Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro Manufactured in June, 2020, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865, vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 419ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 219g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6210mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1156x2510 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 800 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 180 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.2 % 90 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
848 nits
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
3482 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)177 Hzn/a
Response time9 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 157.5 mm (6.2 in)
Width 75.4 mm (2.97 in) 75.2 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Purple
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
87.2 %
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 4470 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
- 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 698 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 650 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 587 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
1258
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
2292
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
3470
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
8487
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12582292
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34708487
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24733
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
812147
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
3086656
CPU242385922812
GPU2492411141906
Memory139319416794
UX181202605144
NanoReview Score8121473086656
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
3818
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.45.7 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test22 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3818n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
10406
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Writing score13789n/a
Web score6769n/a
Video editing5975n/a
Data manipulation7863n/a
NanoReview Score10406n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) Android 16
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin MIUI 14 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 6210 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 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+ (100% in 70 min) Yes (80% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 0:39 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
24:59
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
30:03
Web Browsing09:43 h12:55 h
Video Playback15:53 h21:09 h
Games05:40 h07:36 h
Standby Mode120 h122 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.89f/1.9
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX686Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800
Sensor size1/1.71/1.55 (0.65)
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/3.0
Focal lengthn/a60 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV50M
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length13 mm15 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3L6Omnivision OV08F
Sensor size1/3.1n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 5963x3354 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/2 (0.5)
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 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 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.1 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 n/a
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM: B2/B3/B5/B8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA: 1/2/4/5/8n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28)n/a
LTE category24n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
83.7 dB
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2020 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date June, 2020 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 535
Sensors - 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 F8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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