Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 8 Plus Manufactured in September, 2017, with display 5.5 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic, vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8 Plus
- Lighter design: 202g vs 218g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 416ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 2691mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Built-in eSIM
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 3/64 GB - 3/128 GB - 3/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 16/512 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 | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 5.5 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1080x1920 pixels | 1200x2608 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 401 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 625 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 67.4 % | 91.9 % |
| Features | n/a | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | n/a |
| Response time | 32 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 1471:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 158.4 mm (6.24 in) | 163.3 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) | 77.8 mm (3.06 in) |
| Thickness | 7.5 mm (0.3 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | n/a |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gold - Gray |
- White - Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 2390 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.42 (Mistral) - 2/2.39 (Monsoon) |
6/3.63 () |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Apple A11 GPU | Adreno 840 |
| GPU Cores | 192 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1066 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 409.3 GFLOPS | 3686.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1092 | 3553 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2921 | 10883 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 27420 |
| CPU | 94584 | 1163106 |
| GPU | 151697 | 1394796 |
| Memory | 87118 | 546277 |
| UX | 116221 | 761288 |
| NanoReview Score | 459620 | 3865467 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 42.6 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 71 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 20 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 3432 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 3 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 6 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | HyperOS 3 |
Battery
| Volume | 2691 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 15 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes Qi (7.5 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (78% in 15 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:25 h | 0:39 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:52 h | 15:14 h |
| Video Playback | 10:47 h | 22:44 h |
| Games | 04:11 h | 08:06 h |
| Standby Mode | 99 h | 124 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Quad LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 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 | n/a | 102 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Apple iSight Duo Camera | Omnivision Light Hunter 950 |
| Sensor size | 1/3 | 1/1.31 (0.76) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.2 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | 57 mm | 115 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.76 (0.36) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 18 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.88 (0.35) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.61 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 7 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3088x2320 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 32 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.44 (0.29) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | No | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100)) | n/a |
| LTE category | 16 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 2.1 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | n/a |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2017 yr | November, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2017 yr | November, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 799 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 729 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes, 100 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
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