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Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro vs Infinix GT 50 Pro

77 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
VS
76 out of 100
Infinix GT 50 Pro
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Infinix GT 50 Pro

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 Infinix GT 50 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultimate and came out 2 months after. 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 (4)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Reasons to consider the Infinix GT 50 Pro
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Infinix GT 50 Pro 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
141.8
(Excellent)
Value Index
106.0
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco X8 Pro
vs
GT 50 Pro

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1268 x 2756 pixels 1208 x 2644 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 460 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 90% 90.1%
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
GT 50 Pro
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 157.53 mm (6.2 inches) 162.4 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 75.19 mm (2.96 inches) 77.2 mm (3.04 inches)
Thickness 8.38 mm (0.33 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 201.5 g (7.11 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP64
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green Black, Silver, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Infinix GT 50 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultimate
Max clock 3400 MHz 3250 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
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		 - 4 cores at 2.1 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.25 GHz: Cortex-A725
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 MediaTek NPU 880
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP8 Mali-G720 MP7
GPU shading units 1024 896
GPU clock 1508 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~2329.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Infinix GT 50 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco X8 Pro +5%
1707
GT 50 Pro
1621
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco X8 Pro +1%
6611
GT 50 Pro
6535
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco X8 Pro +8%
13461
GT 50 Pro
12412
Compute Score (GPU) 13461 12412
Single-core score 1707 1621
Multi-core score 6611 6535
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco X8 Pro
2085754
GT 50 Pro +2%
2137843
CPU 621995 648630
GPU 630489 648885
Memory 372899 389995
UX 460371 450333
Total score 2085754 2137843
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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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Infinix GT 50 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-15 (Newest update + XOS)AnTuTu 112189750
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-01 (Human)AnTuTu 112186421
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-15 (Sendu)AnTuTu 112080929
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-13 (Zens)AnTuTu 112137843
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-12 (Zerenity)AnTuTu 112137843
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
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 XOS 16
OS size 34 GB -
OS updates 5 years 3 years
Security updates 6 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 6500 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 45 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No Yes
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:41 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
GT 50 Pro
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 111Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 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 Sony LYT-600 -
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor SmartSens SC821CS GalaxyCore GC08A8
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV20B GalaxyCore GC13A0
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1.12 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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, 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 Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco X8 Pro
90.6 dB
GT 50 Pro
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2026 April 2026
Release date March 2026 April 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $405
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, 45 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 X8 Pro. It has a better camera, gaming, software, design, and sound.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
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57 (25.2%)
Total votes: 226

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Idk September 19, 2026 at 02:21 PM
so what is actually 8400 ultimate is it surpassed 8500 ultra?
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Zouzou June 5, 2026 at 05:36 PM
Poco has OS updates 4 years and 6 years security
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Serhii June 6, 2026 at 07:32 AM
Appreciate your help, Zouzou.
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Kreki June 2, 2026 at 10:49 PM
They say that Infinix Gt 50 pro not only priced higher but also has high temps issues compared to Poco X8 Pro.
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