Cubot KingKong Star 2 vs Poco F8 Pro

Cubot KingKong Star 2
Cubot
KingKong Star 2
Poco F8 Pro
Poco
F8 Pro

At a glance

Brand
Cubot
POCO
Release date
October 2024, 1 years 9 months ago
November 2025, 8 months ago
AnTuTu
990.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 84% of devices
2.920.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 97% of devices
Launch price
€ 520.00 ($ 608.80)

Display

Size
6.72"
6.59"
Resolution
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
1156 x 2510 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
AMOLED
Density
392 ppi High Density
419 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
20:9
19.5:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Peak brightness - 1500 cd/m², Corning Gorilla Glass, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, In-cell
Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, TÜV Rheinland Full Care Display 3.0 Cer, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 480 Hz, Peak brightness - 3500 cd/m², Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, sRGB standard, 12 Bits panel (10-bit +2-bit FRC), Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon silicon), Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Dimensity 8200 (MT6896)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
CPU
1x Cortex A78 3.1 GHz + 3x Cortex A78 3.0 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L+ 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
4 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3.1 GHz
4.32 GHz
GPU
Arm Mali-G610 MC6
Adreno 830
RAM
12 GB
12 GB
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5
RAM LPDDR5X
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
100 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
Unknow
ƒ/ 1.88
Pixel size
0.80 µm
1.00 µm
Flash
Dual LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 960 fps
Features
Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Vision
4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Sensor
Omnivision OV50 Light Fusion 800
Sensor size
1/1.55"

Front camera

Resolution
32 Mpx
20 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Samsung
Omnivision OV20B
Pixel size
0.80 µm

Battery

Capacity
5100 mAh
6210 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 33.0W
Yes , 100.0W
Charge cycles
900 cycles
1000 cycles
Runtime
~ 44h
~ 63h
Features
Non-removable
Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
22.5W Reverse wire charging

Storage

Capacity
256 GB
256 GB
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
No
Type
UFS Storage 4.1

Body

Dimensions
81.8 mm 177.7 mm 13.5 mm Print 3D Model
75.2 mm 157.5 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
305 g
199 g
Materials
Rugged Smartphone, Metal
Aluminium alloy , Glass
Colors
Black Red
Black Blue Silver
Water/dust resistance
IP68, IP69 , MIL-STD-810H
IP68, IP69
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
75 %
89 %

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 16 HyperOS 3.X (Android 16)
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services
Updates
OS updates: 5 years

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM / eSIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2)
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Compass
Yes
Cooling system
Yes
Yes
Audio
Dolby Atmos, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones

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