Home Phone comparison Huawei P30 Pro and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max - Which is better?

Huawei P30 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

54 out 100
Huawei P30 Pro
VS
88 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
Huawei P30 Pro
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Pro Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.47 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, 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 Huawei P30 Pro
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 218g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 447ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 8500mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P30 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei P30 Pro
vs
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.47 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1280x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 398 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 570 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 90.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
3552 nits
sRGB gamut99 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)231 Hzn/a
Response time3.6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P30 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158 mm (6.22 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 73.4 mm (2.89 in) 77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
90.2 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P30 Pro and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 3300 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)		 - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes MediaTek NPU
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores 360 1536
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 1612 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P30 Pro
912
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
2733
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
8690
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9122733
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)22598690
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a21093
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
2830028
CPU195913832309
GPU159297966427
Memory117921454998
UX128557576294
NanoReview Score6016882830028
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Max Surface Temp.40 °Cn/a
Stability48 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2490n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P30 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score10855n/a
Web score7067n/a
Video editing5710n/a
Data manipulation7553n/a
NanoReview Score8525n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 16
OS Size 13.4 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 12 HyperOS 3.0

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 8500 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) Yes (65% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 0:52 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
41:26
Web Browsing08:25 h18:13 h
Video Playback13:36 h30:00 h
Games05:24 h11:54 h
Standby Mode99 h157 h

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical 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)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Depth		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.5
Focal length27 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX650Omnivision Light Fusion 600
Sensor size1/1.71/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.4n/a
Focal length125 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 P30 Pro
119
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P30 Pro
97
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P30 Pro
112
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P30 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 29 mm 25 mm
Sensor BSI 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 P30 Pro
110
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P30 Pro
130
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM B3/B5/B8
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category21n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P30 Pro
87.5 dB
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2019 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date May, 2019 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 429
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- 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 Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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