Apple iPhone 16 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Pro Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.3 with chipsetApple A18 Pro, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro
- Lighter design: 199g vs 201.5g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
- Larger display: 6.59in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 3582mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.3 in | 6.59 in |
| Resolution | 1206x2622 pixels | 1268x2756 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 458 ppi | 460 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 | 91.1 % | 90 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 239 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 149.6 mm (5.89 in) | 157.53 mm (6.2 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 75.19 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) | 8.38 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 201.5 g (7.11 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | n/a |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Silver - Gold |
- White - Black - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725) - 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725) - 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Graphics | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2289 GFLOPS | 2662.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3558 | 1751 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8958 | 6824 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 32952 | 14716 |
| CPU | 408349 | 590034 |
| GPU | 739305 | 664221 |
| Memory | 281199 | 362146 |
| UX | 365064 | 466288 |
| NanoReview Score | 1793917 | 2082689 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 18 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | HyperOS 3.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 3582 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (58% in 30 min) | Yes (68% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:38 h | 0:48 h |
| Web Browsing | 11:41 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 17:46 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:35 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 132 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | 142 | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 120 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: 48 MP Depth |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX803 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28 | 1/1.95 (0.51) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | n/a |
| Focal length | 120 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX913 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX972 | SmartSens SC821CS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 93 | n/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 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 2 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM 2/3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66/B71/B484) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| MSRP ($) | 999 | 329 |
| 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 |
Note
Apple iPhone 16 Pro:
In the US, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model comes with 1 physical SIM slot plus eSIM capability.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 5