Poco X8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26
Poco
X8 Pro
Samsung
Galaxy S26
At a glance
- Brand
- POCO
- Samsung
- Release date
- March 2026, 2 months ago
- February 2026, 3 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 2.285.536 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 96% of devices
- 2.825.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 97% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.59"
- 6.7"
- Resolution
- 1268 x 2756 px QHD
- 1440 x 3120 px WQHD+
- Type
- AMOLED
- AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X +
- Density
- 460 ppi Very high density
- 513 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 21:9
- 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, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 2600 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
- Samsung Exynos 2600
- CPU
- 3.4GHz Cortex A725 + 3x32.GHz Cortex A725 + 4x2.2GHz Cortex A725
- 2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 2 nm
- Frequency
- 3.4 GHz
- 4.6 GHz
- GPU
- Mali-G720 MC8
- GPU Samsung Xclipse 550
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- RAM LPDDR5X
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.5
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX882
- Samsung GN3
- Pixel size
- 0.80 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.95"
- 1/1.57"
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 120 fps
- Yes, 240 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
- UIS, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 20 Mpx
- 12 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Pixel size
- —
- 1.12 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 6500 mAh
- 4900 mAh
- Type
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 100.0W
- Yes , 45.0W
- Wireless charging
- 27W reverse charging
- 25W Wireless charging
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- 1200 cycles
- Runtime
- ~ 66h
- ~ 55h
- Features
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.1
- UFS Storage 4.1
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 75.2 mm 157.5 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
- 75.8 mm 158.4 mm 7.3 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 204 g
- 190 g
- Materials
- Glass , Metal
- Glass , Aluminium
- Colors
- Black White Red Cyan
- Black White Violet Cyan
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68, IP69
- IP68
- 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 16 Android 16
- Updates
- OS updates: 5 years, Security updates: 5 years
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 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 / eSIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- 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) , 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, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)
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), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), 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), 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), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), 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
- Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers
- Proximity
- —
- Yes
- Barometer
- —
- Yes
- Compass
- —
- Yes
