Home Phone comparison Huawei P50 Pro and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei P50 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

67 out 100
Huawei P50 Pro
VS
82 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Huawei P50 Pro
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P50 Pro Manufactured in August, 2021, with display 6.6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2026with 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 P50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 201.5g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4360mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P50 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 P50 Pro
vs
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.6 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1228x2700 pixels 1268x2756 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No 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 P50 Pro
752 nits
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)60 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P50 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.8 mm (6.25 in) 157.53 mm (6.2 in)
Width 72.8 mm (2.87 in) 75.19 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.38 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 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 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P50 Pro
91 %
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P50 Pro and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))		 - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 MediaTek NPU 880
Graphics Adreno 660 Mali-G720 MP8
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 2662.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
1369
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
1751
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
3644
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
6824
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13691751
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)36446824
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a14716
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P50 Pro
741333
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
2082689
CPU200677590034
GPU236558664221
Memory148683362146
UX155415466288
NanoReview Score7413332082689

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 11 Android 16
OS Size 19.4 GB n/a
UI Skin HarmonyOS 2.0 HyperOS 3.0

Battery

Volume 4360 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 Yes
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P50 Pro
16:31
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing05:47 hn/a
Video Playback09:15 hn/a
Games04:08 hn/a
Standby Mode90 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 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Monochrome: 40 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/1.8f/1.5
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50ASony IMX882
Sensor size1/1.51/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser 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
SensorOmnivision OV13B10SmartSens SC821CS
Sensor size1/3.061/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
139
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview53n/a
Zoom149n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P50 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 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 No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P50 Pro
144
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
146
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, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a 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 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/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 Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P50 Pro
86.4 dB
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced July, 2021 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date August, 2021 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 329
Sensors - 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 the clear winner in this comparison.

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