Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro vs Poco F8 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro (with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series) that was released on August 11, 2026, against the Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 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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Memory

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro
  • Comes with 2370 mAh larger battery capacity: 8580 vs 6210 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3531K versus 3124K)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • The phone is 9 months newer
  • 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3474 and 3013 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
  • Weighs 19 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro and Poco F8 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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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
103.6
(Excellent)
Value Index
87.5
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.59 inches
Resolution 1156 x 2510 pixels 1156 x 2510 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 419 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
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 Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 90%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.8%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
3473 nits

Design and build

Height 157.49 mm (6.2 inches) 157.5 mm (6.2 inches)
Width 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) 75.2 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.55 mm (0.34 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green, Red Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Average (2.63/5)
Drop resistance - Very good (B) Β· 180 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
SoC
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4610 MHz 4470 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1200 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~2457.6 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3474
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10594
Compute Score (GPU)
20875
18324
Compute Score (GPU) 20875 18324
Single-core score 3474 3013
Multi-core score 10594 9287
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3531378
3124552
CPU 1072515 947041
GPU 1108332 1160694
Memory 543094 387566
UX 807437 629251
Total score 3531378 3124552
Samples Less than 3 [32 tests]
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (43rd and 83rd place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (El Bicho)Geekbench 6 CPU3349 / 10094
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Kain Le Main)AnTuTu 123251600
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 -> Jayjellyjafetjessy_88AnTuTu 113084676
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (Takehashi)AnTuTu 113167640
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-22 (Chilliadx)AnTuTu 113043142
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-12 (Filbert)AnTuTu 113050130

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 updates 4 years 5 years
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 8580 mAh 6210 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes (80% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 0:39 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 12:55 hr
Watching video - 21:09 hr
Gaming - 07:36 hr
Standby - 122 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 2.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No 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) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP5 Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch)
Pixel size 0.5 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 60 mm 60 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV50M
Sensor size 1/2.75" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.612 micron
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 15 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV08F
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 20 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32D CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.44" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch) 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.1 Stereo
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) $550 $579
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

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro. It has a better battery life, connectivity, and design.

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