iQOO 15R vs POCO X8 Power 5G

Comparing the iQOO 15R vs POCO X8 Power 5G 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: iQOO 15R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,090, while POCO X8 Power 5G scores 3,469, making iQOO 15R the better performer.

Display: POCO X8 Power 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while iQOO 15R offers 6.59 inches, making POCO X8 Power 5G the larger display of the two. Both iQOO 15R and POCO X8 Power 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO 15R and POCO X8 Power 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both iQOO 15R and POCO X8 Power 5G feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: POCO X8 Power 5G delivers longer battery life with 20h 45m, while iQOO 15R delivers 18h 23m, making POCO X8 Power 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: iQOO 15R offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while POCO X8 Power 5G offers 128 GB, making iQOO 15R the better option for storage.

Expert Review: iQOO 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while POCO X8 Power 5G is rated 8.2.

User Rating: iQOO 15R receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while POCO X8 Power 5G has a rating of 4.3.

iQOO 15R

₹53,999

@ Amazon

POCO X8 Power 5G

₹35,379

@ Amazon

Summary

Spec Score

93%

86%

87%

Release Date

03 Mar, 2026

11 Sep, 2026

29 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Snapdragon 6 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.21 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1260x2750 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2768 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2.8x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	3.2 MP Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7600 mAh	10000 mAh	8000 mAh
100W Super Flash Charging	100W Hyper Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.6/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Ergonomic design
Bright AMOLED display
Fast and furious performance
Exceptional battery life

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Thermal management needs refinement
Limited camera features and modes

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

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(985 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,187 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,078,708 AnTuTu Score	984,877 AnTuTu Score	N/A
18h 23m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 45m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹53,999

@ Amazon

₹35,379

@ Amazon

₹139,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Feb 24, 2026

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Oct 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

4 Year

5 Years

Security Updates

6 Year

6 Years

Custom UI

Origin OS

HyperOS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 SM6850

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MediaTek Dimensity 9600M MT6994

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Processor

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

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

Octa core

4.21 GHz, Single core, C1 Ultra 3.5 GHz, Tri core, C1 Premium 2.7 GHz, Quad core, ARM C1-Pro

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 826

Adreno

Mali-Drage MC12

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

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.

3,078,708

984,877

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

26.0 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.

5,071

1,217

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2768 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5000 nits

3500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

2000 nits

PWM Dimming

4320 Hz

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

360 Hz

240 Hz

288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

466 ppi

447 ppi

462 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.69 %

89.32 %

91.48 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.57 %

89.5 %

96.0 %

Design

Height

157.61 mm

163.44 mm

156.5 mm

Width

74.42 mm

78.27 mm

74.3 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

8.65 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

202 grams

229 grams

216 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (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)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700V

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

200 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 2.8x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length

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

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 Camera15 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size

N/A

200 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera65 mm focal length

N/A

3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

20 x Digital Zoom

18 x Digital Zoom
2.8 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

7600 mAh

10000 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Si/C Li-Ion

Silicon Carbon

Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Super Flash Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes

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.

18h 23m

20h 45m

N/A

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

45m

1h 19m 35s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.0

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 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)
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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 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) / 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) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)