Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra, Manufactured in November, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
  • Lighter design: 218g vs 225g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/512 GB
- 24/1024 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1200x2608 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 388 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 2500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 720 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.2 % 91.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
1748 nits
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
3501 nits
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)485 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.8 mm (6.45 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 in) 77.8 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Black - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
88.2 %
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
91.9 %

Performance

Testing Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
2273
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
3553
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
7260
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
10883
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22733553
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)726010883
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a27420
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
2210469
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
3865467
CPU4965991163106
GPU9065171394796
Memory426516546277
UX380837761288
NanoReview Score22104693865467
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
18451
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
n/a
Max Surface Temp.49.5 °Cn/a
Stability75 %n/a
Graphics Test110 fpsn/a
Graphics Score18451n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
21662
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
n/a
Writing score25554n/a
Web score23122n/a
Video editing9016n/a
Data manipulation19250n/a
NanoReview Score21662n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 16 GB
- 24 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 16
OS Size 28 GB n/a
UI Skin ROG UI HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (80% in 30 min) Yes (78% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 0:39 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
25:06
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
32:38
Web Browsing10:18 h15:14 h
Video Playback17:21 h22:44 h
Games06:04 h08:06 h
Standby Mode108 h124 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 120 fps (2160p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 102 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length238 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX890Omnivision Light Hunter 950
Sensor size1/1.561/1.31 (0.76)
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix32 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/3.0
Focal lengthn/a115 mm
SensorOmnivision OV32CSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/3.21/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel size0.7 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm18 mm
SensorOmnivision OV31Bn/a
Sensor size1/31/2.88 (0.35)
Pixel size1.12 μm0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 21 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.44 (0.29)
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
Autofocus n/a 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 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 5.4 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.4 Yes
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*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100MHzn/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)n/a
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo 2.1
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
92.2 dB
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 729
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

Note

Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro:

Support for NTFS is available for external storage devices.

* 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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