Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus Manufactured in August, 2019, with display 6.8 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825, 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 Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
- Higher pixel density: 495ppi
- Lighter design: 196g vs 218g
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.83in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 8500mAh vs 4300mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 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 | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 in | 6.83 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3040 pixels | 1280x2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 495 ppi | 447 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 700 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.1 % | 90.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 95.4 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 250 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 3.6 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.3 mm (6.39 in) | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) |
| Width | 77.2 mm (3.04 in) | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Red |
- White - Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
| Max Frequency | 2730 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.4 (Cortex-A75) - 2/2.73 (M4) |
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | MediaTek NPU |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP12 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 432 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 770 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | 651.5 GFLOPS | 4952.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 963 | 2733 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2544 | 8690 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 21093 |
| CPU | 169143 | 832309 |
| GPU | 208710 | 966427 |
| Memory | 148420 | 454998 |
| UX | 141661 | 576294 |
| NanoReview Score | 667934 | 2830028 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 38.8 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 97 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 20 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 3377 | n/a |
| Writing score | 10979 | n/a |
| Web score | 7212 | n/a |
| Video editing | 5811 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 6704 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 9038 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 31.6 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 4.0 | HyperOS 3.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4300 mAh | 8500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes Qi/PMA (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (65% in 30 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:05 h | 0:52 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:30 h | 18:13 h |
| Video Playback | 11:51 h | 30:00 h |
| Games | 04:44 h | 11:54 h |
| Standby Mode | 105 h | 157 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | 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 240 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 16 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 - 2.4 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung SAK2L4 | Omnivision Light Fusion 600 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/1.95 (0.51) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | n/a |
| Focal length | 52 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3M3 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 16 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | SmartSens SC821CS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 10 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3648x2736 pixels | 5184x3888 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | OmniVision OV20B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, 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 | 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 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM B3/B5/B8 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B/B20/B150/B2048) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | August, 2019 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | August, 2019 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1099 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 429 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 25 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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