hotwav Note 16 vs Poco F8 Pro

hotwav Note 16
hotwav
Note 16
Poco F8 Pro
Poco
F8 Pro

At a glance

Brand
Hotwav
POCO
Release date
September 2025, 8 months ago
November 2025, 6 months ago
AnTuTu
235.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices
2.920.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 97% of devices
Launch price
€ 520.00 ($ 608.80)

Display

Size
6.9"
6.59"
Resolution
720 x 1640 px HD+
1156 x 2510 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
AMOLED
Density
260 ppi Medium Density
419 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
20:9
19.5:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 500 cd/m², 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch
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
Unisoc Tiger T606
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
CPU
2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L+ 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
3 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
4.32 GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-G57
Adreno 830
RAM
4 GB
12 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
RAM LPDDR5X
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 1.88
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 960 fps
Features
Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
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
Pixel size
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.55"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
20 Mpx
Aperture
Unknow
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Omnivision OV20B
Pixel size
0.80 µm

Battery

Capacity
5160 mAh
6210 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 100.0W
Charge cycles
800 cycles
1000 cycles
Runtime
~ 36h
~ 63h
Features
Non-removable
Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
22.5W Reverse wire charging

Storage

Capacity
64 GB
256 GB
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
No
Type
UFS Storage 4.1

Body

Dimensions
78.3 mm 171.8 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
75.2 mm 157.5 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
208 g
199 g
Materials
Plastic
Aluminium alloy , Glass
Colors
Black Blue Gold
Black Blue Silver
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 57 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
82 %
89 %
Water/dust resistance
IP68, IP69

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 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
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
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, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
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), 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), n20 (800), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Audio
Dolby Atmos, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones

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