OnePlus 15 vs POCO X8 Power 5G

Comparing the OnePlus 15 vs POCO X8 Power 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 15 runs at a higher processing speed of 4.61 GHz, while POCO X8 Power 5G runs at 2.6 GHz, making OnePlus 15 the better performer.

Display: POCO X8 Power 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while OnePlus 15 offers 6.78 inches, making POCO X8 Power 5G the larger display of the two. POCO X8 Power 5G features a AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 15's LTPO AMOLED, making POCO X8 Power 5G the better display of the two.

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

Front Camera: Both OnePlus 15 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 OnePlus 15 delivers 17h 06m, making POCO X8 Power 5G the better pick for all day usage.

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

Expert Review: OnePlus 15 receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while POCO X8 Power 5G is rated 8.2.

OnePlus 15

₹85,999

@ Amazon

POCO X8 Power 5G

₹35,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

13 Nov, 2025

11 Sep, 2026

18 Sep, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 6 Gen 5	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Octa Core (upto 4.608 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
LTPO AMOLED	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
165 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 Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	N/A	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7300 mAh	10000 mAh	4900 mAh
120W Super VOOC Charging	100W Hyper Charging	45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

8.0/10

Pros

Stellar performance, especially while gaming
Improved design and durability
Excellent battery life and fast charging
OxygenOS 16 is polished and smooth

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

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Impressive dual speakers

Cons

165Hz only while gaming, downgraded resolution
Camera performance is not the best in class
DetailMax Engine is still in its infancy

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

Battery life could be better
Tends to get warm quickly

User Ratings

4.6/5

(963 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,615,565 AnTuTu Score	984,877 AnTuTu Score	2,471,984 AnTuTu Score
17h 06m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 45m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹85,999

@ Amazon

₹35,999

@ Flipkart

₹79,999

@ Samsung Shop

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General

Launch Date

Nov 13, 2025

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

4 Year

7 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

HyperOS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

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Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

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Processor

Octa core

4.608 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

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

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 840

Adreno

Galileo

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

3,615,565

984,877

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

26.0 s

16.0 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.

7,206

1,217

5,513

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

8.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3600 nits

3500 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

2000 nits

1200 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

3200 Hz

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

447 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.95 %

89.32 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.2 %

89.5 %

89.69 %

Design

Height

161.4 mm

163.44 mm

161.6 mm

Width

76.7 mm

78.27 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

8.65 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

211 grams

229 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Crystal Shield Glass Glass Fiber

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm 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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.8 Periscope Camera85 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Continuous Laser Autofocus Laser Autofocus Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps
HD @30/240/480 fps

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

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

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

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Capacity

7300 mAh

10000 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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.

17h 06m

20h 45m

10h 16m

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

30m

1h 19m 35s

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB

128 GB / 512 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

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / 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 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / 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) / 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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / 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 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)