Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max - Which is better?

Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

51 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
VS
88 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Manufactured in June, 2019, with display 6.39 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max, Manufactured in March, 2026 with 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 9T Pro
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 218g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 447ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 8500mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
vs
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.39 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1280x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 403 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86.1 % 90.2 %
Features Always-On Display - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
642 nits
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
3552 nits
sRGB gamut142.2 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)223 Hzn/a
Response time6.5 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.7 mm (6.17 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 74.3 mm (2.93 in) 77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Red		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
86.1 %
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
90.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))		 - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 690 MediaTek NPU
Graphics Adreno 640 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 585 MHz 1612 MHz
FLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
933
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
2733
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
2405
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
8690
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9332733
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)24058690
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a21093
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
621437
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
2830028
CPU200133832309
GPU193659966427
Memory104050454998
UX123595576294
NanoReview Score6214372830028
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
3022
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Max Surface Temp.44.1 °Cn/a
Stability88 %n/a
Graphics Test18 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3022n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
9555
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score11471n/a
Web score7040n/a
Video editing5961n/a
Data manipulation8050n/a
NanoReview Score9555n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) Android 16
OS Size 19 GB n/a
UI Skin MIUI 12.5 HyperOS 3.0

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 8500 mAh
Max Charging Power 27 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes Quick Charge 4+ (40% in 20 min) Yes (65% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:11 h 0:52 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
21:14
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
41:26
Web Browsing07:54 h18:13 h
Video Playback12:39 h30:00 h
Games04:50 h11:54 h
Standby Mode109 h157 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No 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 (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 124 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX586Omnivision Light Fusion 600
Sensor size1/21/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length53 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV8856n/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length12 mm15 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3L6SmartSens SC821CS
Sensor size1/3.11/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
108
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
89
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
102
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3880 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 18 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 No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 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
- USB-Host 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
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM B3/B5/B8
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
87.9 dB
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced May, 2019 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date June, 2019 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 450 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 429
Sensors - 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.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below