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Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro vs X7 Pro

78 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
VS
73 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro

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 Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra and came out 1 year and 3 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
  • Delivers 187% higher peak brightness (3665 against 1277 nits)
  • Shows 22% longer battery life (28:11 vs 23:02 hours)
  • The phone is 1 year and 3 months newer
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1707 and 1573 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and X7 Pro 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 / 256 GB
145.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
107.5
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco X8 Pro
vs
Poco X7 Pro

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1268 x 2756 pixels 1220 x 2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 460 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 3200 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% 88.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.5% 99.6%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco X8 Pro +187%
3665 nits
Poco X7 Pro
1277 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 157.53 mm (6.2 inches) 160.75 mm (6.33 inches)
Width 75.19 mm (2.96 inches) 75.24 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.38 mm (0.33 inches) 8.29 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 201.5 g (7.11 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green Black, Green, Yellow
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 +1%
90%
Poco X7 Pro
88.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra
Max clock 3400 MHz 3250 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 2.1 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.25 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 MC7
GPU shading units 1024 896
GPU clock 1508 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~2329.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro and Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco X8 Pro +9%
1707
Poco X7 Pro
1573
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco X8 Pro +8%
6611
Poco X7 Pro
6102
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco X8 Pro +11%
13461
Poco X7 Pro
12162
Compute Score (GPU) 13461 12162
Single-core score 1707 1573
Multi-core score 6611 6102
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco X8 Pro +8%
2085754
Poco X7 Pro
1930851
CPU 621995 621813
GPU 630489 602568
Memory 372899 295421
UX 460371 411049
Total score 2085754 1930851
Samples [59 tests] [212 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 80%
Graphics test - 10 FPS
Graphics score - 1285
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 23 FPS
Section 1 - 24 FPS
Section 2 - 23 FPS
Section 3 - 20 FPS
Graphics score - 5931
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 14924
Video editing - 6707
Photo editing - 23231
Data manipulation - 12242
Writing score - 18327
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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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Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (Alex)AnTuTu2004654
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (ras)AnTuTu1916912
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Zulkarnaen)AnTuTu1978838
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Sanchez)AnTuTu1790134
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Mohammad Sodaei)GeekBench GPU11970
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3.0 HyperOS 3.0
OS size 34 GB -
OS updates 5 years 3 years
Security updates 6 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 90 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 (50% in 17 min)
Full charging time 0:41 hr 0:42 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:43 hr 10:29 hr
Watching video 20:29 hr 15:22 hr
Gaming 07:35 hr 05:54 hr
Standby 113 hr 93 hr
General battery life
Poco X8 Pro +22%
28:11 hr
Poco X7 Pro
23:02 hr
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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 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° -
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/1.5
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Sony IMX882
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 15 mm
Sensor SmartSens SC821CS Smartsens SC820CS
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 20 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 5184 x 3888
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 21 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV20B Omnivision OV20B
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 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 Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco X8 Pro
90.6 dB
Poco X7 Pro +1%
91.5 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2026 January 2025
Release date March 2026 January 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $299
Successor - - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.99 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
Further details
Notes on Poco X7 Pro:
    - The eco-leather version is thicker at 8.43 mm and weighs 198 grams.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro. It has a better display, gaming, battery life, and design.

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So, which phone would you choose?
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Total votes: 1168

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