Xiaomi Poco X8 vs Infinix GT 30 Pro

69 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X8
VS
68 out of 100
Infinix GT 30 Pro

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Poco X8 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4) that was released on September 1, 2026, against the Infinix GT 30 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultimate 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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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X8
  • Comes with 3140 mAh larger battery capacity: 8340 vs 5200 mAh
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 45W)
  • The phone is 1 year and 3 months newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Infinix GT 30 Pro
  • 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1740K versus 832K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X8 and Infinix GT 30 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
68*
66*
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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Final comparison evaluation
69*
68*
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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
86.6
(Very good)
Value Index
205.5
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1224 x 2720 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 447 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1060 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 89.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
n/a
1888 nits

Design and build

Height 163.45 mm (6.44 inches) 163.7 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 78.27 mm (3.08 inches) 75.8 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 223 g (7.87 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP64
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Orange, Purple White, Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.67/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
89.5%
89.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X8 and Infinix GT 30 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultimate
Max clock 2400 MHz 3350 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 780
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Mali-G615 MP6
GPU shading units 256 768
GPU clock 1010 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X8 and Infinix GT 30 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1005
GT 30 Pro +46%
1469
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2871
GT 30 Pro +54%
4431
Compute Score (GPU)
1868
GT 30 Pro +397%
9283
Compute Score (GPU) 1868 9283
Single-core score 1005 1469
Multi-core score 2871 4431
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
832323
GT 30 Pro +109%
1740957
CPU 291065 512281
GPU 131411 433395
Memory 172533 363487
UX 237314 431794
Total score 832323 1740957
Samples Less than 3 [78 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
n/a
1193
Stability - 81%
Graphics test - 9 FPS
Graphics score - 1193
3DMark Solar Bay
n/a
4790
Graphics test - 18 FPS
Section 1 - 20 FPS
Section 2 - 18 FPS
Section 3 - 16 FPS
Graphics score - 4790
Sources: 3DMark [5]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco X8
No benchmark results yet
Infinix GT 30 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Hosh)AnTuTu 111909681
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (Unknown)AnTuTu 121907710
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Md. Faizan)AnTuTu 121922094
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (Dimsdwik)AnTuTu 111730765
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (None)AnTuTu 111766136

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM HyperOS 3 XOS 15
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 8340 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 45 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No Yes
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:03 hr
Battery cycles - 800 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:11 hr
Watching video - 15:07 hr
Gaming - 06:04 hr
Standby - 104 hr
General battery life
n/a
22:15 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 111Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Samsung ISOCELL HMX
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/1.33" (β‰ˆ 0.75 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC08A8
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 13 megapixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 1 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV08F GalaxyCore GC13A0
Sensor size - 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 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 GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2026 May 2025
Release date September 2026 June 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $310
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 45 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco X8. But if the performance, gaming, and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Infinix GT 30 Pro.

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