Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

79 out 100

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88 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 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

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

Lighter design: 167g vs 218g
Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Supports DisplayPort

Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

Larger display: 6.83in
Higher pixel density: 447ppi
Higher battery capacity: 8500mAh vs 4000mAh
Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
Infrared port
Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB

- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

87

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

93

Camera

Main & front camera tests

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

78

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

75

Performance

App & system performance

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

81

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

95

Games

3D gaming performance

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

92

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

95

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

63

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

100

Connectivity

Connectivity features

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

84

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

88

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

79

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

88

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Function

Importance (Weight)

Display:

Camera:

Performance:

Gaming:

Battery:

Connectivity:

Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Display

Display quality comparison

Type	Dynamic AMOLED	AMOLED
Size	6.2 in	6.83 in
Resolution	1080x2340 pixels	1280x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	19.5:9
Pixel density	416 ppi	447 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes (24-120 Hz)	Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness	2600 nits	2000 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate	240 Hz	480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio	90.9 %	90.2 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming

Peak brightness (auto)

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

1410 nits

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

3552 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	147 mm (5.79 in)	162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width	70.6 mm (2.78 in)	77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness	7.6 mm (0.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight	167 g (5.89 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 - Blue - Green - Orange - Purple - Yellow	- White - Black - Blue
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes, In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

90.9 %

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

90.2 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max In benchmarks

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
Max Frequency	3300 MHz	3300 MHz
CPU Cores	8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)	8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture	- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)	- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925)
Process	TSMC	TSMC
Transistor Size	4 nm	3 nm
Neural Processor	Hexagon	MediaTek NPU
Graphics	Adreno 750	Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores	1536	1536
GPU Frequency	903-1000 MHz	1612 MHz
FLOPS	2774 GFLOPS	4952.1 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

2188

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

2733

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

6935

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

8690

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	2188	2733
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	6935	8690
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	n/a	21093

Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)], [Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max]

AnTuTu 10

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

1903881

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

2830028

CPU	464193	832309
GPU	863947	966427
Memory	268952	454998
UX	306789	576294
NanoReview Score	1903881	2830028

3DMark Wild Life

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

17532

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

n/a

Stability	47 %	n/a
Graphics Test	104 fps	n/a
Graphics Score	17532	n/a

Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)]

PCMark 3.0

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

17501

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

n/a

Writing score	21218	n/a
Web score	18418	n/a
Video editing	7978	n/a
Data manipulation	15753	n/a
NanoReview Score	17501	n/a

Memory

RAM Size	8 GB	12 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency	4200 MHz	n/a
Channels	4	4

Storage Capacity	128 GB	256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1
Memory Card	No	No

Software

OS	Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)	Android 16
OS Size	24.1 GB	n/a
UI Skin	One UI 7.0	HyperOS 3.0

Battery

Volume	4000 mAh	8500 mAh
Max Charging Power	25 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 (59% in 30 min)	Yes (65% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time	1:15 h	0:52 h

Battery Life

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

19:44

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

41:26

Web Browsing	07:07 h	18:13 h
Video Playback	15:32 h	30:00 h
Games	05:03 h	11:54 h
Standby Mode	83 h	157 h

Main camera

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Photo resolution	8160x6120 pixels	8192x6144 pixels
Zoom	135	Digital
Flash	LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K Recording	Yes (Up to 30 fps)	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	240 fps (1080p)	960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens	120 °	n/a
Lenses count	Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP	Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/1.8	f/1.5
Focal length	24 mm	26 mm
Sensor	Samsung ISOCELL GN3	Omnivision Light Fusion 600
Sensor size	1/1.56	1/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel size	1 μm	0.8 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Matrix	10 MP	n/a
Aperture	f/2.4	n/a
Focal length	67 mm	n/a
Sensor	Samsung ISOCELL 3K1	n/a
Sensor size	1/3.94	n/a
Pixel size	1 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	Sony IMX564	SmartSens SC821CS
Sensor size	1/2.55	1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size	1.4 μm	1.12 μm
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Photo quality

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

134

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

n/a

Video quality

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

125

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

n/a

Overall camera score

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

133

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

n/a

Bokeh	65	n/a
Preview	69	n/a

Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)]

Front camera

Matrix	12 MP	20 MP
Photo resolution	4000x3000 pixels	5184x3888 pixels
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	26 mm	25 mm
Sensor	Samsung S5K3LU	OmniVision OV20B
Sensor size	1/3.2	1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size	1.12 μm	0.7 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus	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 6E (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	5.3	6.0
Bluetooth features	LE	LE
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG
DisplayPort	Yes DP 1.2	No
GPS	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC
NFC*	Yes	Varies by region
Infrared Port	No	Yes

SIM Count*	1	2
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	n/a	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	Yes	Yes
Hybrid Slot	No	No
2G Bands	GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900	GSM B3/B5/B8
3G Bands	UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)	WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)	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

3.5 mm Jack	No	No
FM Radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Other

Class	Flagship	Mid-range
Announced	January, 2024 yr	March, 2026 yr
Release Date	January, 2024 yr	March, 2026 yr
MSRP ($)	799	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	No	Yes, 100 W

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.","There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.

Results

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Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

1 (50%)

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

1 (50%)

Total Votes: 2

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

Key Differences

Versions

Review

Tests & specs

Display

Design & Build

Performance

Memory

Software

Battery

Main camera

Front camera

Connectivity

Sound

Other

Note

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