Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A18 4G
78
out of 100
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53
out of 100
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 Samsung Galaxy A18 4G, which is powered by Exynos 1610 and came out 6 months 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
- 3.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2085K versus 608K)
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5000 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 25W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- 19% higher pixel density (460 vs 385 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A18 4G
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.59 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1268 x 2756 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 86% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| 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) | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) |
| Width | 75.19 mm (2.96 inches) | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.38 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 201.5 g (7.11 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP64 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | Black, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra | Exynos 1610 |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 2400 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 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 MP8 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1508 MHz | 897 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3088.4 GFLOPS | ~229.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 13461 | 1309 |
| Single-core score | 1707 | 962 |
| Multi-core score | 6611 | 1987 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 621995 | 262139 |
| GPU | 630489 | 42910 |
| Memory | 372899 | 111676 |
| UX | 460371 | 191839 |
| Total score | 2085754 | 608564 |
| Samples | [59 tests] | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-23 (ghostrider) | AnTuTu 12 | 2411267 |
| π 2026-09-13 (Flisfy) | AnTuTu 12 | 2130144 |
| π 2026-09-10 (Kunmeow22) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1547 / 6536 |
| π 2026-09-06 (Ste69) | AnTuTu 11 | 1906081 |
| π 2026-09-05 (Gb) | AnTuTu 11 | 2193549 |
Samsung Galaxy A18 4G
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 17 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | One UI 9.0 |
| OS size | 34 GB | 22 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:41 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 11:43 hr | - |
| Watching video | 20:29 hr | - |
| Gaming | 07:35 hr | - |
| Standby | 113 hr | - |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 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) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 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 | 0.64 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | SmartSens SC821CS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV20B | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 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 | No |
| 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 | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2026 | September 2026 |
| Release date | March 2026 | September 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $279 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.54 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.37 W/kg |
| 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.
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