hotwav Hyper 8 Ultra vs Poco C81x

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; POCO
Release date: December 2025, 6 months ago; April 2026, 2 months ago
AnTuTu: 623.559 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 77% of devices; 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices

Size: 6.8"; 6.88"
Resolution: 1080 x 2400 px FHD+; 720 x 1640 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 396 ppi High Density; 260 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 21:9; 21:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 650 cd/m², 580 cd/m² peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Capacitive, Multi-touch; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell

Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 7050 (MT6877); Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250)
CPU: 2x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex A78+6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55; 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.6 GHz; 1.8 GHz
GPU: Mali-G68 MC4; Mali-G57 MP1
RAM: 12 GB; 3 GB
RAM type: RAM LPDDR5; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 108 Mpx; 13 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.79; ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor: Samsung HM6; —
Pixel size: 0.70 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.67"; —
Flash: Triple LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: Yes, 120 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 83.0 mm 180.2 mm 22.0 mm Print 3D Model; 77.8 mm 171.8 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 525 g; 193 g
Materials: TPU , Rugged Smartphone; Plastic
Colors: Black Orange; Black Cyan
Water/dust resistance: IP68, IP69 , MIL-STD-810H; Splash resistant
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 71 %; 84 %

Operating system: Android 15 Android 15; Android 15 HyperOS 2.X (Android 15)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 4 years, Security updates: 6 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2; Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
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 , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Wi-Fi Hotspot
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, Galileo

5G: n1 (2100), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), 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), B30 (2300), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28b (700), B28a (700), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), CDMA BC10 (800 Secondary), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)