Home Phone comparison Realme 11 Pro Plus and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max - Which is better?

Realme 11 Pro Plus vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

59 out 100
Realme 11 Pro Plus
VS
88 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
Realme 11 Pro Plus
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 11 Pro Plus Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7050, 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 Realme 11 Pro Plus
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 218g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 447ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 8500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme 11 Pro Plus 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Realme 11 Pro Plus
vs
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1280x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7 % 90.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 11 Pro Plus
789 nits
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
3552 nits
sRGB gamut97.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)439 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Realme 11 Pro Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.6 mm (6.36 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 11 Pro Plus
90.7 %
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
90.2 %

Performance

Testing Realme 11 Pro Plus and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7050 MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.6 (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 550 MediaTek NPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP4 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 1612 MHz
FLOPS 686 GFLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 11 Pro Plus
949
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
2733
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 11 Pro Plus
2395
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
8690
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9492733
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23958690
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a21093
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 11 Pro Plus
580283
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
2830028
CPU172588832309
GPU115796966427
Memory149589454998
UX142310576294
NanoReview Score5802832830028
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme 11 Pro Plus
2294
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Realme 11 Pro Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme 11 Pro Plus
13238
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score19323n/a
Web score9917n/a
Video editing6272n/a
Data manipulation8068n/a
NanoReview Score13238n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 16
OS Size 17 GB n/a
UI Skin Realme UI 4.0 HyperOS 3.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 8500 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 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 (63% in 15 min) Yes (65% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:28 h 0:52 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 11 Pro Plus
23:18
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
41:26
Web Browsing09:12 h18:13 h
Video Playback13:26 h30:00 h
Games05:47 h11:54 h
Standby Mode116 h157 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital (lossless), 4x Digital
Flash 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 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.5
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Omnivision Light Fusion 600
Sensor size1/1.41/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel size0.75 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX355SmartSens SC821CS
Sensor size1/41/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 OmniVision OV20B
Sensor size 1/2.74 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 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
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM B3/B5/B8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme 11 Pro Plus
80.5 dB
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May, 2023 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 400 n/a
MSRP ($) 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 100 W 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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