Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Manufactured in May, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, 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 S25 Edge
- Higher pixel density: 513ppi
- Lighter design: 163g vs 218g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.83in
- Higher battery capacity: 8500mAh vs 3900mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
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 | Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.83 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3120 pixels | 1280x2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 513 ppi | 447 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | n/a | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.2 % | 90.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 159 mm (6.26 in) | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 in) | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 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 - Silver - Gray - Blue |
- White - Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
| Max Frequency | 4320 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | 4952.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3118 | 2733 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9675 | 8690 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 21093 |
| CPU | 637452 | 832309 |
| GPU | 1179160 | 966427 |
| Memory | 481938 | 454998 |
| UX | 364127 | 576294 |
| NanoReview Score | 2662677 | 2830028 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | n/a | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | HyperOS 3.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 3900 mAh | 8500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | n/a | 0:52 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 18:13 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 30:00 h |
| Games | n/a | 11:54 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 157 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16320x12240 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | 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 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Omnivision Light Fusion 600 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.95 (0.51) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 15 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | SmartSens SC821CS |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 5184x3888 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 25 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | OmniVision OV20B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 5.4 | 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 | Dual SIM Standby | 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/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) |
| 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 | May, 2025 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2025 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| 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 | No | Yes, 100 W |
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