Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra - Which is better?

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra

43 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
VS
93 out 100
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro Manufactured in October, 2019, with display 6.53 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G90T, vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra, Manufactured in November, 2025 with 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 Redmi Note 8 Pro
  • Lighter design: 200g 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 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Redmi Note 8 Pro
vs
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.53 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1200x2608 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 640 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9 % 91.9 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
637 nits
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
3501 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 in) 77.8 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance IP52 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes rear Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84.9 %
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
91.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G90T Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2050 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)		 6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 2.0 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G76 MP4 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 144 1536
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 230.4 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
602
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
3553
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1684
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
10883
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)6023553
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)168410883
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a27420
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
368990
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
3865467
CPU1207791163106
GPU786521394796
Memory72733546277
UX96826761288
NanoReview Score3689903865467
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1321
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
n/a
Stability87 %n/a
Graphics Test7 fpsn/a
Graphics Score1321n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
8104
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
n/a
Writing score8202n/a
Web score6022n/a
Video editing5662n/a
Data manipulation7000n/a
NanoReview Score8104n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 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		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) Android 16
OS Size 10.3 GB n/a
UI Skin MIUI 12.5 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 4500 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 (30% in 30 min) Yes (78% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 2:00 h 0:39 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
21:15
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
32:38
Web Browsing07:29 h15:14 h
Video Playback12:01 h22:44 h
Games05:02 h08:06 h
Standby Mode115 h124 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 102 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 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
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGW1Omnivision Light Hunter 950
Sensor size1/1.71/1.31 (0.76)
Pixel size0.8 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
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm18 mm
Sensor size1/41/2.88 (0.35)
Pixel size1.12 μm0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
87
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
78
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3880 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.44 (0.29)
Pixel size 0.9 μm 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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP 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		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B40/B41)n/a
LTE category12n/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 Redmi Note 8 Pro
82.2 dB
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced August, 2019 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2019 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 220 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 729
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a 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.

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