Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G vs Xiaomi 17T 512GB

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Comparing the Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G vs Xiaomi 17T 512GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi 17T 512GB runs at a higher processing speed of 3.4 GHz, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G runs at 2.6 GHz, making Xiaomi 17T 512GB the better performer.


Display: Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Xiaomi 17T 512GB offers 6.59 inches, making Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Both Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G and Xiaomi 17T 512GB feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Both Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G and Xiaomi 17T 512GB feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Xiaomi 17T 512GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers 13 MP, making Xiaomi 17T 512GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi 17T 512GB delivers longer battery life with 14h 45m, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G delivers 10h 40m, making Xiaomi 17T 512GB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Xiaomi 17T 512GB offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers 256 GB, making Xiaomi 17T 512GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Xiaomi 17T 512GB receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G is rated 8.

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Summary

Release Date

21 Aug, 2026
10 Jun, 2026
11 Sep, 2026

Performance

N/A
MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED
1208x2644 px (FHD+)
1268x2756 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
50 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A

Front Camera

N/A
13 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
32 MP

Battery

N/A
6500 mAh
6500 mAh
10000 mAh
45W Super Charging
67W Hyper Charging
100W Hyper Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
N/A

Storage

256 GB
512 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.5/10
N/A

Pros

  • Sci-fi-inspired design
  • Detailed, vibrant display
  • Capable primary camera
  • Great attention to details in software
  • Excellent telephoto camera
  • Reliable all-day battery life
  • Sharp, vibrant display
  • Smooth everyday performance
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Performance isn't the best
  • Limited OS upgrades
  • Slow charging speeds
  • Inconsistent screen refresh rate
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

N/A
4.5/5
(2 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

792,798
AnTuTu Score
2,136,906
AnTuTu Score
N/A
10h 40m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
14h 45m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Aug 18, 2026
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v16
Android v16
Android v16

OS Updates

2 Year
N/A
4 Year

Security Updates

3 Year
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

HiOS
HyperOS
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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Processor

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

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

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC2
Mali-G720 MC8
Adreno

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
12 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber
Vapor Chamber
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.

792,798
2,136,906
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s
18.0 s
N/A

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.

1,054
3,457
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)
6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1208x2644 px (FHD+)
1268x2756 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits
3500 nits
3500 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits
3500 nits
2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
3840 Hz
3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

144 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

2800 Hz
3200 Hz
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.69:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

429 ppi
460 ppi
447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.68 %
89.76 %
89.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.18 %
N/A
89.5 %

Design

Height

162.48 mm
157.6 mm
163.44 mm

Width

77.27 mm
75.2 mm
78.27 mm

Thickness

7.39 mm
8.17 mm
8.65 mm

Weight

189 grams
200 grams
229 grams

Build Material

Back: Polycarbonate
N/A
Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoomf/1.723 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size OV50H 2.0µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A
50 MP
f/3.0 Telephoto Camera115 mm focal length
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3072 x 4096 Pixels
6144 x 8192 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode
Macro Mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
120 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Filters
Xiaomi ProFocus
20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera21 mm focal length
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Capacity

6500 mAh
6500 mAh
10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes
Yes 67W Hyper Charging v3.0
Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes
Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging
Yes 27W 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.

10h 40m
14h 45m
N/A

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

1h 15m
1h 13m
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB
256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 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) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 700 (band 12)
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) / 600(band 71) / 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) / 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)
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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 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) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.332 W/kg Body: 0.802 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.4
Yes v6.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

Yes
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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