Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Manufactured in May, 2020, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max, Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500s. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
- Lighter design: 209g vs 218g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.83in
- Higher pixel density: 447ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 8500mAh vs 5020mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 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 | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.83 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1280x2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 447 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 450 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.4 % | 90.2 % |
| Features | n/a | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 2404 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 35.2 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 1649:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 165.8 mm (6.53 in) | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 in) | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Green |
- White - Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
| Max Frequency | 2300 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)) |
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 8 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 692 | MediaTek NPU |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 750 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | 384 GFLOPS | 4952.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 719 | 2733 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1874 | 8690 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 21093 |
| CPU | 139577 | 832309 |
| GPU | 73153 | 966427 |
| Memory | 72832 | 454998 |
| UX | 104277 | 576294 |
| NanoReview Score | 389839 | 2830028 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 42.3 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 99 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 6 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 1044 | n/a |
| Writing score | 9643 | n/a |
| Web score | 6022 | n/a |
| Video editing | 5453 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 6923 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 8136 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 4 GB - 6 GB - 8 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 18.9 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | MIUI 14 | HyperOS 3.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5020 mAh | 8500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 33 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:20 h | 0:52 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:27 h | 18:13 h |
| Video Playback | 13:57 h | 30:00 h |
| Games | 05:33 h | 11:54 h |
| Standby Mode | 143 h | 157 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9248x6920 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 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 | 119 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 5 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW1 | Omnivision Light Fusion 600 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72 | 1/1.95 (0.51) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC8034 | SmartSens SC821CS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4920x3264 pixels | 5184x3888 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.48 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 25 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32A1Q | OmniVision OV20B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500 | GSM B3/B5/B8 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 12 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April, 2020 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2020 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 185 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 429 |
| 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 |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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