Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro vs Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (Global)

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra) that was released on March 17, 2026, against the Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (Global), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and came out 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • The phone is 10 months newer
Reasons to consider the Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (Global)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2391K versus 2085K)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
  • 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2151 and 1707 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (Global) 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
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8 / 256 GB
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8 / 128 GB
145.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
139.0
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1268 x 2756 pixels 1260 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 460 ppi 452 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 5500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Shield 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)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 157.53 mm (6.2 inches) 163.72 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 75.19 mm (2.96 inches) 75.88 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 8.38 mm (0.33 inches) 8.09 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 201.5 g (7.11 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green Gray, Red
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 specifications of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (Global)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Max clock 3400 MHz 3210 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
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
- 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP8 Adreno 825
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 1508 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (Global)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 13461 18518
Single-core score 1707 2151
Multi-core score 6611 6825
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2085754
2391014
CPU 621995 674929
GPU 630489 801298
Memory 372899 381888
UX 460371 532899
Total score 2085754 2391014
Samples [59 tests] [99 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 76%
Graphics test - 8 FPS
Graphics score - 1073
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 19 FPS
Section 1 - 21 FPS
Section 2 - 19 FPS
Section 3 - 16 FPS
Graphics score - 4971
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 10240
Video editing - 6021
Photo editing - 25601
Data manipulation - 10644
Writing score - 13811
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#167th place)

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
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (Global)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (heytempl)AnTuTu 112391065
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (SEMTEX)AnTuTu 112483733
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (diesel)AnTuTu 112360168
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (D1saver)AnTuTu 112328560
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-20 (z2z3x5)AnTuTu 112299804

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 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3.0 OriginOS 6
OS size 34 GB -
OS updates 5 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 120 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

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED 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° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) 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 -
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Sony LYT-600
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 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 Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 25 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 2160p (4K) 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 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, Galileo, QZSS
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 Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced March 2026 May 2025
Release date March 2026 June 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $399
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, 120 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro. But if the performance and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (Global).

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