Poco X8 Pro vs realme 16 Pro 5G
Poco
X8 Pro
realme
16 Pro 5G
At a glance
- Brand
- POCO
- realme
- Release date
- March 2026, 2 months ago
- January 2026, 4 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 2.285.536 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 96% of devices
- 675.000 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 77% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.59"
- 6.8"
- Resolution
- 1268 x 2756 px QHD
- 1272 x 2772 px QHD
- Type
- AMOLED
- AMOLED
- Density
- 460 ppi Very high density
- 460 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 20:9
- Features
- 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, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 1-144 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1800 cd/m², Peak brightness - 6500 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
- MediaTek Dimensity 7300
- CPU
- 3.4GHz Cortex A725 + 3x32.GHz Cortex A725 + 4x2.2GHz Cortex A725
- 4xCortex A78 2.5GHz + 4xCortex A55 2.0GHz
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 3.4 GHz
- 2.5 GHz
- GPU
- Mali-G720 MC8
- Arm Mali-G615 MC2
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- RAM LPDDR5X
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 200 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.5
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX882
- —
- Pixel size
- 0.80 µm
- —
- Sensor size
- 1/1.95"
- —
- Flash
- LED
- Dual LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 120 fps
- Yes, 60 fps
- Features
- 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
- Night Mode 2.0, Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Dual 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, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 20 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.4
Battery
- Capacity
- 6500 mAh
- 7000 mAh
- Type
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Li-Ion Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 100.0W
- Yes , 80.0W
- Wireless charging
- 27W reverse charging
- —
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- 1600 cycles
- Runtime
- ~ 66h
- ~ 71h
- Features
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Bypass Charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.1
- UFS Storage 3.1
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 75.2 mm 157.5 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
- 77.6 mm 162.6 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 204 g
- 192 g
- Materials
- Glass , Metal
- Polycarbonate
- Colors
- Black White Red Cyan
- Black Gold Pale Pink
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68, IP69
- IP68, IP69
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 270 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
- 89 %
- 91 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 16 HyperOS 3.X (Android 16)
- Android 15 RealmeUI 6.0 (Android 15)
- Updates
- OS updates: 5 years, Security updates: 5 years
- OS updates: 5 years
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.4 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, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- 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, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)
Networks
- 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)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28b (700), 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), 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)
- B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28b (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
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
