Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 256GB vs POCO X8 Power 5G

Comparing the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 256GB vs POCO X8 Power 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO X8 Power 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.6 GHz, while Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 256GB runs at 2.45 GHz, making POCO X8 Power 5G the better performer.

Display: POCO X8 Power 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 256GB offers 5.99 inches, making POCO X8 Power 5G the larger display of the two. POCO X8 Power 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 256GB's IPS LCD, making POCO X8 Power 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: POCO X8 Power 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 256GB offers 12 MP, making POCO X8 Power 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: POCO X8 Power 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 256GB offers 5 MP, making POCO X8 Power 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 256GB delivers longer battery life with None, while POCO X8 Power 5G delivers 20h 45m, making Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 256GB the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while POCO X8 Power 5G offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 256GB the better option for storage.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 256GB

₹39,990

(Discontinued)

POCO X8 Power 5G

₹35,999

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Summary

Release Date

22 Jan, 2019

11 Sep, 2026

29 Apr, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 835	Snapdragon 6 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


5.99 inches (15.21 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2160 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	32 MP	50 MP AF

Battery


3400 mAh	10000 mAh	6500 mAh
Quick Charging	100W Hyper Charging	90W Turbo Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
N/A	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.2/10

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8.2/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Around 2 days of battery
Bright, vibrant AMOLED display
Excellent build quality
Reliable performance

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Lots of pre-installed apps
Ultrawide camera needs improvement
Slightly bulky

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

N/A

4.2/5

(1,332 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	984,877 AnTuTu Score	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score
N/A	20h 45m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1 (Nougat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

MIUI

HyperOS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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Processor

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540

Adreno

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

N/A

984,877

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

26.0 s

17.0 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.

N/A

1,217

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.99 inches (15.21 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

3500 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

18:9

19.5:9

19.6:9

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

144 Hz

Pixel Density

403 ppi

447 ppi

450 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

360 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.79 %

89.32 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

89.5 %

96.80 %

Design

Height

151.8 mm

163.44 mm

162.7 mm

Width

75.5 mm

78.27 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm

8.65 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

185 grams

229 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

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

Yes IP68 IP69

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.01/2.9" sensor size IMX386 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

3400 mAh

10000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes 5W 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.

N/A

20h 45m

14h 01m

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

N/A

1h 19m 35s

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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)

SAR Value

Head: 0.880 W/kg Body: 0.850 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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