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Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro vs OnePlus Nord CE6

77 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
VS
68 out of 100
OnePlus Nord CE6
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
OnePlus Nord CE6

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 OnePlus Nord CE6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
  • 82% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2085K versus 1145K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 3.1
  • 55% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1707 and 1098 points
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord CE6
  • Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 6500 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and OnePlus Nord CE6 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 / 128 GB
141.8
(Excellent)
Value Index
110.4
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco X8 Pro
vs
Nord CE6

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1268 x 2756 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.6:9
PPI 460 ppi 450 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 3600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90% 89.3%
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
3651 nits
Nord CE6
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 157.53 mm (6.2 inches) 162.5 mm (6.4 inches)
Width 75.19 mm (2.96 inches) 77.5 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 8.38 mm (0.33 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 201.5 g (7.11 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green Black, Silver, 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 +1%
90%
Nord CE6
89.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and OnePlus Nord CE6
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max clock 3400 MHz 2700 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
L3 cache 6 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP8 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 1024 256
GPU clock 1508 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~458.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and OnePlus Nord CE6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco X8 Pro +55%
1707
Nord CE6
1098
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco X8 Pro +113%
6611
Nord CE6
3111
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco X8 Pro +190%
13461
Nord CE6
4647
Compute Score (GPU) 13461 4647
Single-core score 1707 1098
Multi-core score 6611 3111
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco X8 Pro +82%
2085754
Nord CE6
1145513
CPU 621995 445015
GPU 630489 193175
Memory 372899 215728
UX 460371 291595
Total score 2085754 1145513
Samples [59 tests] Less than 3
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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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OnePlus Nord CE6
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3.0 OxygenOS 16
OS size 34 GB -
OS updates 5 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 8000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 80 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 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
Nord CE6
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 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 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
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/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 27 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 OmniVision OV50D40
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture 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 -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 25 mm 21 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV20B Galaxycore GC32E2
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
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 5.2
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 No
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 -
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco X8 Pro
90.6 dB
Nord CE6
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2026 May 2026
Release date March 2026 May 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $320
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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
19 (90.5%)
2 (9.5%)
Total votes: 21

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