Apple iPhone 17 vs POCO X8 Pro Max

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 vs POCO X8 Pro Max across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 17 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,327, while POCO X8 Pro Max scores 8,483, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

Display: POCO X8 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making POCO X8 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to POCO X8 Pro Max's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: POCO X8 Pro Max offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 48 MP, making POCO X8 Pro Max better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: POCO X8 Pro Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 18 MP, making POCO X8 Pro Max better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone 17 delivers longer battery life with None, while POCO X8 Pro Max delivers 21h 21m, making Apple iPhone 17 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 17 and POCO X8 Pro Max offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: POCO X8 Pro Max receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 17 is rated 8.3.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while POCO X8 Pro Max has a rating of 4.5.

Apple iPhone 17

₹79,999

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POCO X8 Pro Max

₹48,999

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Summary

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

18 Mar, 2026

29 Apr, 2026

Performance


Apple A19	MediaTek Dimensity 9500s	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.73 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	20 MP	50 MP AF

Battery


3692 mAh	9000 mAh	6500 mAh
40W Fast Charging	100W Hyper Charging	90W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Bright AMOLED display
Excellent performance
Effective cooling system
Stupendous battery

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

Cameras need improvement
Software feels cluttered

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.6/5

(28,859 ratings)

4.5/5

(2,059 ratings)

4.3/5

(974 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,250,422 AnTuTu Score	3,022,675 AnTuTu Score	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score
N/A	21h 21m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹79,999

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₹48,999

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₹36,999

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Mar 17, 2026

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HyperOS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A19

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s

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MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

3.73 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 3.3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex X4 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Immortalis-G925 MC12

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5800 mm²

N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,250,422

3,022,675

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

19.0 s

17.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

4,884

6,194

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

4.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.5 %

7.3 %

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

3500 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

2560 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

458 ppi

447 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.89 %

89.96 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.2 %

96.80 %

Design

Height

149.6 mm

162.99 mm

162.7 mm

Width

71.5 mm

77.93 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.95 mm

8.15 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

177 grams

219 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Back: Glass Fiber

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.51/1.95" sensor size 1.6µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

HD @120/240/960 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @120/240/960 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

3692 mAh

9000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 11 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 100W Hyper Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

21h 21m

14h 01m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 11m

1h 8m

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)