Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus vs POCO X8 Pro Max

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus scores 3,272, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus and POCO X8 Pro Max offer the same screen size of 6.83 inches and feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while POCO X8 Pro Max offers 50 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus better for rear camera photography.

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

Battery: POCO X8 Pro Max delivers longer battery life with 21h 21m, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus delivers 14h 12m, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus is rated 7.5.

User Rating: POCO X8 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus has a rating of 4.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus

₹39,999

@ Amazon

POCO X8 Pro Max

₹48,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

04 Feb, 2026

18 Mar, 2026

13 Mar, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 9500s	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.73 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED
1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1224x2720 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	20 MP	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6500 mAh	9000 mAh	5400 mAh
100W Fast Charging	100W Hyper Charging	50W Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

7.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Large and bright AMOLED display
Solid battery life, fast 100W charging
Improved durability with multiple IP ratings
Strong daylight photography

Bright AMOLED display
Excellent performance
Effective cooling system
Stupendous battery

New Glyph Bar is useful & attractive
Bright, punchy display
Capable telephoto camera
Clean, bloatware-free software

Cons

Performance lags behind some rivals
Portrait, human subject detail could be better
No telephoto camera
Ships with Android 15

Cameras need improvement
Software feels cluttered

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

User Ratings

4/5

(177 ratings)

4.5/5

(2,059 ratings)

4.5/5

(6,765 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,055,895 AnTuTu Score	3,022,675 AnTuTu Score	1,176,492 AnTuTu Score
14h 12m Battery Life (PC Mark)	21h 21m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹39,999

@ Amazon

₹48,999

@ Flipkart

₹36,921

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Feb 04, 2026

(Official)

Mar 17, 2026

(Official)

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

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Processor

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad 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

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 810

Immortalis-G925 MC12

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5800 mm²

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.

1,055,895

3,022,675

1,176,492

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s

19.0 s

21.0 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.

1,112

6,194

1,116

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

4.0 %

9.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.2 %

7.3 %

38.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

3500 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

N/A

1600 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

2160 Hz

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

480 Hz

2560 Hz

2500 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

447 ppi

440 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.33 %

89.96 %

87.37 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.2 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.34 mm

162.99 mm

163.9 mm

Width

78.31 mm

77.93 mm

77.5 mm

Thickness

8.19 mm

8.15 mm

8.5 mm

Weight

207.1 grams

219 grams

205 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass Fiber

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (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 Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle1/1.4" sensor size S5KHP3 0.56µm pixel size

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN9 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

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

50 MP
f/2.88 Periscope Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

N/A

Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

HD @120/240/960 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size

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

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.44" sensor size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

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

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

6500 mAh

9000 mAh

5400 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 11 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Fast Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging

Yes 50W Quick Charging v4.0 50% in 19 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W 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.

14h 12m

21h 21m

14h 42m

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

38m

1h 8m

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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) / 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) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 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) / 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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)