iQOO 15R vs POCO X8 Pro Max

Comparing the iQOO 15R 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: iQOO 15R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,090, while POCO X8 Pro Max scores 8,483, making iQOO 15R the better performer.

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

Rear Camera: Both iQOO 15R and POCO X8 Pro Max feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

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

Battery: POCO X8 Pro Max delivers longer battery life with 21h 21m, while iQOO 15R delivers 18h 23m, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO 15R and POCO X8 Pro Max offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while POCO X8 Pro Max is rated 8.4.

User Rating: POCO X8 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while iQOO 15R has a rating of 4.4.

iQOO 15R

₹53,990

@ Amazon

POCO X8 Pro Max

₹48,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

03 2026

09 2023

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 9500s	Apple A16 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.73 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Super Retina XDR
1260x2750 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1179x2556 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	20 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7600 mAh	9000 mAh	3349 mAh
100W Super Flash Charging	100W Hyper Charging	20W Fast Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.6/10

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8.4/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Bright AMOLED display
Excellent performance
Effective cooling system
Stupendous battery

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Thermal management needs refinement
Limited camera features and modes

Cameras need improvement
Software feels cluttered

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(857 ratings)

4.5/5

(2,059 ratings)

4.6/5

(260,884 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹53,990

@ Amazon

Not Available in any store

₹63,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

February 24, 2026

(Official)

March 17, 2026

(Official)

September 13, 2023

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v17

OS Updates

4 Year

5 Years

Security Updates

6 Year

5 Years

Custom UI

Origin OS

HyperOS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s

Apple A16 Bionic

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 826

Immortalis-G925 MC12

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5

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.

3,078,708

3,022,675

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

19.0 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

6,194

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.1 %

7.3 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5000 nits

3500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

N/A

1000 nits

PWM Dimming

4320 Hz

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

60 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

360 Hz

2560 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

466 ppi

447 ppi

461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.69 %

89.96 %

86.24 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.57 %

90.2 %

N/A

Design

Height

157.61 mm

162.99 mm

147.6 mm

Width

74.42 mm

77.93 mm

71.6 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

8.15 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

202 grams

219 grams

171 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Glass Fiber

Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 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 Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

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

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

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

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

N/A

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

HD @120/240/960 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

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

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

7600 mAh

9000 mAh

3349 mAh

Battery Type

Si/C Li-Ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 11 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Super Flash Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W 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.

18h 23m

21h 21m

N/A

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

45m

1h 8m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

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 / 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 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / 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) / 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 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) / 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) / 2300(band 30)

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 / 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 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / 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) / 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: