Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max - Which is better?

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

69 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
VS
88 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500s. 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 Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Lighter design: 218g vs 234g
  • Higher battery capacity: 8500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
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:
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
vs
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.81 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1280x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 515 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 900 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 90.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
939 nits
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
3552 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)510 Hzn/a
Response time2.8 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 234 g (8.25 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Ceramic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
91.4 %
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
90.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))		 - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 MediaTek NPU
Graphics Adreno 660 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1612 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
1463
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
2733
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
3911
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
8690
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14632733
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39118690
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a21093
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
923576
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
2830028
CPU246800832309
GPU260294966427
Memory182528454998
UX233954576294
NanoReview Score9235762830028
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
5285
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Max Surface Temp.43.1 °Cn/a
Stability91 %n/a
Graphics Test31 fpsn/a
Graphics Score5285n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
12250
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score14672n/a
Web score11015n/a
Video editing7568n/a
Data manipulation9531n/a
NanoReview Score12250n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
OS Size 31 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 3.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 8500 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (67 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes (65% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h 0:52 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
17:59
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
41:26
Web Browsing06:28 h18:13 h
Video Playback11:22 h30:00 h
Games04:38 h11:54 h
Standby Mode90 h157 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual 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 1920 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 128 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.5
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN2Omnivision Light Fusion 600
Sensor size1/1.121/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel size1.4 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/4.1n/a
Focal length120 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length12 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX586SmartSens SC821CS
Sensor size1/21/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size0.8 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
138
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom142n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 5380x3620 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 OmniVision OV20B
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
117
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a

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 5.2 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850 900 1800 MHzGSM B3/B5/B8
3G BandsWCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category24n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
89.5 dB
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2021 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 n/a
MSRP ($) 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
* 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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