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Honor 500 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

93 out 100
Honor 500 Pro
VS
88 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
Honor 500 Pro
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 500 Pro Manufactured in November, 2025, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500s. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor 500 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 201g vs 218g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher battery capacity: 8500mAh vs 8000mAh
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor 500 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
Smartphones:
Honor 500 Pro
vs
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1264x2736 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 Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1800 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 90.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 500 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
3552 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 155.8 mm (6.13 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 74.2 mm (2.92 in) 77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.75 mm (0.31 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 500 Pro
91.1 %
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
90.2 %

Performance

Testing Honor 500 Pro and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 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 Hexagon MediaTek NPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1612 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 500 Pro
3155
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
2733
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 500 Pro
9430
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
8690
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31552733
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)94308690
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a21093
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 500 Pro], [Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 500 Pro
3011092
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
2830028
CPU878151832309
GPU1120655966427
Memory347747454998
UX664539576294
NanoReview Score30110922830028

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5300 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
UI Skin MagicOS 10 HyperOS 3.0

Battery

Volume 8000 mAh 8500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 100 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (65% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:52 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 500 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
41:26
Web Browsingn/a18:13 h
Video Playbackn/a30:00 h
Gamesn/a11:54 h
Standby Moden/a157 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16384x12288 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No 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 117 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.5
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP9Omnivision Light Fusion 600
Sensor size1/1.4 (0.71)1/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel size0.56 μm0.8 μm
Autofocusn/aPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length68 mmn/a
Sensor size1/2.51 (0.4)n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
Sensorn/aSmartSens SC821CS
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 25 mm
Sensor CMOS OmniVision OV20B
Sensor size n/a 1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 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 6.0 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *n/aYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM B3/B5/B8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced November, 2025 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date November, 2025 yr March, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 505 429
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes, 80 W Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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