Apple iPhone 15 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 15 Pro Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A17 Pro, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500s. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 187g vs 218g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher battery capacity: 8500mAh vs 3274mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/1024 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 15 Pro and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1179x2556 pixels 1280x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.2 % 90.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
1801 nits
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
3552 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)242 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.6 mm (5.77 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 187 g (6.6 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor No Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
88.2 %
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
90.2 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 15 Pro and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A17 Pro MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
Max Frequency 3780 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.11 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.78 (Everest)
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine MediaTek NPU
Graphics Apple A17 GPU Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 1612 MHz
FLOPS 2147.2 GFLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
2920
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
2733
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
7447
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
8690
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29202733
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)74478690
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a21093
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
1532369
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
2830028
CPU345236832309
GPU562280966427
Memory275580454998
UX349273576294
NanoReview Score15323692830028
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
10006
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 4.1
Memory Cardn/aNo

Software

OS iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) Android 16
UI Skin n/a HyperOS 3.0

Battery

Volume 3274 mAh 8500 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (65% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:33 h 0:52 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
24:47
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
41:26
Web Browsing09:28 h18:13 h
Video Playback17:33 h30:00 h
Games05:41 h11:54 h
Standby Mode111 h157 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom 139 Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording n/a No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX803Omnivision Light Fusion 600
Sensor size1/1.281/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel size1.22 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.8n/a
Focal length77 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX713n/a
Sensor size1/3.5n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX633SmartSens SC821CS
Sensor size1/2.551/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
153
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
158
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
154
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview85n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX714 OmniVision OV20B
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Optical Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
145
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
156
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeeSIMNano
SIM ModeActiveDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM B3/B5/B8
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
79.4 dB
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2023 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr March, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 999 429
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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