battery capacity: 8500 vs 5000 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 67W)
- The phone is 3 years and 2 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 13% higher pixel density (447 vs 395 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro
- Weighs 37 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2772 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 447 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 86.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 162.91 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) | 76.03 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) | 181 g (6.38 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 180 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
| Max clock | 3730 MHz | 2400 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 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP11 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~563.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 20990 | - |
| Single-core score | 2725 | 1009 |
| Multi-core score | 8932 | 2781 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 896417 | 317363 |
| GPU | 1062397 | 98762 |
| Memory | 451911 | 175340 |
| UX | 621314 | 222345 |
| Total score | 3032039 | 813720 |
| Samples | [64 tests] | [15 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 225 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 681 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 10945 |
| Video editing | - | 6994 |
| Photo editing | - | 24463 |
| Data manipulation | - | 9642 |
| Writing score | - | 14285 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#109th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-03 (Van Viet) | AnTuTu 12 | 2780867 |
| 📘 2026-09-26 (RuL) | AnTuTu 12 | 3308269 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (RuL) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 18202 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (RuL) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 2460 / 7817 |
| 📘 2026-09-19 (Zimz) | AnTuTu 12 | 3279234 |
Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-05 (deramen) | AnTuTu 12 | 880897 |
| 📘 2026-10-02 -> Flops | AnTuTu 12 | 831230 |
| 📘 2026-09-28 -> VoidxEo | AnTuTu 12 | 887900 |
| 📘 2026-09-18 (DJSanyaDance1995) | AnTuTu 12 | 907382 |
| 📘 2026-09-16 (DJSanyaDance1995) | AnTuTu 12 | 907382 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | HyperOS 2.0 |
| OS size | - | 31 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 8500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes (82% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:52 hr | 0:50 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 18:13 hr | 08:45 hr |
| Watching video | 30:00 hr | 13:29 hr |
| Gaming | 11:54 hr | 05:32 hr |
| Standby | 157 hr | 102 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#3rd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 12032 x 9024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision Light Fusion 600 | Samsung S5KHM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | SmartSens SC821CS | Samsung S5K4H7 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | OmniVision 02B10 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV20B | Omnivision OV16A1Q |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 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 | 6.0 | 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 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2026 | February 2023 |
| Release date | March 2026 | February 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $429 | $300 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max |
| 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, 67 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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