Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro
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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 70 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme and came out 1 month after. 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
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Delivers 15% higher peak brightness (3612 against 3133 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 70 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
- Weighs 18.5 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 | 6.59 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1268 x 2756 pixels | 1272 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.6:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 449 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 5200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 92% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.53 mm (6.2 inches) | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 75.19 mm (2.96 inches) | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.38 mm (0.33 inches) | 6.99 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 201.5 g (7.11 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | White, Gray, Green |
| 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 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 3400 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-A725 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.4 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 |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 MP8 | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1508 MHz | 1508 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3088.4 GFLOPS | ~3088.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 13461 | 14563 |
| Single-core score | 1707 | 1763 |
| Multi-core score | 6611 | 6105 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 621995 | 668010 |
| GPU | 630489 | 675888 |
| Memory | 372899 | 357657 |
| UX | 460371 | 484706 |
| Total score | 2085754 | 2186261 |
| Samples | [59 tests] | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-29 (Gorebencher) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1743 / 6574 |
| π 2026-10-26 -> Dorpat | AnTuTu 12 | 2182992 |
| π 2026-10-20 (murtadhawoohoo) | AnTuTu 12 | 2166800 |
| π 2026-10-17 (Talin4) | AnTuTu 12 | 2234175 |
| π 2026-10-15 (Aryan) | AnTuTu 12 | 2094549 |
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-16 (Soumik) | AnTuTu 12 | 2348530 |
| π 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | AnTuTu 11 | 2186261 |
| π 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 14850 |
| π 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1763 / 6105 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 17 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | Hello UI |
| 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 | 90 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 (73% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:41 hr | 0:49 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 11:43 hr | 14:43 hr |
| Watching video | 20:29 hr | 23:48 hr |
| Gaming | 07:35 hr | 08:57 hr |
| Standby | 113 hr | 89 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (91st and 52nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 120 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 122Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| 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-710 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 81 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | SmartSens SC821CS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 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/1.9 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV20B | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| 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 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 | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| 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
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2026 | April 2026 |
| Release date | March 2026 | April 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $450 |
| 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, 90 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Edge 70 Pro. But if the software and sound are more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro.
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