hotwav Note 18 GT vs Poco F8 Ultra

hotwav Note 18 GT
hotwav
Note 18 GT
Poco F8 Ultra
Poco
F8 Ultra

At a glance

Brand
Hotwav
POCO
Release date
November 2025, 6 months ago
November 2025, 6 months ago
AnTuTu
308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices
3.797.111 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices
Launch price
€ 699.99 ($ 820.62)

Display

Size
7.2"
6.9"
Resolution
720 x 1560 px HD+
1200 x 2608 px QHD
Type
LCD IPS
AMOLED
Density
239 ppi Medium Density
416 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
21:9
19.5:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell
Hole-punch Notch, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, TÜV Rheinland Full Care Display 3.0 Cer, 60-120 Hz refresh rate, 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, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
CPU
2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz
2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
3 nm
Frequency
1.8 GHz
4.61 GHz
GPU
Mali-G57 MP1
Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
RAM
6 GB
12 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5X

Rear camera

Resolution
48 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 1.65
Sensor
Omnivision OV48B
Omnivision 950 LightHunter
Pixel size
0.80 µm
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/2"
1/1.3"
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 1920 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
4K Video, 8K 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), Dual front camera, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode

Front camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
32 Mpx
Aperture
Unknow
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Hynix HI-846
Omnivision OV32D
Pixel size
1.12 µm
0.61 µm

Battery

Capacity
6200 mAh
6500 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Si-Carbon Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 20.0W
Yes , 100.0W
Charge cycles
1000 cycles
1000 cycles
Runtime
~ 55h
~ 67h
Features
Non-removable
Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
22.5W Reverse wire charging, 50W wireless charging

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
256 GB
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage
UFS Storage 4.1
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
No

Body

Dimensions
84.0 mm 176.2 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
77.8 mm 163.3 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
243 g
218 g
Materials
Plastic
Aluminium alloy , Glass
Colors
Black Brown Green
Black Blue
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
87 %
91 %
Water/dust resistance
IP68, IP69

Software

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

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM / eSIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.2
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 , 802.11ac
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi features
Wi-Fi Hotspot
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), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), 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), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), 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), 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), n84 (2100)

Sensors & security

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

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