Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

54 out 100
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
VS
82 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 20 Pro Manufactured in November, 2018, with display 6.39 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra. 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 Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 201.5g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.59in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
vs
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.39 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1268x2756 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 538 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 660 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.9 % 90 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut99.1 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)245 Hzn/a
Response time4 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.8 mm (6.21 in) 157.53 mm (6.2 in)
Width 72.3 mm (2.85 in) 75.19 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.38 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 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 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes MediaTek NPU 880
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G720 MP8
GPU Cores 360 1024
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 2662.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
1751
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
6824
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9331751
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23836824
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a14716
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
2082689
CPU192149590034
GPU158975664221
Memory112523362146
UX126437466288
NanoReview Score5900842082689
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.46.8 °Cn/a
Stability48 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2480n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Writing score10968n/a
Web score6821n/a
Video editing5781n/a
Data manipulation7579n/a
NanoReview Score8592n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 16
OS Size 15.2 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 10.1 HyperOS 3.0

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Qi (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:00 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing07:46 hn/a
Video Playback11:44 hn/a
Games04:55 hn/a
Standby Mode98 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5
Focal length25 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX600Sony IMX882
Sensor size1/1.731/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length80 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix20 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm15 mm
Sensorn/aSmartSens SC821CS
Sensor size1/2.71/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 24 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 5632x4224 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture f/2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor CMOS OmniVision OV20B
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size n/a 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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - 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 *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66/B71/B484)
LTE category21n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2018 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date November, 2018 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1050 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 329
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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