Prime Day ran from Tuesday to Friday, but that’s over now. So we shifted our focus to regular deals (no subscription required), and here’s what we found — plenty of Poco phones.
Starting with the Poco F8 Ultra and Poco F8 Pro — you can get flagship performance from this year (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) or from last year (Snapdragon 8 Elite). The Ultra is a large phone with a 6.9-inch display and a 6,500mAh battery, while the Pro is mid-sized with a 6.59-inch screen and a 6,210mAh battery. Both phones support 100W wired charging, but only the Ultra does wireless (50W).
Another area where the Poco F8 Ultra stands out is the camera — the 50MP main sensor is larger (1/1.31-inch vs. 1/1.55-inch), it has a 50MP telephoto with a longer lens (5x/115mm vs. 2.5x/60mm), and a higher resolution ultra-wide (50MP vs. 8MP).
Instead of the F8 Pro, consider the Poco F7 Ultra — it has the same Snapdragon 8 Elite chip but with more RAM (16GB vs. 12GB). It offers a sharper 6.67-inch display (1440p+) but a smaller 5,300mAh battery (with 120W wired and 50W wireless charging). Given the similar pricing, though, we would go with the newer model.
The Poco X8 Pro and Poco X8 Pro Max are similar to the F8 duo. The former is a smaller phone (6.59-inch vs. 6.83-inch display) and has a smaller battery (6,500mAh vs. 8,500mAh). Charging is the same though (100W wired only).
This time around, however, the cameras are identical — so beyond size, these two are separated by their chipsets. The Pro uses a Dimensity 8500 Ultra, while the Pro Max inches closer to flagship territory with the Dimensity 9500s (a variant of the Dimensity 9400+).
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