Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max vs realme 16 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2026	Jan 06, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $469	12GB/256GB - €699

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches (~0.41 inches with camera bump) 162.9 x 77.9 x 8.2 mm (~10.30 mm with camera bump)	6.40 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches 162.6 x 77.6 x 7.8 mm
Weight
7.69 oz / 218.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Gold, Pebble Grey, Orchid Purple, Harry Potter Edition

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 90.22% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 88.97% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, 3500 nits	AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR10+, 6500 nits
Resolution
2772x1280px, 447 PPI	2772x1272px, 19.5:9 ratio, 450 PPI
Features
	HDR support

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
3362 (Excellent)	1400 (Good)
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x4.21GHz C1-Ultra 3x3.5GHz C1-Premium 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro	Octa-core 4x2.5GHz 4x2.0GHz
GPU
Mali G1-Ultra	Mali-G615 MC2
Memory
12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB	8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (16)	Android (16), up to 5 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2636	1009
GeekBench 6 Multi
8334	2953
3D Mark High
4194	863
3D Mark Low
3416	857

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Battery

Type
8500 mAh, Si - Carbon	7000 mAh, 6500 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 100.0W	Wired: 80.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

10h 21min

Browsing

26h 6min

Video

15h 26min

Gaming

9h 55min

Battery Life Estimate

9h 11min

Browsing

16h 23min

Video

14h 15min

Gaming

17h 38min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps) OIS, HDR, EIS
Front
20 MP	50 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes	5.4
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	dual-band
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready
LTE Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66, 71
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
	LTE
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

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