Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.9 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500s. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 511ppi
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
- Lighter design: 218g vs 220g
- Higher battery capacity: 8500mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 16/512 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 | Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.9 in | 6.83 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1280x2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 511 ppi | 447 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.6 % | 90.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.2 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 6.2 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 166.9 mm (6.57 in) | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 in) | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 220 g (7.76 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray |
- White - Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 990 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
| Max Frequency | 3020 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
- 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-G77 MP11 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 704 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 800 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS | 4952.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1159 | 2733 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3158 | 8690 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 21093 |
| CPU | 220525 | 832309 |
| GPU | 225011 | 966427 |
| Memory | 146451 | 454998 |
| UX | 168329 | 576294 |
| NanoReview Score | 760316 | 2830028 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 38.6 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 53 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 25 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 4320 | n/a |
| Writing score | 13391 | n/a |
| Web score | 8714 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6104 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 9006 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 11163 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 23.7 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.1 | HyperOS 3.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 8500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (100% in 80 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:20 h | 0:52 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:27 h | 18:13 h |
| Video Playback | 11:23 h | 30:00 h |
| Games | 04:23 h | 11:54 h |
| Standby Mode | 91 h | 157 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12032x9204 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 4x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | 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 (720p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KHM1 | Omnivision Light Fusion 600 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.33 | 1/1.95 (0.51) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/3.5 | n/a |
| Focal length | 103 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LA | SmartSens SC821CS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 40 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 7864x5200 pixels | 5184x3888 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGH1 | OmniVision OV20B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.7 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 |
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 | - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 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 - 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 * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM B3/B5/B8 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 22 | 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 | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February, 2020 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2020 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1400 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 429 |
| 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 |
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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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