Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus, Manufactured in September, 2017with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 526ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5160mAh vs 2691mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8 Plus
  • Lighter design: 202g vs 204g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro and Apple iPhone 8 Plus
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 AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 in 5.5 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x1920 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 16:9
Pixel density 526 ppi 401 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 550 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87.4 % 67.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
1053 nits
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
615 nits
sRGB gamut98.4 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms32 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1471:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.78 mm (6.41 in) 158.4 mm (6.24 in)
Width 75.44 mm (2.97 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.59 mm (0.34 in) 7.5 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
87.4 %
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
67.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro and Apple iPhone 8 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2390 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 730 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 192
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
1735
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
1092
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
4319
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
2921
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17351092
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43192921
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
1304206
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
459620
CPU34047194584
GPU483139151697
Memory23821087118
UX242386116221
NanoReview Score1304206459620
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
8154
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
3432
Max Surface Temp.46.9 °C42.6 °C
Stability66 %71 %
Graphics Test48 fps20 fps
Graphics Score81543432

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size 35.3 GB 6 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5160 mAh 2691 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (86% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
21:31
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
18:45
Web Browsing08:37 h06:52 h
Video Playback12:59 h10:47 h
Games05:29 h04:11 h
Standby Mode103 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6936 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Quad 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 (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a28 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BApple iSight Duo Camera
Sensor size1/21/3
Pixel size0.7 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a57 mm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
SensorOmnivision OV08D10n/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
94
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
89
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
96

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9SP04 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2016
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
89.4 dB
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
80.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr September, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 449 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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