OnePlus 15 vs POCO X8 Pro Max

Comparing the OnePlus 15 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: OnePlus 15 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,575, while POCO X8 Pro Max scores 8,483, making OnePlus 15 the better performer.

Display: POCO X8 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while OnePlus 15 offers 6.78 inches, making POCO X8 Pro Max the larger display of the two. POCO X8 Pro Max features a AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 15's LTPO AMOLED, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus 15 and POCO X8 Pro Max feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OnePlus 15 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while POCO X8 Pro Max offers 20 MP, making OnePlus 15 better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO X8 Pro Max delivers longer battery life with 21h 21m, while OnePlus 15 delivers 17h 06m, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus 15 and POCO X8 Pro Max offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both OnePlus 15 and POCO X8 Pro Max equally at 8.4.

User Rating: OnePlus 15 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while POCO X8 Pro Max has a rating of 4.5.

OnePlus 15

₹85,999

@ Amazon

POCO X8 Pro Max

₹46,999

@ Flipkart

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Summary

Spec Score

96%

93%

Release Date

13 Nov, 2025

18 Mar, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
Octa Core (upto 4.608 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.73 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
LTPO AMOLED	AMOLED
1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)
165 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	20 MP

Battery


7300 mAh	9000 mAh
120W Super VOOC Charging	100W Hyper Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Stellar performance, especially while gaming
Improved design and durability
Excellent battery life and fast charging
OxygenOS 16 is polished and smooth

Bright AMOLED display
Excellent performance
Effective cooling system
Stupendous battery

Cons

165Hz only while gaming, downgraded resolution
Camera performance is not the best in class
DetailMax Engine is still in its infancy

Cameras need improvement
Software feels cluttered

User Ratings

4.6/5

(1,683 ratings)

4.5/5

(1,183 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,615,565 AnTuTu Score	3,022,675 AnTuTu Score
17h 06m Battery Life (PC Mark)	21h 21m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Nov 13, 2025

(Official)

Mar 17, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s

Processor

Octa core

4.608 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 840

Immortalis-G925 MC12

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

3,615,565

3,022,675

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

19.0 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.

7,206

6,194

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

4.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

8.4 %

7.3 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3600 nits

3500 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.95 %

89.96 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.2 %

90.2 %

Design

Height

161.4 mm

162.99 mm

Width

76.7 mm

77.93 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

8.15 mm

Weight

211 grams

219 grams

Build Material

Back: Crystal Shield Glass Glass Fiber

Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.8 Periscope Camera85 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Continuous Laser Autofocus Laser Autofocus Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps
HD @30/240/480 fps

HD @120/240/960 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

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

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Capacity

7300 mAh

9000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 11 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 100W Hyper Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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.

17h 06m

21h 21m

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

0h 30m 0s

1h 8m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 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) / 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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 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)