Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco M5 and Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco M5 vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra

50 out 100
Xiaomi Poco M5
VS
93 out 100
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
Xiaomi Poco M5
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco M5 Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.58 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G99, vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra, Manufactured in November, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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 M5
  • Lighter design: 201g vs 218g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco M5 and Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi Poco M5
vs
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.58 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1080x2408 pixels 1200x2608 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 401 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 83.8 % 91.9 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco M5
448 nits
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
3501 nits
sRGB gamut93.9 %n/a
Response time27 msn/a
Contrast1481:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco M5]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.99 mm (6.46 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 76.09 mm (3 in) 77.8 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance IP52 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco M5
83.8 %
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
91.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco M5 and Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)		 6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 128 1536
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco M5
743
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
3553
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco M5
1914
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
10883
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7433553
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)191410883
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a27420
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco M5], [Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco M5
418986
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
3865467
CPU1363141163106
GPU640871394796
Memory110839546277
UX107746761288
NanoReview Score4189863865467
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco M5
1230
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
n/a
Max Surface Temp.41.5 °Cn/a
Stability98 %n/a
Graphics Test7 fpsn/a
Graphics Score1230n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Poco M5]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco M5
9134
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
n/a
Writing score11620n/a
Web score7959n/a
Video editing5388n/a
Data manipulation7058n/a
NanoReview Score9134n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (24% in 30 min) Yes (78% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 2:19 h 0:39 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco M5
24:58
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
32:38
Web Browsing09:34 h15:14 h
Video Playback14:13 h22:44 h
Games05:54 h08:06 h
Standby Mode129 h124 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 102 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Omnivision Light Hunter 950
Sensor size1/2.761/1.31 (0.76)
Pixel size0.64 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/3.0
Focal lengthn/a115 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a18 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.88 (0.35)
Pixel sizen/a0.61 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital

Front camera

Matrix 5 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 2560x1920 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/5.0 1/3.44 (0.29)
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 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 5.3 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)n/a
LTE category13n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono 2.1
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco M5
80.7 dB
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2022 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 190 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 729
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 22 W Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below