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Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro vs Realme 15T

78 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
VS
62 out of 100
Realme 15T
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Realme 15T

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 Realme 15T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Max and came out 7 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
  • 3.8x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2085K versus 550K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 60W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 15% higher pixel density (460 vs 401 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Realme 15T
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Weighs 20.5 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Realme 15T 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
145.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
118.0
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco X8 Pro
vs
Realme 15T

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.57 inches
Resolution 1268 x 2756 pixels 1080 x 2372 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 460 ppi 401 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 4000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90% 87.6%
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
3665 nits
Realme 15T
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 157.53 mm (6.2 inches) 158.36 mm (6.23 inches)
Width 75.19 mm (2.96 inches) 75.19 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.38 mm (0.33 inches) 7.79 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 201.5 g (7.11 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green Silver, Gray, 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 +3%
90%
Realme 15T
87.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Realme 15T
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Max
Max clock 3400 MHz 2500 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache 6 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP8 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU shading units 1024 64
GPU clock 1508 MHz 1072 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Realme 15T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco X8 Pro +111%
1707
Realme 15T
808
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco X8 Pro +223%
6611
Realme 15T
2046
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco X8 Pro +845%
13461
Realme 15T
1424
Compute Score (GPU) 13461 1424
Single-core score 1707 808
Multi-core score 6611 2046
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco X8 Pro +279%
2085754
Realme 15T
550018
CPU 621995 232348
GPU 630489 46910
Memory 372899 105801
UX 460371 164959
Total score 2085754 550018
Samples [59 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 152
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 9979
Video editing - 5277
Photo editing - 24734
Data manipulation - 6854
Writing score - 11729
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Kunmeow22)GeekBench CPU1547 / 6536
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Ste69)AnTuTu1906081
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Gb)AnTuTu2193549
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 -> Kn0ahxAnTuTu1870383
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 -> Kn0ahxAnTuTu1870383
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Realme 15T
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-30 -> NexxG96AnTuTu581041
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-22 (Gargle)AnTuTu550018
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-02 (Aakarshan Verma)AnTuTu519771
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card No MicroSD

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM HyperOS 3.0 Realme UI 6.0
OS size 34 GB -
OS updates 5 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 60 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
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
Realme 15T
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 LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 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 27 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400
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 Digital
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 50 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.8
Focal length 25 mm 27 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV20B Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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 5.3
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 Depends on the region
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
Realme 15T
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2026 September 2025
Release date March 2026 September 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $230
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, 60 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 Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
5 (62.5%)
3 (37.5%)
Total votes: 8

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