Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro

54 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
VS
90 out 100
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Manufactured in March, 2019, with display 6.4 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820, vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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 Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 199g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.59in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6210mAh vs 4100mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and Xiaomi Poco F8 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:
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
vs
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED OLED
Size 6.4 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1440x3040 pixels 1156x2510 pixels
Aspect ratio 19:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 522 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 1200 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6 % 90 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
789 nits
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
3482 nits
sRGB gamut96.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)235 Hzn/a
Response time4.8 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.6 mm (6.2 in) 157.5 mm (6.2 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 75.2 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
87.6 %
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2730 MHz 4470 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.31 (Cortex-A75)
- 2/2.73 (Mongoose M4)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 8 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G76 MP12 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 432 1536
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 607 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
947
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
2292
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
2460
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
8487
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9472292
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)24608487
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24733
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
638195
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
3086656
CPU165023922812
GPU1973221141906
Memory120939416794
UX154911605144
NanoReview Score6381953086656
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
3230
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.42.5 °Cn/a
Stability82 %n/a
Graphics Test19 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3230n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
8595
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Writing score10100n/a
Web score6612n/a
Video editing5772n/a
Data manipulation6847n/a
NanoReview Score8595n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) Android 16
OS Size 46.5 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 4.0 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 4100 mAh 6210 mAh
Max Charging Power 15 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 (50% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:40 h 0:39 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
16:40
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
30:03
Web Browsing05:58 h12:55 h
Video Playback11:15 h21:09 h
Games04:15 h07:36 h
Standby Mode80 h122 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 2.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.5 - 2.4f/1.9
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSamsung SAK2L4Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800
Sensor size1/2.551/1.55 (0.65)
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/3.0
Focal length52 mm60 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3M3Omnivision OV50M
Sensor size1/3.61/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length12 mm15 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08F
Sensor size1/3.1n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
114
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
97
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
109
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4320x2432 pixels n/a
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.65 1/2 (0.5)
Pixel size 1.22 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) 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
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
101
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
88
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a

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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.4
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 n/a
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900n/a
3G BandsB1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
87.8 dB
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2019 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2019 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 535
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 F8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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