Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 50 Pro Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 201.5g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 50 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1212x2616 pixels 1268x2756 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 428 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 550 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 90 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
941 nits
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)119 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 157.53 mm (6.2 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 75.19 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.38 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 201.5 g (7.11 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 880
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G720 MP8
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 2662.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
1751
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
6824
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17401751
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43796824
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a14716
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
2082689
CPU347330590034
GPU479118664221
Memory189225362146
UX221513466288
NanoReview Score12371862082689
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.46.9 °Cn/a
Stability39 %n/a
Graphics Test61 fpsn/a
Graphics Score10268n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 16
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 13 HyperOS 3.0

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing06:35 hn/a
Video Playback13:12 hn/a
Games05:03 hn/a
Standby Mode84 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash Dual 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 3840 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.5
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX882
Sensor size1/1.561/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.5n/a
Focal length90 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX688SmartSens SC821CS
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview63n/a
Zoom148n/a

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.2
Focal length n/a 25 mm
Sensor n/a OmniVision OV20B
Sensor size n/a 1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
147
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.2 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 1.2 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 *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM Bands 2/3/5/8(1900/1800/850/900 MHz)GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66/B71/B484)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
79.8 dB
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2022 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 329
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- 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 Yes 66 W Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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