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Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro vs Motorola Edge 60 Pro

77 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
VS
73 out of 100
Motorola Edge 60 Pro
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Motorola Edge 60 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 Motorola Edge 60 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Extreme and came out 11 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
  • Delivers 127% higher peak brightness (3651 against 1606 nits)
  • Shows 16% longer battery life (28:11 vs 24:17 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2085K versus 1726K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • The phone is 11 months newer
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 60 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Weighs 15.5 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Motorola Edge 60 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
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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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
141.8
(Excellent)
Value Index
68.0
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco X8 Pro
vs
Edge 60 Pro

Display

Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1268 x 2756 pixels 1220 x 2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 460 ppi 444 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 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 300 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 90% 92.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.5% 99.3%
PWM 120 Hz 715 Hz
Response time 1 ms 10 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco X8 Pro +127%
3651 nits
Edge 60 Pro
1606 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 157.53 mm (6.2 inches) 160.69 mm (6.33 inches)
Width 75.19 mm (2.96 inches) 73.06 mm (2.88 inches)
Thickness 8.38 mm (0.33 inches) 8.24 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 201.5 g (7.11 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) Good (3.58/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco X8 Pro
90%
Edge 60 Pro +3%
92.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Motorola Edge 60 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Extreme
Max clock 3400 MHz 3350 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 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715
L3 cache 6 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 MediaTek APU 780
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP8 Mali-G615 MPΠ—6
GPU shading units 1024 768
GPU clock 1508 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Motorola Edge 60 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco X8 Pro +21%
1707
Edge 60 Pro
1412
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco X8 Pro +48%
6611
Edge 60 Pro
4471
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco X8 Pro +48%
13461
Edge 60 Pro
9102
Compute Score (GPU) 13461 9102
Single-core score 1707 1412
Multi-core score 6611 4471
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco X8 Pro +21%
2085754
Edge 60 Pro
1726985
CPU 621995 493624
GPU 630489 499506
Memory 372899 307893
UX 460371 425962
Total score 2085754 1726985
Samples [59 tests] [13 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 41%
Graphics test - 9 FPS
Graphics score - 1226
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 19 FPS
Section 1 - 21 FPS
Section 2 - 19 FPS
Section 3 - 17 FPS
Graphics score - 4997
Sources: 3DMark [5]
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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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Motorola Edge 60 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Madara)AnTuTu 111772072
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Bishal Chowdhury)AnTuTu 111505912
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 (Gord)AnTuTu 111752404
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Fenqndo)AnTuTu 111763577
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-28 -> Rupeshk.dAnTuTu 111726985
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM HyperOS 3.0 Hello UI
OS size 34 GB -
OS updates 5 years 6 years
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 90 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes (81% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:41 hr 0:44 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:43 hr 12:38 hr
Watching video 20:29 hr 12:21 hr
Gaming 07:35 hr 07:03 hr
Standby 113 hr 102 hr
General battery life
Poco X8 Pro +16%
28:11 hr
Edge 60 Pro
24:17 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
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) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 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 24 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Sony LYT-700C
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
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 10 MP
Focal length - 73 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size - 1/3.94" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor SmartSens SC821CS Samsung JNS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 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 -
Sensor OmniVision OV20B Samsung JNS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 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 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 6E (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, NAVIC
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No 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
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco X8 Pro +3%
90.6 dB
Edge 60 Pro
88.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2026 April 2025
Release date March 2026 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $599
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, performance, gaming, battery life, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Motorola Edge 60 Pro.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
14 (73.7%)
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Total votes: 19

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