Poco X8 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 17
Quick Comparison
Poco X8 Pro Max has better RAM than Apple iPhone 17. In terms of display resolution, Poco X8 Pro Max has better resolution of 2772 x 1280 than Apple iPhone 17 which has resolution of 2622 x 1206. Both have the same amount of internal memory.
| Name | Poco X8 Pro Max | Apple iPhone 17 |
| RAM | 12 GB | 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.83 in | 6.3 in |
| Internal Memory | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Battery | 9000 mAh | 3692 mAh |
| Camera | 50 MP + 8 MP Dual | 48 MP + 48 MP Dual |
| Price | Rs. 42999 | Rs. 82900 |
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Detailed Comparison
Price And Launch
The launch Date of the first phone is March 17, 2026. The cost of Poco X8 Pro Max is Rs. 42999. The launch Date of the second phone is September 09, 2025. The cost of Apple iPhone 17 is Rs. 82900.
Display comparison
Poco X8 Pro Max has larger screen size of 6.83 inches in comparison to Apple iPhone 17's 6.3 inch screen. Poco X8 Pro Max has AMOLED Screen type where as Apple iPhone 17 has OLED Screen type. Apple's phone has display density of 460 PPI & Poco's phone has only 447 PPI display density. In terms of screen to body ratio, Poco's phone has better screen to body ratio of ~ 90.3% than Apple's phone ~ 90.1%. Both phones have same aspect ratio of 20:9.
Memory comparison
Poco X8 Pro Max's larger 12 GB RAM is better for playing games and all with respect to Apple iPhone 17's lower 8 GB RAM. and both have same Internal Memory of 256 GB.
Camera comparison
Poco X8 Pro Max's 50 MP + 8 MP Dual Rear Camera outshines Apple iPhone 17's 48 MP + 48 MP Dual Rear Camera in terms of resolution. Poco X8 Pro Max will be better choice if you're looking to click lot of selfies as it has better 20 MP Front Camera in comparison to Apple iPhone 17's 18 MP Front Camera.
Technical comparison
Poco X8 Pro Max has version 16 Android Operating System where as Apple iPhone 17 has version 26 iOS Operating System.
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Full Comparison
| Name | Poco X8 Pro Max | Apple iPhone 17 |
| General | ||
| Model | 2602BPC18G | iPhone 17 |
| Sim Type | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM |
| Dual Sim | Yes | Yes |
| Sim Size | Nano+Nano SIM | eSIM+Nano SIM |
| Device Type | Smartphone | Smartphone |
| OS Updates | 4 years | |
| Security Updates | 6 years | |
| Release Date | March 17, 2026 | September 09, 2025 |
| In The Box | iPhone with iOS 26, USB-C Charge Cable (1 m), Documentation | |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | 77.9 x 162.9 x 8.2 mm | 71.5 x 149.6 x 8 mm |
| Weight | 218 g | 177 g |
| Colors | Black, White, Blue | Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender |
| Display | ||
| Type | Color AMOLED Screen (68.7 B) | Color OLED Screen (1B Colors) |
| Touch | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 6.83 inches, 1280 x 2772 pixels, 120 Hz | 6.3 inches, 1206 x 2622 pixels, 120 Hz |
| Aspect Ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | ~ 447 PPI | ~ 460 PPI |
| Screen to Body Ratio | ~ 90.3% | ~ 90.1% |
| Glass Type | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Brightness | 2000 nits (HBM), 3500 nits (peak) | 1,000 Nits Max Brightness (Typical); 1,600 Nits Peak Brightness (Hdr); 3,000 Nits Peak Brightness (Outdoor); 1 Nit Minimum Brightness |
| Features | 3840Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, Adaptive Refresh Rate 30(AOD)/60/90/120Hz TÜV Rheinland Low Blue light (Hardware Solution), TÜV Rheinland Circadian Friendly, TÜV Rheinland flicker free | Dynamic Island, Always-on Display, Promotion Technology With Adaptive Refresh Rates Up To 120hz, Hdr Display, True Tone, Wide Colour (P3), Haptic Touch, 20,00,000:1 Contrast Ratio (Typical), Fingerprint-resistant Oleophobic Coating, Anti-reflective Coating, Support For Display Of Multiple Languages And Characters Simultaneously |
| Notch | Yes, Punch Hole | Yes, Small Notch |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X Ultra | |
| Storage | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | |
| Card Slot | No | |
| Connectivity | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | Yes | Yes |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Bands | 5G SA: n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n48/n77/n78, 5G NSA: n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n48/n77/n78 | FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n66, n70, n75), TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79) |
| VoLTE | Yes, Dual Stand-By | Yes |
| Wifi | Yes, with wifi-hotspot | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Wifi Version | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v6.0, A2DP, LE | Yes, v6.0, A2DP, LE |
| USB | Yes, USB-C v2.0 | Yes, USB-C v2.0 |
| USB Features | USB on-the-go, USB Charging | USB on-the-go, USB Charging |
| IR Blaster | Yes | |
