OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Nord 2 5G Manufactured in July, 2021, with display 6.43 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max, Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500s. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 2 5G
- Lighter design: 189g vs 218g
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 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
- Infrared port
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.43 in | 6.83 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1280x2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 410 ppi | 447 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 450 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 180 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.5 % | 90.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 128.2 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 119 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 8 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 159.12 mm (6.26 in) | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) |
| Width | 73.31 mm (2.89 in) | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Gray - Blue - Green |
- White - Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
| Max Frequency | 3000 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78) - 1/3 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 3.0 | MediaTek NPU |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP9 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 576 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 886 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | 979.2 GFLOPS | 4952.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1056 | 2733 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2911 | 8690 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 21093 |
| CPU | 237901 | 832309 |
| GPU | 213601 | 966427 |
| Memory | 145797 | 454998 |
| UX | 178154 | 576294 |
| NanoReview Score | 775453 | 2830028 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 50.7 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 70 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 25 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 4197 | n/a |
| Writing score | 13382 | n/a |
| Web score | 7267 | n/a |
| Video editing | 5336 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 9058 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 9631 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB - 12 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 14 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | OxygenOS 13 | HyperOS 3.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 8500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 65 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (98% in 30 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:31 h | 0:52 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:17 h | 18:13 h |
| Video Playback | 13:38 h | 30:00 h |
| Games | 05:22 h | 11:54 h |
| Standby Mode | 92 h | 157 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8700x5800 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | 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 | 240 fps (720p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 119 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Monochrome: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Omnivision Light Fusion 600 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.95 (0.51) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | SmartSens SC821CS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 5184x3888 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | OmniVision OV20B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 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 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | 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 | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC - SBAS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM B3/B5/B8 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA B1/2/4/5/8/19 | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | July, 2021 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | July, 2021 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 470 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 429 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 65 W | Yes, 100 W |
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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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