Huawei nova 15 Max vs POCO X8 Pro Max

The Huawei nova 15 Max scores 6.3 in our rating, and the POCO X8 Pro Max scores 7.6. The POCO X8 Pro Max leads in performance, camera, battery and design. The Huawei nova 15 Max is the newer phone, announced May 7, 2026.

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Huawei Huawei nova 15 Max

6.3 Price TBA

POCO POCO X8 Pro Max

7.6 Price TBA

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Key differences

Why choose the Huawei nova 15 Max

Bigger screen 6.84 inches vs 6.83 inches
Brighter screen 4,000 nits vs 3,500 nits
Newer model May 7, 2026 vs Mar 17, 2026
Thinner 7.98 mm vs 8.2 mm

Why choose the POCO X8 Pro Max

Faster wired charging 100 W vs 40 W
Better water resistance IP68 vs IP65
More RAM 12 GB vs 8 GB
More storage 256 GB / 512 GB vs 256 GB
Lighter 218 g vs 232 g
Higher-resolution video 4K@60 vs 4K@30

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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec Huawei nova 15 MaxPOCO X8 Pro Max

Overall 6.3 7.6

Display 8.3 8.3

Performance 4.1 8.1

Camera 5.2 6.1

Battery 8.0 8.8

Design 7.5 8.3

Software support — 7.4

Value for money 5.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec Huawei nova 15 MaxPOCO X8 Pro Max

Size 6.84 inches 6.83 inches

Type OLED OLED, 1.5K AMOLED

Resolution 1272 × 2756 px 1280 × 2772 px

Pixel density 444 ppi 447 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 4,000 nits 3,500 nits

HDR — HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision

Protection — Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Performance

Spec Huawei nova 15 MaxPOCO X8 Pro Max

Chipset Kirin 8000 Dimensity 9500s

Process 7 nm 3 nm

Max CPU clock 2.4 GHz 3.73 GHz

GPU — Immortalis-G925 MC11

RAM 8 GB 12 GB

Storage 256 GB 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage type — UFS 4.1

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Huawei nova 15 MaxPOCO X8 Pro Max

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.56" 50 MP, f/1.5, 1/1.95"

Optical stabilization ✕ No ✓ Yes

Ultrawide — 8 MP

Rear cameras 2 2

Rear video 4K@30 4K@60

Front camera 8 MP 20 MP

Front video — 1080p@60

Battery and charging

Spec Huawei nova 15 MaxPOCO X8 Pro Max

Capacity 8,500 mAh 8,500 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon Silicon-carbon

Wired charging 40 W 100 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Huawei nova 15 MaxPOCO X8 Pro Max

Dimensions 163.3 × 78 × 7.98 mm 162.9 × 77.9 × 8.2 mm

Thickness 7.98 mm 8.2 mm

Weight 232 g 218 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame — Aluminum

Back — Fiberglass

Water resistance IP65 IP68

Fingerprint Side-mounted Under-display ultrasonic

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM

Colors Blush Gold, Golden Black, Lake Cyan Black, White, Blue, Orange

Connectivity and features

Spec Huawei nova 15 MaxPOCO X8 Pro Max

5G ✕ No ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 7

Bluetooth 5.2 6.0

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec Huawei nova 15 MaxPOCO X8 Pro Max

OS at launch Android Android 16

Interface EMUI 14.2 Xiaomi HyperOS 3

OS updates — 4 years

Security updates — 6 years

Launch and price

Spec Huawei nova 15 MaxPOCO X8 Pro Max

Announced May 7, 2026 Mar 17, 2026

Released — Mar 17, 2026

Status Released Released

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