hotwav A17 Pro Max vs Poco X8 Pro Max

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; POCO
Release date: February 2026, 3 months ago; March 2026, 2 months ago
AnTuTu: 235.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices; 3.085.998 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 98% of devices
Launch price: —; € 430.00 ($ 503.43)

Size: 6.75"; 6.83"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 1280 x 2772 px QHD
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 447 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 19.5:9
Features: Without Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 420 cd/m² (typ), Brightnes 360 cd/m² (typ), TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, Full sRGB standard, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless; Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, TÜV Low Blue Light, 3840 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 480 Hz, Peak brightness - 3500 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 12 Bits panel (10-bit +2-bit FRC), Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: ASR ASR8662; MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
CPU: 2x1.75 GHz Cortex A76 + 6x1.5 GHz Cortex A55; 1x3,73 GHz C1 Ultra + 3x3 GHz C1 Premium + 4x2,4 GHz C1 Pro
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 22 nm; 3 nm
Frequency: 1.75 GHz; 3.73 GHz
GPU: ARM G310 819 MHz; Mali G1 Ultra 1612 MHz
RAM: 4 GB; 12 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 13 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: Unknow; ƒ/ 1.5
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 120 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Flicker sensor, Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
Sensor: —; Omnivision Light Fusion 600
Pixel size: —; 0.80 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.95"

Dimensions: 78.0 mm 168.0 mm 8.5 mm Print 3D Model; 77.9 mm 163.0 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 225 g; 219 g
Materials: Metal; Aluminium alloy , Fiberglass
Colors: Black Blue; Black White Blue Green
Usable surface: 83 %; 90 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP68, IP69
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 15 Android 15; Android 16 HyperOS 3.X (Android 16)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 5 years, Security updates: 5 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.4; Bluetooth 6.0 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 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, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); 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), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900); 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)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n18 (850), n20 (800), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Fingerprint: No; Yes, in screen
Proximity: Yes; —
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: No; Yes
Audio: Stereo Speakers; Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
Accelerometer: —; Yes
Gyroscope: —; Yes