Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max vs X6 Pro
87
out of 100
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64
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 X6 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra and came out 2 years and 3 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
- Delivers 207% higher peak brightness (3509 against 1143 nits)
- Shows 94% longer battery life (41:26 vs 21:20 hours)
- Comes with 3500 mAh larger battery capacity: 8500 vs 5000 mAh
- 89% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3032K versus 1604K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 67W)
- The phone is 2 years and 3 months newer
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Weighs 32 grams less
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 | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 447 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 1800 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 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 90% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.7% |
| PWM | - | 1923 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 160.45 mm (6.32 inches) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) | 74.34 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP54 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Gray, Yellow |
| 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 | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra |
| Max clock | 3730 MHz | 3350 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 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU | MediaTek APU 780 |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP11 | Mali G615 MC6 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 20990 | 4929 |
| Single-core score | 2725 | 1370 |
| Multi-core score | 8932 | 4509 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 896417 | 482670 |
| GPU | 1062397 | 432750 |
| Memory | 451911 | 299238 |
| UX | 621314 | 389647 |
| Total score | 3032039 | 1604305 |
| Samples | [64 tests] | [70 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 85% |
| Graphics test | - | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 852 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 13 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 14 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 13 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3458 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 14649 |
| Video editing | - | 6419 |
| Photo editing | - | 23328 |
| Data manipulation | - | 12555 |
| Writing score | - | 18403 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#96th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-12 (Dilshodbek) | AnTuTu | 2828966 |
| 📘 2026-09-12 (Yoo) | AnTuTu | 2705845 |
| 📘 2026-09-07 (Skibidi) | Battery life | SOT 10:48 / 11:55 |
| 📘 2026-09-01 (Dmitry) | AnTuTu | 2823040 |
| 📘 2026-08-31 (Ylan) | AnTuTu | 2931015 |
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-14 (67) | GeekBench GPU | 5243 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 (67) | GeekBench CPU | 1403 / 4649 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 (Zix) | AnTuTu | 1623585 |
| 📘 2026-09-13 (67-2) | AnTuTu | 1833656 |
| 📘 2026-08-08 (atrix6) | AnTuTu | 1704521 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | - | 36 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 2 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 | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 18 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:52 hr | 0:45 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 18:13 hr | 08:53 hr |
| Watching video | 30:00 hr | 12:36 hr |
| Gaming | 11:54 hr | 05:17 hr |
| Standby | 157 hr | 101 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#3rd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9000 x 7000 |
| 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) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision Light Fusion 600 | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | SmartSens SC821CS | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| 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 | - | Smartsens SC202PCS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.6 |
| 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 | 5.4 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2026 | January 2024 |
| Release date | March 2026 | January 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $429 | $299 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 67 W |
Further details
Notes on Poco X6 Pro:
- There is an eco-leather version of the X6 Pro that is 4 grams heavier and 0.10 mm thicker.
*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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