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TechRank comparison verdict

Winner — Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

The overall score is 14 points higher.

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max is stronger in 5 categories Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro is stronger in 1 categories 1 categories ended in a tie
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max 92 out of 100
VS
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro 78 out of 100

Stronger for Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

  • Camera +22
  • Performance +26
  • Gaming +31
  • Connectivity +20
  • Overall score +14

Stronger for Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

  • Display +3
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Category score comparison

Scores for both smartphones and the winner in each category.

Display Winner: Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
90
93
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Camera Winner: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
95
73
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Performance Winner: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
99
73
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Gaming Winner: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
95
64
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Battery Tie
83
83
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Connectivity Winner: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
97
77
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Overall score Winner: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
92
78
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
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Display

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Type
OLED
AMOLED
Size
6.9 inches
6.59 inches
Resolution
1320 x 2868 pixels
1268 x 2756 pixels
Aspect ratio
19.5:9
19.5:9
Pixel density
460 ppi
460 ppi
Refresh rate
120 Hz
120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate
Да (1-120 Hz)
Да (30-120 Hz)
Max advertised brightness
3000 nits
2000 nits
Max advertised HDR brightness
1600 nits
3500 nits
HDR support
Да, Dolby Vision
Да, Dolby Vision
Display protection
Ceramic Shield 2
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio
91.6%
90%
Features
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming
sRGB color gamut
99.9%
99.5%
PWM
240 Hz
120 Hz
Response time
1 ms
1 ms
Contrast ratio
∞ Бесконечная
∞ Бесконечная
Touch sampling rate
—
480 Hz
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Design and build

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Height
163.4 mm
157.53 mm
Width
78 mm
75.19 mm
Thickness
8.75 mm
8.38 mm
Weight
233 g
201.5 g
Water resistance
IP68
IP68
Cooling system
Vapor chamber
Vapor chamber
Back panel material
Glass
Glass
Frame material
Metal
Metal
Available colors
Silver, Blue, Orange
White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner
No
Да, в дисплее
Repairability
Хорошая (3.04/5)
Средняя (2.63/5)
Durability rating (EPREL)
Очень хорошая (B) · 180 падений
Отличная (A) · 270 падений
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Performance

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Chipset
Apple A19 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
Max clock speed
4260 MHz
3400 MHz
CPU cores
6 (2 + 4)
8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Sawtooth- 2 cores at 4.26 GHz: Everest
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725
Manufacturing process
TSMC
TSMC
Transistor size
3 nm
4 nm
Neural processor
Apple Neural Engine
MediaTek NPU 880
Graphics
6 core Apple GPU
Mali-G720 MP8
GPU cores
768
1024
GPU frequency
1620 MHz
1508 MHz
FLOPS
~2488.3 GFLOPS
~3088.4 GFLOPS
L3 cache
—
11 MB
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Benchmarks

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Compute Score (GPU)
46450
13461
Single-core score
3940
1712
Multi-core score
10434
6541
CPU
790744
634799
GPU
931462
700680
Memory
228681
409638
UX
655920
472753
Total score
2606807
2217870
Stability
76%
—
Graphics test
42 FPS
—
Graphics score
10999
—
Section 1
47 FPS
—
Section 2
42 FPS
—
Section 3
36 FPS
—
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Memory

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
RAM capacity
12 GB
8 GB
Memory type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
Memory channels
4
4
Storage capacity
256 GB
256 GB
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 4.1
Memory card
No
No
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Software

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Operating system
iOS 26 (С обновлением до iOS 26.5)
Android 16
System size out of the box
20 GB
34 GB
OS updates
7 years
5 years
Security updates
7 years
6 years
UI skin
—
HyperOS 3.0
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Battery

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Capacity
5088 mAh
6500 mAh
Max charging power
40 W
100 W
Battery type
Литий-ионный (Li-Ion)
Silicon-carbon (Si/C)
Removable
No
No
Wireless charging
Да (25 W)
No
Reverse charging
Yes
Yes
Bypass Charging technology
No
No
Fast charging
Да (65% in 30 minutes)
Да (75% in 30 minutes)
Full charge time
1:12 ч.
0:41 ч.
Battery cycles
1000 cycles
1000 cycles
Web browsing
12:36 ч.
11:43 ч.
Video playback
22:25 ч.
20:29 ч.
Gaming
08:17 ч.
07:35 ч.
Standby
123 ч.
113 ч.
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Main camera

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Sensor type
48 MP
50 MP
Photo resolution
48 MP
8 MP
Zoom
Оптический, 4x
Цифровой
Flash
Dual LED
Dual LED
Stabilization
Digital
Digital
8K video recording
No
No
4K video recording
Up to 120 fps
Up to 60 fps
1080p video recording
Up to 120 fps
Up to 60 fps
Slow-motion recording
240 fps (1080p)
960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens field of view
120°
120°
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode
Aperture
f/2.2
f/2.2
Focal length
13 mm
15 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX972
SmartSens SC821CS
Sensor size
1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inches)
1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inches)
Pixel size
0.7 micron
1.12 micron
Autofocus
Фазовый автофокус (Dual Pixel)
Phase-detection autofocus
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Front camera

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Megapixels
18 MP
20 MP
Photo resolution
4896 x 3672
5184 x 3888
Aperture
f/1.9
f/2.2
Focal length
20 mm
25 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX914
OmniVision OV20B
Pixel size
1 micron
0.7 micron
Autofocus
Phase-detection autofocus
No
Stabilization
Optical
Digital
Video resolution
2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
Yes
No
Sensor size
—
1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inches)
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Connectivity

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Wi-Fi version
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version
6.0
6.0
Bluetooth features
LE
LE
USB type
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB version
3.2
2
USB features
- Charging - USB mass storage mode - OTG
- Charging - USB mass storage mode - OTG
DisplayPort
Yes
No
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC*
Yes
Yes
Infrared port
No
Yes
SIM type
eSIM
Nano
SIM mode
Dual standby
Dual standby
eSIM support*
Yes
No
Hybrid slot
No
No
3G networks
UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
4G networks
LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
LTE B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/18/19/20/26/28/B38/40/41/42/484G/66*(70M)/71
5G support
Yes
Yes
Number of SIMs*
—
2
2G networks
—
GSM 2/3/5/8
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Audio

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Speakers
Stereo
Stereo
3.5 mm audio jack
No
No
FM radio
No
No
Dolby Atmos
Yes
Yes
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Other

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Class
Flagship
Средний класс
Release date
Сентябрь 2025 years
Март 2026 years
Sales start date
Сентябрь 2025 years
Март 2026 years
Sensors
- Барометр - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Сканер распознавания лица
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint scanner
Charger included
No
Да, 100 W
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Which smartphone should you choose?

The recommendation is based only on TechRank rating data.

Choose Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, if these matter to you:

  • Camera
  • Performance
  • Gaming
  • Connectivity
  • Overall score

Choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro, if these matter to you:

  • Display

Full specifications for both smartphones are shown in the tables above. We do not declare a better value where parameters cannot be compared reliably automatically.

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