Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max, Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500s. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
- Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.83in
- Higher pixel density: 447ppi
- Lighter design: 218g vs 246g
- Higher battery capacity: 8500mAh vs 6000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
- Infrared port
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | 16/512 GB | - 12/256 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 | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.83 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2448 pixels | 1280x2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20.4:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 447 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 720 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.2 % | 90.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 513 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 173 mm (6.81 in) | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) |
| Width | 77 mm (3.03 in) | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 10.3 mm (0.41 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 246 g (8.68 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP54 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White | - White - Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 4952.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1988 | 2733 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5584 | 8690 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 21093 |
| CPU | 406281 | 832309 |
| GPU | 611862 | 966427 |
| Memory | 317813 | 454998 |
| UX | 288030 | 576294 |
| NanoReview Score | 1623986 | 2830028 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 34.4 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 93 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 80 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 13366 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 28 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | HyperOS 3.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 6000 mAh | 8500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 65 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (68% in 30 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:02 h | 0:52 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:53 h | 18:13 h |
| Video Playback | 17:04 h | 30:00 h |
| Games | 06:45 h | 11:54 h |
| Standby Mode | 129 h | 157 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | 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 | 480 fps (720p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Omnivision Light Fusion 600 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.95 (0.51) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | SmartSens SC821CS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 5184x3888 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 29 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32C | OmniVision OV20B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.4 | 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* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | EDGE/GPRS/GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM B3/B5/B8 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA (HSDPA) 800 (19)/ 850(5/6) / 900(8) / 1700(4) / 1900 (2) / 2100 (1) | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B(1700/B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66/B2100)) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | April, 2023 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | June, 2023 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1399 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 429 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 65 W | 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 X8 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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