iQOO 15R vs POCO X8 Pro

Comparing the iQOO 15R vs POCO X8 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO 15R runs at a higher processing speed of 3.8 GHz, while POCO X8 Pro runs at 3.4 GHz, making iQOO 15R the better performer.

Display: Both iQOO 15R and POCO X8 Pro offer the same screen size of 6.59 inches, but iQOO 15R features a AMOLED display compared to POCO X8 Pro's OLED, making iQOO 15R the better display of the two.

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

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

Battery: iQOO 15R offers a higher battery capacity with 7600 mAh, while POCO X8 Pro offers 6500 mAh, making iQOO 15R better for longer battery life.

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

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

iQOO 15R

₹53,999

(Out of Stock)

POCO X8 Pro

₹39,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

03 2026

09 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra	Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
AMOLED	OLED	Super Retina XDR OLED
1260x2750 px (FHD+)	1268x2756 px (FHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	20 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7600 mAh	6500 mAh	3692 mAh
100W Super Flash Charging	100W Fast Charging	40W Fast Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.6/10

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N/A

8.3/10

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Pros

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

Thermal management needs refinement
Limited camera features and modes

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

4.4/5

(884 ratings)

4.3/5

(4,103 ratings)

4.6/5

(29,409 ratings)

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₹79,999

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General

Launch Date

February 24, 2026

(Official)

March 17, 2026

(Official)

September 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v26

OS Updates

4 Year

N/A

Security Updates

6 Year

N/A

Custom UI

Origin OS

HyperOS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra

Apple A19

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 826

Mali-G720 MC8

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

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

N/A

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

N/A

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.

5,071

N/A

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.1 %

N/A

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

OLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

1268x2756 px (FHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5000 nits

N/A

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

N/A

1600 nits

PWM Dimming

4320 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

360 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

466 ppi

460 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.69 %

N/A

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.57 %

N/A

Design

Height

157.61 mm

N/A

149.6 mm

Width

74.42 mm

N/A

71.5 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

N/A

7.95 mm

Weight

202 grams

201.47 grams

177 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

N/A

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes IP68 IP69K (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 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

Excellent

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor 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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

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

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro 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

4k @60 fps

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

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

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

Full HD @60 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

7600 mAh

6500 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

Si/C Li-Ion

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Super Flash Charging

Yes 100W Fast Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

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

N/A

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

45m

N/A

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 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

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / 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)

N/A

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) / 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) / 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

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / 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)

N/A

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) / 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) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)