Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro Manufactured in November, 2025, with display 6.59 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
- Lighter design: 199g vs 214g
- Higher battery capacity: 6210mAh vs 5000mAh
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 500ppi
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
- Supports DisplayPort
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.59 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1156x2510 pixels | 1440x3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 419 ppi | 500 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 480 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90 % | 91.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 157.5 mm (6.2 in) | 163.6 mm (6.44 in) |
| Width | 75.2 mm (2.96 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Blue |
- White - Black - Silver - Blue - Pink - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes, In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 4470 MHz | 4740 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
- 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance) - 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | 3686.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2292 | 3753 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8487 | 11259 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 24733 | 28787 |
| CPU | 922812 | 1094797 |
| GPU | 1141906 | 1447696 |
| Memory | 416794 | 425113 |
| UX | 605144 | 752613 |
| NanoReview Score | 3086656 | 3720219 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 5300 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 3 | One UI 8.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 6210 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 100 W | 60 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (80% in 30 min) | Yes (84% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:39 h | 0:43 h |
| Web Browsing | 12:55 h | 10:12 h |
| Video Playback | 21:09 h | 21:39 h |
| Games | 07:36 h | 06:42 h |
| Standby Mode | 122 h | 130 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 16320x12240 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | 141 |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55 (0.65) | 1/1.3 (0.77) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.6 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | f/2.9 |
| Focal length | 60 mm | 111 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | Sony IMX854 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 (0.36) | 1/2.52 (0.4) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08F | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.5 (0.4) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 165 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 20 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/2 (0.5) | 1/3.2 (0.31) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | n/a | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | n/a | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November, 2025 yr | February, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2025 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| MSRP ($) | 535 | 1299 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes, 100 W | No |
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