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Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro vs Honor Win RT

78 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
VS
87 out of 100
Honor Win RT
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
12 / 512 GB
Honor Win RT
16 / 512 GB

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra) that was released on March 17, 2026, against the Honor Win RT, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 2 months 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
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 23.5 grams less
Reasons to consider the Honor Win RT
  • Comes with 3500 mAh larger battery capacity: 10000 vs 6500 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • 56% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3249K versus 2085K)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 76% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3004 and 1707 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Honor Win RT 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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12 / 512 GB
VS
16 / 512 GB
145.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
98.3
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco X8 Pro
vs
Win RT

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1268 x 2756 pixels 1272 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 460 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 185 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90% 90.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.5% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco X8 Pro
3605 nits
Win RT
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 157.53 mm (6.2 inches) 163.1 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 75.19 mm (2.96 inches) 76.6 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.38 mm (0.33 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 201.5 g (7.11 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Active fan
Rear material Glass -
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco X8 Pro
90%
Win RT
90.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Honor Win RT
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 3400 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP8 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1508 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Honor Win RT
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco X8 Pro
1707
Win RT +76%
3004
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco X8 Pro
6611
Win RT +42%
9378
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco X8 Pro
13461
Win RT +89%
25410
Compute Score (GPU) 13461 25410
Single-core score 1707 3004
Multi-core score 6611 9378
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco X8 Pro
2085754
Win RT +56%
3249469
CPU 621995 984955
GPU 630489 1168915
Memory 372899 384024
UX 460371 711575
Total score 2085754 3249469
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Zarko)AnTuTu 122369277
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (ghostrider)AnTuTu 122411267
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (Flisfy)AnTuTu 122130144
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Kunmeow22)Geekbench 6 CPU1547 / 6536
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Ste69)AnTuTu 111906081
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Honor Win RT
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (_SoWail_)AnTuTu 123323626
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-08 (RTF)AnTuTu 113068755
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-12 -> Chec9k99AnTuTu 113249469
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-08 (randomπŸ‡¨πŸ‡³)AnTuTu 113475149
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 512 GB 512 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3.0 MagicOS 10
OS size 34 GB -
OS updates 5 years 7 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 10000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 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 -
Fast charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 27 min)
Full charging time 0:41 hr 1:05 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:43 hr -
Watching video 20:29 hr -
Gaming 07:35 hr -
Standby 113 hr -
General battery life
Poco X8 Pro
28:11 hr
Win RT
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
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 120FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.5 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Sony LYT-600 -
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 (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 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 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 25 mm 22 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV20B CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Autofocus No -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 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, NAVIC
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No 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
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco X8 Pro
90.6 dB
Win RT
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2026 December 2025
Release date March 2026 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $499
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor Win RT is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
2 (33.3%)
4 (66.7%)
Total votes: 6

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