Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro vs Apple iPhone 17e
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra) that was released on March 17, 2026, against the Apple iPhone 17e, which is powered by Apple A19 and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
- Delivers 342% higher peak brightness (3638 against 824 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- Comes with 2495 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 4005 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 25W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Has a 0.49 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 17e
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- 2.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3595 and 1707 points
- Weighs 32.5 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.59 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1268 x 2756 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 4 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Poco X8 Pro
6.59β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
iPhone 17e
6.1β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.53 mm (6.2 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 75.19 mm (2.96 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.38 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 201.5 g (7.11 oz) | 169 g (5.96 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | White, Black, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | Average (2.79/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra | Apple A19 |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725 |
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.26 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 MP8 | 4 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1508 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3088.4 GFLOPS | ~2073.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 13461 | 31620 |
| Single-core score | 1707 | 3595 |
| Multi-core score | 6611 | 9245 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 621995 | 694087 |
| GPU | 630489 | 750153 |
| Memory | 372899 | 238765 |
| UX | 460371 | 589170 |
| Total score | 2085754 | 2272175 |
| Samples | [59 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | - | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1752 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 31 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 34 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 8032 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-12 (Nethovix) | AnTuTu 12 | 2287306 |
| π 2026-10-10 (Rei) | AnTuTu 12 | 2130588 |
| π 2026-10-08 (Thomas) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1429 / 5482 |
| π 2026-10-07 (gr.reborn) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 11819 |
| π 2026-09-25 (Zarko) | AnTuTu 12 | 2369277 |
Apple iPhone 17e
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-14 (kpvas) | AnTuTu 11 | 2134388 |
| π 2026-06-10 (Cocoon) | AnTuTu 11 | 2272175 |
| π 2026-06-03 (Cosgun) | AnTuTu 11 | 2060838 |
| π 2026-05-31 (Cosgun) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3595 / 9245 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iOS 26.3 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | - |
| OS size | 34 GB | 20 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 4005 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | - |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:41 hr | 1:34 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 11:43 hr | 11:40 hr |
| Watching video | 20:29 hr | 16:33 hr |
| Gaming | 07:35 hr | 06:37 hr |
| Standby | 113 hr | 135 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (86th and 87th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | SmartSens SC821CS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV20B | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/3.6" (β 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | 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 | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2026 | March 2026 |
| Release date | March 2026 | March 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $599 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, and software are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 17e. But if the display and battery life are more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro.
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