| Performance | ||
| AnTuTu Score | 2,712,214 (Total) (v11) | |
| Geekbench Score | 8,254 (Multi Core) (v6) 2,596 (Single Core) 20,010 (OpenCL) 21,920 (Vulkan) | 9,263 (Multi Core) (v6) 3,617 (Single Core) |
| 3DMark Score | 6,019 (Wild Life Extreme) (36.04 FPS) | |
| Extra | ||
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC | Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC) Digital compass Wi‑Fi Cellular iBeacon micro-location |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes, In Display | No |
| Face Unlock | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyro, Compass, Proximity | Face Id, Barometer, High Dynamic Range Gyro, High-g Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Dual Ambient Light Sensors |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | No | No |
| NFC | Yes | |
| AI Features | Apple Intelligence | |
| Water Resistance | Yes, 1.5 m upto 30 min | Yes, 6 m upto 30 min |
| IP Rating | IP66/IP68/IP69/ IP69K | IP68 |
| Dust Resistant | Yes | Yes |
| Extra Features | Emergency SOS, Crash Detection, Apple N1 Wireless Networking Chip, Apple second-generation Ultra Wideband Chip | |
| Camera | ||
| Rear Camera | 50 MP ƒ/1.5 (Wide Angle) 26mm (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 15mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm | 48 MP ƒ/1.6 (Wide Angle) 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS, Also enables 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto: 52 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, sensor-shift optical image stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, IMX972 |
| Camera Sensor | Sony IMX904 | |
| OIS | Yes | |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes, Phase Detection autofocus |
| Features | HDR, panorama | 2x Optical Zoom In, 2x Optical Zoom Out; 4x Optical Zoom Range, Digital Zoom Up To 10x, Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart Hdr 5, Next-generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Night Mode, Panorama (Up To 63mp), Latest-generation Photographic Styles, Spatial Photos, 48mp Macro Photography, Wide Colour Capture For Photos And Live Photos, Lens Correction (Fusion Ultra Wide), Advanced Red-eye Correction, Auto Image Stabilisation, Burst Mode, Photo Geotagging, Image Formats Captured: Heif And Jpeg, Video Recording: 4k Dolby Vision Video Recording At 24 Fps, 25 Fps, 30 Fps Or 60 Fps 1080p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 25 Fps, 30 Fps Or 60 Fps 720p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 30 Fps Cinematic Mode Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 30 Fps Action Mode Up To 2.8k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps Macro Video Recording, Including Slow Motion And Time Lapse Slow‑motion Video Support For 1080p At 120 Fps Or 240 Fps Spatial Video Recording At 1080p At 30 Fps Dual Capture Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 30 Fps Time‑lapse Video With Stabilisation Night Mode Time Lapse Quicktake Video Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps Sensor-shift Optical Image Stabilisation For Video (Fusion Main) Digital Zoom Up To 6x Audio Zoom True Tone Flash Cinematic Video Stabilisation (4k, 1080p And 720p) Continuous Autofocus Video Take 8mp Still Photos While Recording 4k Video Playback Zoom Video Formats Recorded: Hevc And H.264 Spatial Audio And Stereo Recording Wind Noise Reduction Audio Mix |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD | 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD |
| Flash | Yes, LED | Yes, Dual LED |
| Front Camera | 20 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole | 18 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) IMX914 Retina Flash |
| Front Video Recording | 1080p @ 60 fps FHD | 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD |
| Technical | ||
| OS | Android v16 | iOS v26 |
| Custom UI | HyperOS 3 | |
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 9500s | Apple A19 |
| CPU | 3.73 GHz, Octa Core Processor | Hexa Core Processor |
| Fabrication Node | 3nm | |
| GPU | Immortalis-G925 MC12 | Apple GPU (5-core graphics) |
| Java | No | No |
| Browser | Yes | Yes |
| Multimedia | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Music | Yes | AAC‑LC, HE‑AAC, HE‑AAC v2, Protected AAC, MP3, Linear PCM, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital (AC‑3), Dolby Digital Plus (E‑AC‑3), Dolby Atmos and Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX+) |
| Video | Yes | HEVC, H.264, MPEG‑4 Part 2 and Motion JPEG, HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Speaker Type | Dual Stereo | |
| Document Reader | Yes | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Size | 9000 mAh, Li-Po Battery | 3692 mAh, Li-ion Battery |
| Fast Charging | Yes, 100W Fast charging | Yes |
| Wireless Charging | Yes, 25W MagSafe | |
| Reverse Charging | Yes, 27W | |
| Reverse Wireless Charging | Yes | |
| Video Playback Time | 30 hours | |