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Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max vs Poco F8 Ultra

92 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max
VS
91 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on August 11, 2026, against the Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra, which is powered by the same chip and came out 9 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 Redmi K100 Pro Max
  • Comes with 2570 mAh larger battery capacity: 9070 vs 6500 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • The phone is 9 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
  • Weighs 20 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max and Poco F8 Ultra 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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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
93.1
(Very good)
Value Index
48.5
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi K100 Pro Max
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Poco F8 Ultra

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2608 pixels 1200 x 2608 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 416 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 3500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Poco Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.6% 91.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.6%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.49 mm (6.44 inches) 163.33 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77.94 mm (3.07 inches) 77.82 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness 8.45 mm (0.33 inches) 7.9 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 238 g (8.4 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Red White, Black, Blue
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 Redmi K100 Pro Max and Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 4610 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime		 - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 6 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1225 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max and Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 27595 27501
Single-core score 3662 3604
Multi-core score 11299 10752
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi K100 Pro Max
3722803
Poco F8 Ultra +4%
3862914
CPU 1035083 1113289
GPU 1341391 1452771
Memory 514307 507250
UX 832022 789604
Total score 3722803 3862914
Samples Less than 3 [36 tests]
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (35th and 30th place)
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πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 -> ChubzueyAnTuTu 124143093
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (Bestiqooguyidk)AnTuTu 113812038
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (Miguelmangake)Geekbench 6 GPU24095
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (Miguelmangake)Geekbench 6 CPU3549 / 10648
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5300 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 HyperOS 3
OS size - 36 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 9070 mAh 6500 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes (78% in 15 min)
Full charging time - 0:39 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 15:14 hr
Watching video - 22:44 hr
Gaming - 08:06 hr
Standby - 124 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 102Β° 102Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP9 Omnivision Light Hunter 950
Sensor size 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch) 1/1.31" (β‰ˆ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/3.0 f/3.0
Focal length 115 mm 115 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/2.75" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 18 mm 18 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV50M40 OmniVision OV50M40
Sensor size 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch) 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.61 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32D OmniVision OV32D
Sensor size 1/3.44" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch) 1/3.44" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version - 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes 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 Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.1 2.1
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2026 November 2025
Release date August 2026 November 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $620 $729
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, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life is more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max. But if the gaming and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
8 (21.1%)
30 (78.9%)
Total votes: 38

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