Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra and Apple iPhone 8 - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 8

86 out 100
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
VS
44 out 100
Apple iPhone 8
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
Apple iPhone 8

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Apple iPhone 8, Manufactured in September, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. 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 Poco F7 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 526ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5300mAh vs 1821mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8
  • Lighter design: 148g vs 212g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 2/64 GB
- 2/128 GB
- 2/256 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra and Apple iPhone 8
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 Poco F7 Ultra
vs
Apple iPhone 8

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 in 4.7 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 750x1334 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 16:9
Pixel density 526 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1800 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 65.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
1583 nits
Apple iPhone 8
637 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
Response timen/a22 ms
Contrastn/a1373:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 8]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.26 mm (6.31 in) 138.4 mm (5.45 in)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 in) 67.3 mm (2.65 in)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Yellow		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
89.4 %
Apple iPhone 8
65.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra and Apple iPhone 8 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 830 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 192
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
2858
Apple iPhone 8
1030
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
8690
Apple iPhone 8
2686
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)28581030
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)86902686
Geekbench Compute (GPU)22968n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
2509770
Apple iPhone 8
489618
CPU523392174461
GPU1059245115185
Memory47781397672
UX449320102300
NanoReview Score2509770489618
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
3131
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.4 °C
Stabilityn/a62 %
Graphics Testn/a18 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3131
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 8]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 2 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

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

Battery

Volume 5300 mAh 1821 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 15 W
Battery Type n/a Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging n/a No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:30 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
25:23
Apple iPhone 8
16:16
Web Browsing10:26 h06:14 h
Video Playback14:46 h09:59 h
Games05:40 h03:40 h
Standby Mode124 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Digital
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: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 32 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length24 mm28 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.551/3
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length60 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix32 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KKD1n/a
Sensor size1/3.44n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
93
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
90
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
92
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 8]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Pixel size n/a 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 Hotspot
Bluetooth version 6.0 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version n/a 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8/6/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/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 categoryn/a16
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 F7 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
80.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date April, 2025 yr September, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 649 699
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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