Flagship · 2026

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

Our Take CPU benches near recent flagship phones like the Samsung Galaxy S25+

A no-compromise flagship with all-day battery and 100W fast charging.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength All-day battery (8500mAh), 100W fast charging

6.83″ AMOLED · 120Hz

Dimensity 9500s 12 / 256 GB

8500 mAh 100W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 20 MP selfie

In the Real World

See how the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

What stands out

Pro camera extras: Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Reverse charging for accessories and earbuds

Cooling hardware helps with sustained gaming performance

Display

6.83″ · AMOLED · 1280 × 2772 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.83"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1280 × 2772 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1114 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs level 5

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 9500s (3 nm) · 8-core 3.73 GHz · Immortalis-G925 MC12

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 9500s (3 nm)

Current CPU tier

Flagship

AnTuTu

3,085,998

v11

GeekBench

8,539

CPU

8-core, 3.73 GHz

GPU

Immortalis-G925 MC12

Process

3 nm

Storage type

UFS Storage 4.1

CPU layout

1x3,73 GHz C1 Ultra + 3x3 GHz C1 Premium + 4x2,4 GHz C1 Pro

Camera

50 MP f/1.5 main · OIS · 20 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.5

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

20 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Omnivision Light Fusion 600, 1/1.95", 0.8µm

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

8500 mAh · 100 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

8500 mAh

Lab active use

25:22h

Lab endurance

80:14h

EU cycle rating

1,000 cycles

Wired charging

100 W

Fast

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

No

Audio

Excellent (-20.9 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Excellent (-20.9 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Stereo

Microphones

2

Memory

12 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

12 GB

Storage

256 GB

Storage type

UFS 4.1

Expandable

No

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 7

Modern radios

5G

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

6.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

No

IR blaster

No

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

218 g · 8.2 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

162.9 mm

Width

77.9 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

Weight

218 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

vs

Apple iPhone 17e

Wins on most 3 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1280 × 2772 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 6.83″ vs 6.1″ screen

Higher benchmark score

3.1M vs 2.2M AnTuTu

Longer tested battery life

25h 22m vs 15h 30m active use · 100 W vs 15 W charging · 8,500 mAh vs 4,005 mAh battery

Heavier in hand

218 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

vs

Samsung Galaxy S26

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Longer tested battery life

25h 22m vs 15h 20m active use · 100 W vs 25 W charging · 8,500 mAh vs 4,300 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Heavier in hand

218 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

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