Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro vs Xiaomi 17T

78 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
VS
82 out of 100
Xiaomi 17T

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 Xiaomi 17T, which is powered by the same chip 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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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 67W)
  • Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (3628 against 3357 nits)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17T
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Xiaomi 17T 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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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
145.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
56.1
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.59 inches
Resolution 1268 x 2756 pixels 1268 x 2756 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1100 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 3500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 90% 89.9%
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)
3628 nits
3357 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 157.53 mm (6.2 inches) 157.6 mm (6.2 inches)
Width 75.19 mm (2.96 inches) 75.2 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.38 mm (0.33 inches) 8.17 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 201.5 g (7.11 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green White, Black, Blue, 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

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Xiaomi 17T
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
Max clock 3400 MHz 3400 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 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 MediaTek NPU 880
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP8 Mali-G720 MP8
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 1508 MHz 1508 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Xiaomi 17T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6686
Compute Score (GPU)
13461
12671
Compute Score (GPU) 13461 12671
Single-core score 1707 1704
Multi-core score 6611 6686
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2085754
2173332
CPU 621995 649639
GPU 630489 699299
Memory 372899 361711
UX 460371 462683
Total score 2085754 2173332
Samples [59 tests] [13 tests]

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
Xiaomi 17T
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Sakolin)AnTuTu 112117709
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Τ±Υ’Φ…-techπŸ‡¦πŸ‡²)AnTuTu 122261643
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (punyaphat dumnu)Geekbench 6 GPU12528
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (punyaphat dumnu)Geekbench 6 CPU1690 / 6497
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Cronchik)AnTuTu 112241933

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 5333 MHz
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 HyperOS 3
OS size 34 GB -
OS updates 5 years 5 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 6500 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 67 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 No
Fast charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:41 hr 1:00 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:43 hr 13:50 hr
Watching video 20:29 hr 18:40 hr
Gaming 07:35 hr 07:52 hr
Standby 113 hr 112 hr
General battery life
28:11 hr
28:50 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 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) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
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/1.7
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Omnivision OV50
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/3.0
Focal length - 115 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor SmartSens SC821CS OmniVision OV13B
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 6560 x 4928
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 21 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV20B Samsung S5KKD1
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.42" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
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 6E (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
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 Yes
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
90.6 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced March 2026 May 2026
Release date March 2026 May 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $749
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

If the camera and performance are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 17T. But if the design is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro.

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