POCO X8 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

Comparing the POCO X8 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO X8 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 3.73 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE runs at 3.3 GHz, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: POCO X8 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 6.74 inches, making POCO X8 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to POCO X8 Pro Max's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both POCO X8 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S26 FE feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: POCO X8 Pro Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 12 MP, making POCO X8 Pro Max better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO X8 Pro Max delivers longer battery life with 21h 21m, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE delivers 10h 16m, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: POCO X8 Pro Max offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 128 GB, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both POCO X8 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S26 FE equally at 8.4.

POCO X8 Pro Max

₹48,999

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Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

₹79,999

@ Samsung Shop

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Summary

Spec Score

93%

92%

Release Date

18 Mar, 2026

18 Sep, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 9500s	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Octa Core (upto 3.73 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Dimensity 9500s vs Samsung Exynos 2500

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


20 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


9000 mAh	4900 mAh
100W Hyper Charging	45W Fast Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Bright AMOLED display
Excellent performance
Effective cooling system
Stupendous battery

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Good daylight cameras

Cons

Cameras need improvement
Software feels cluttered

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

User Ratings

4.5/5

(1,989 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,022,675 AnTuTu Score	2,471,984 AnTuTu Score
21h 21m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 17, 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

HyperOS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s

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Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

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Processor

Octa core

3.73 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 3.3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex X4 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720

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

Graphics (GPU)

Immortalis-G925 MC12

Galileo

RAM

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5800 mm²

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.

3,022,675

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 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.

6,194

5,513

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

7.3 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

2560 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

447 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.96 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

N/A	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)

90.2 %

89.69 %

Design

Height

162.99 mm

161.6 mm

Width

77.93 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

8.15 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

219 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass Fiber

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 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

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

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

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

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

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A	6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

N/A	Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

N/A	10 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Video Recording

HD @120/240/960 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

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

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

9000 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 11 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging

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

Wireless Charging

N/A	Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes

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.

21h 21m

10h 16m

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

1h 8m

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

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 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 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) / 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 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 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) / 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)