Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A71

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro Manufactured in November, 2025, with display 6.59 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy A71, Manufactured in February, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 730. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 419ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6210mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A71
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 199g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A71
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 OLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.59 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1156x2510 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 419 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 2000 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
3482 nits
Samsung Galaxy A71
513 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.2 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a247 Hz
Response timen/a3.8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.5 mm (6.2 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 75.2 mm (2.96 in) 76 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
90 %
Samsung Galaxy A71
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A71 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Qualcomm Hexagon 688
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 700 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 358.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
2292
Samsung Galaxy A71
690
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
8487
Samsung Galaxy A71
1826
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2292690
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)84871826
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24733n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
3086656
Samsung Galaxy A71
360125
CPU922812130125
GPU114190670365
Memory41679465296
UX60514493626
NanoReview Score3086656360125
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A71
740
Max Surface Temp.n/a37.5 °C
Stabilityn/a97 %
Graphics Testn/a4 fps
Graphics Scoren/a740
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A71
7257
Writing scoren/a8417
Web scoren/a5183
Video editingn/a5492
Data manipulationn/a6022
NanoReview Scoren/a7257

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5300 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 16 Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 23.8 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 3 One UI 5.0

Battery

Volume 6210 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 25 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (80% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 0:39 h 1:22 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
30:03
Samsung Galaxy A71
21:09
Web Browsing12:55 h07:51 h
Video Playback21:09 h12:54 h
Games07:36 h04:49 h
Standby Mode122 h107 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800Samsung Bright S5KGW1
Sensor size1/1.55 (0.65)1/1.7
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.0n/a
Focal length60 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV50Mn/a
Sensor size1/2.76 (0.36)n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08Fn/a
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A71
89
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A71
74
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A71
84

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5KGD1
Sensor size 1/2 (0.5) 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A71
100
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A71
119

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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version n/a 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyActive
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B28/B66)
LTE categoryn/a12
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A71
85.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced November, 2025 yr December, 2019 yr
Release Date November, 2025 yr February, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 350
MSRP ($) 535 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes, 100 W n/a
* 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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