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Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro vs Realme Neo 8

78 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
VS
87 out of 100
Realme Neo 8
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Realme Neo 8

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 Neo 8, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and came out 2 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
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Realme Neo 8
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 6500 mAh
  • 54% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3222K versus 2085K)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 64% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2792 and 1707 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Realme Neo 8 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Poco X8 Pro
72*
Neo 8
79*
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Poco X8 Pro
78*
Neo 8
87*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
145.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
118.1
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco X8 Pro
vs
Neo 8

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 19.5:9
PPI 460 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 3800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 6500 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% 90.4%
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
3628 nits
Neo 8
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 157.53 mm (6.2 inches) 162 mm (6.38 inches)
Width 75.19 mm (2.96 inches) 77.07 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 8.38 mm (0.33 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 201.5 g (7.11 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green White, Black, Purple
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
90%
Neo 8
90.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Realme Neo 8
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max clock 3400 MHz 3800 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 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP8 Adreno 829
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 1508 MHz 1225 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Realme Neo 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco X8 Pro
1707
Neo 8 +64%
2792
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco X8 Pro
6611
Neo 8 +42%
9400
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco X8 Pro
13461
Neo 8 +31%
17644
Compute Score (GPU) 13461 17644
Single-core score 1707 2792
Multi-core score 6611 9400
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco X8 Pro
2085754
Neo 8 +54%
3222272
CPU 621995 985008
GPU 630489 1049223
Memory 372899 419700
UX 460371 768341
Total score 2085754 3222272
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (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
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Gb)AnTuTu 112193549
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Realme Neo 8
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-10 (Rilmi tech)AnTuTu 112982240
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 (alexandre)Battery lifeSOT 16:00 / 19:34
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 -> quicklywebAnTuTu 113307681
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-31 (VUBADAO)AnTuTu 113192468
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-21 (Weza)AnTuTu 113222272
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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 Realme UI 7.0
OS size 34 GB -
OS updates 5 years 3 years
Security updates 6 years 4 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 (50% in 20 min)
Full charging time 0:41 hr 1:01 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
Neo 8
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
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° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) 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 24 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Sony IMX896
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 - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.8
Focal length - 80 mm
Sensor - Samsung JN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 16 mm
Sensor SmartSens SC821CS Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 25 mm 23 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV20B Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1 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 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 6.0
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 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
Neo 8
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2026 January 2026
Release date March 2026 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $469
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, 80 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 Realme Neo 8 is definitely a better buy.

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