POCO X8 Pro Max vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G

Comparing the POCO X8 Pro Max vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro 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: POCO X8 Pro Max scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 8,483, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G scores 6,864, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: POCO X8 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers 6.8 inches, making POCO X8 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G features a Extreme AMOLED display compared to POCO X8 Pro Max's AMOLED, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both POCO X8 Pro Max and Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while POCO X8 Pro Max offers 20 MP, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO X8 Pro Max delivers longer battery life with 21h 21m, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G delivers 14h 01m, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both POCO X8 Pro Max and Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G 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 Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G is rated 8.2.

User Rating: POCO X8 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

03 2026

04 2026

01 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 9500s	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra
Octa Core (upto 3.73 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED	AMOLED
1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1280x2800 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


20 MP	50 MP AF	16 MP

Battery


9000 mAh	6500 mAh	10001 mAh
100W Hyper Charging	90W Turbo Charging	80W Ultra Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.2/10

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8.2/10

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Pros

Bright AMOLED display
Excellent performance
Effective cooling system
Stupendous battery

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

Long battery life
Vibrant and immersive display
Reliable performance
Durable design

Cons

Cameras need improvement
Software feels cluttered

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

Single bottom speaker
Slightly bulky

User Ratings

4.5/5

(2,059 ratings)

4.3/5

(974 ratings)

4.4/5

(8,636 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

March 17, 2026

(Official)

April 22, 2026

(Official)

January 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

3 Year

3 Years

Security Updates

6 Year

5 Year

4 Years

Custom UI

HyperOS

Hello UI

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra MT6878T

Processor

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

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Immortalis-G925 MC12

Mali-G720 MP8

Mali-G615 MP2

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

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.

3,022,675

2,194,258

1,047,842

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s

17.0 s

27.0 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

4,385

1,024

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

7.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

7.3 %

20.6 %

34.3 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1280x2800 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

5200 nits

6500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

2560 Hz

360 Hz

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

20:9

Pixel Density

447 ppi

450 ppi

453 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.96 %

92.08 %

91.66 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Armor Shell Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.2 %

96.80 %

94.0 %

Design

Height

162.99 mm

162.7 mm

162.26 mm

Width

77.93 mm

75.6 mm

76.15 mm

Thickness

8.15 mm

6.99 mm

9.08 mm

Weight

219 grams

183 grams

219 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass Fiber

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

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

Yes IP68 IP69

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

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

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

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

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

N/A

50 x Digital Zoom

20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

HD @120/240/960 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Audio Zoom

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Very Good

Resolution

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

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

N/A

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

9000 mAh

6500 mAh

10001 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 11 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Yes 80W Ultra Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes 27W 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.

21h 21m

14h 01m

21h 08m

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

1h 8m

44m

1h 20m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

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 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28B
TDD N40 / N41 / 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) / 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

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 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8
TDD N40 / N41 / 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) / 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)