POCO X8 Pro Max vs OnePlus 15R

Comparing the POCO X8 Pro Max vs OnePlus 15R 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 15R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,363, while POCO X8 Pro Max scores 8,483, making OnePlus 15R the better performer.

Display: Both POCO X8 Pro Max and OnePlus 15R offer the same screen size of 6.83 inches and feature the same AMOLED display.

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

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

Battery: POCO X8 Pro Max delivers longer battery life with 21h 21m, while OnePlus 15R delivers 18h 13m, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better pick for all day usage.

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

Expert Review: OnePlus 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while POCO X8 Pro Max is rated 8.4.

User Rating: POCO X8 Pro Max and OnePlus 15R both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

POCO X8 Pro Max

₹42,999

@ Flipkart

OnePlus 15R

₹54,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

18 Mar, 2026

22 Dec, 2025

14 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 9500s	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.73 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2800 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


20 MP	32 MP	50 MP

Battery


9000 mAh	7400 mAh	6600 mAh
100W Hyper Charging	80W Super Charging	100W Flash Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	512 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.5/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Bright AMOLED display
Excellent performance
Effective cooling system
Stupendous battery

Impressive performance
Excellent AMOLED display
Outstanding battery life
Long-term software support

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Cameras need improvement
Software feels cluttered

Low light photography needs improvement
No telephoto lens

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.5/5

(799 ratings)

4.5/5

(2,863 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,022,675 AnTuTu Score	2,957,229 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
21h 21m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹42,999

@ Flipkart

₹54,999

@ Amazon

₹159,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Mar 17, 2026

(Official)

Dec 17, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Oxygen OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

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

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.53 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Immortalis-G925 MC12

Adreno 829

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB

16 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.

3,022,675

2,957,229

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s

14.0 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.

6,194

4,747

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

6.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

7.3 %

16.6 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2800 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

N/A

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

447 ppi

450 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.96 %

89.51 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.2 %

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

162.99 mm

163.4 mm

162.98 mm

Width

77.93 mm

77 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.15 mm

8.3 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

219 grams

218 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass Fiber

Back: Metal

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.824 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Cinema Mode

N/A

Camera Features

N/A

Digital Zoom

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

HD @120/240/960 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera25 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

9000 mAh

7400 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 11 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging

Yes 80W Super Charging

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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.

21h 21m

18h 13m

15h 10m

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

1h 8m 0s

0h 49m 0s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

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) / 3700(band 43)
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) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)