Samsung Galaxy A57 5G vs POCO X8 Pro Max

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A57 5G 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: POCO X8 Pro Max scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 8,483, while Samsung Galaxy A57 5G scores 4,540, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: POCO X8 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A57 5G offers 6.7 inches, making POCO X8 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A57 5G features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to POCO X8 Pro Max's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A57 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A57 5G and POCO X8 Pro Max feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: POCO X8 Pro Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A57 5G offers 12 MP, making POCO X8 Pro Max better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO X8 Pro Max delivers longer battery life with 21h 21m, while Samsung Galaxy A57 5G delivers 11h 36m, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A57 5G 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 Samsung Galaxy A57 5G is rated 8.2.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A57 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while POCO X8 Pro Max has a rating of 4.5.

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G

₹47,990

@ Amazon

POCO X8 Pro Max

₹48,990

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

10 Apr, 2026

18 Mar, 2026

06 May, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 1680	MediaTek Dimensity 9500s	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.9 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.73 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super AMOLED Plus	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
5 MP Macro Camera	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	20 MP	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	9000 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Fast Charging	100W Hyper Charging	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.2/10

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8.4/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Slim and lightweight build
Big, vibrant display
Strong software support
Good selfie performance

Bright AMOLED display
Excellent performance
Effective cooling system
Stupendous battery

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Performance can be better
Slow fingerprint response

Cameras need improvement
Software feels cluttered

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5

(78 ratings)

4.5/5

(1,005 ratings)

4.5/5

(208 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,392,494 AnTuTu Score	3,022,675 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
11h 36m Battery Life (PC Mark)	21h 21m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹47,990

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General

Launch Date

Mar 25, 2026

(Official)

Mar 17, 2026

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

6 Years

4 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI8.5

HyperOS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 1680

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.9 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.95 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

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 V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Xclipse 550

Immortalis-G925 MC12

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

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.

1,392,494

3,022,675

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s

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.

1,722

6,194

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

4.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

13.0 %

7.3 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED Plus

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1900 nits

3500 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

382 ppi

447 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.65 %

89.96 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %

90.2 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

161.5 mm

162.99 mm

150.83 mm

Width

76.8 mm

77.93 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm

8.15 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

179 grams

219 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass Fiber

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes IP68 (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)

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom Nightography/Low-light photography Low Noise Mode Enhanced ISP Instant slow-mo Best Face Object Eraser HDR Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

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

HD @120/240/960 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

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

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

9000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 11 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 60% in 30 minutes

Yes 100W Hyper Charging

Yes 90W 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.

11h 36m

21h 21m

16h 04m

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

1h 3m 0s

1h 8m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

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 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

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 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 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) / 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) / 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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)