POCO X8 Pro Max vs iQOO Neo 10

Comparing the POCO X8 Pro Max vs iQOO Neo 10 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: POCO X8 Pro Max scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 8,483, while iQOO Neo 10 scores 6,913, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: POCO X8 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while iQOO Neo 10 offers 6.78 inches, making POCO X8 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Both POCO X8 Pro Max and iQOO Neo 10 feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both POCO X8 Pro Max and iQOO Neo 10 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: iQOO Neo 10 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while POCO X8 Pro Max offers 20 MP, making iQOO Neo 10 better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO X8 Pro Max delivers longer battery life with 21h 21m, while iQOO Neo 10 delivers 15h 39m, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: POCO X8 Pro Max offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while iQOO Neo 10 offers 128 GB, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better option for storage.

Expert Review: iQOO Neo 10 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 iQOO Neo 10 both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

POCO X8 Pro Max

₹42,999

@ Flipkart

iQOO Neo 10

₹32,990

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

18 Mar, 2026

26 May, 2025

14 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 9500s	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.73 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle 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 Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


9000 mAh	7000 mAh	6600 mAh
100W Hyper Charging	120W Flash Charging	100W Flash Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	512 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Bright AMOLED display
Excellent performance
Effective cooling system
Stupendous battery

Solid performance
Punchy display
Decent cameras
Speedy charging

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

Cons

Cameras need improvement
Software feels cluttered

No telephoto camera
Pre-installed apps

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

User Ratings

4.5/5

(799 ratings)

4.5/5

(6,805 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,022,675 AnTuTu Score	2,066,325 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
21h 21m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 39m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹42,999

@ Flipkart

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₹159,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Mar 17, 2026

(Official)

May 26, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

3 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

4 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Funtouch OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

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

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.02 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720

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

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Immortalis-G925 MC12

Adreno 825

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB / 16 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

2,066,325

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s

16.0 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

4,916

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

5.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

7.3 %

18.2 %

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)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

5500 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

447 ppi

453 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.96 %

89.34 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

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

163.72 mm

162.98 mm

Width

77.93 mm

75.88 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.15 mm

8.09 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

219 grams

206 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass Fiber

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Splash proof IP65

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/1.79 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm 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 Camera

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

Yes Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

N/A

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

HD @120/240/960 fps

4k @60 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

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/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

4k @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

9000 mAh

7000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 11 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 19 minutes

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

15h 39m

15h 10m

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

1h 8m 0s

0h 27m 9s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

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 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 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) / 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 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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)