Poco X3 Pro vs Poco X8 Pro Max

At a glance

Brand: POCO; POCO
Release date: March 2021, 5 years ago; March 2026, 1 month ago
AnTuTu: 627.869 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 77% of devices; 3.085.998 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 98% of devices
Launch price: —; € 430.00 ($ 503.43)

Size: 6.67"; 6.83"
Resolution: 1080 x 2400 px FHD+; 1280 x 2772 px QHD
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 395 ppi High Density; 447 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 19.5:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, HDR10, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, 3D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6, Capacitive, Multi-touch, 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: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860; MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
CPU: 1x Kryo 485 2.96 GHz + 3x Kryo 485 2.4 GHz + 4x Kryo 485 1.8 GHz; 1x3,73 GHz C1 Ultra + 3x3 GHz C1 Premium + 4x2,4 GHz C1 Pro
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 7 nm; 3 nm
Frequency: 2.96 GHz; 3.73 GHz
GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 640; Mali G1 Ultra 1612 MHz
RAM: 6 GB; 12 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 48 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.79; ƒ/ 1.5
Sensor: Sony IMX582 Exmor RS; Omnivision Light Fusion 600
Pixel size: 0.60 µm; 0.80 µm
Sensor size: 1/2.96"; 1/1.95"
Flash: Dual LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: Yes, 960 fps; Yes, 120 fps
Features: 4K Video, Digital zoom, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, 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

Dimensions: 76.8 mm 165.3 mm 9.4 mm Print 3D Model; 77.9 mm 163.0 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 215 g; 219 g
Materials: Plastic , Glass , Splash resistant design; Aluminium alloy , Fiberglass
Colors: Black Blue Bronze; Black White Blue Green
Water/dust resistance: IP53; IP68, IP69
Usable surface: 84 %; 90 %
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu MIUI 14 (Android 13); 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 5.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; 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, Wi-Fi MiMO; 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), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), 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), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), 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: Yes, on the side; Yes, in screen
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Gyroscope: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: Yes; Yes
Audio: Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers; Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones