OnePlus Nord 6 vs POCO X8 Pro Max

The OnePlus Nord 6 scores 7.4 in our rating, and the POCO X8 Pro Max scores 7.6. The POCO X8 Pro Max leads in performance, battery and design. The OnePlus Nord 6 is the newer phone, announced Apr 7, 2026.

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OnePlus OnePlus Nord 6

7.4 Price TBA

POCO POCO X8 Pro Max

7.6 Price TBA

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Key differences

Why choose the OnePlus Nord 6

Brighter screen 3,600 nits vs 3,500 nits
Higher refresh rate 165 Hz vs 120 Hz
Better water resistance IP68 + IP69K vs IP68
Newer model Apr 7, 2026 vs Mar 17, 2026
Lighter 210 g vs 218 g
Sharper display 450 ppi vs 447 ppi

Why choose the POCO X8 Pro Max

Bigger battery 8,500 mAh vs 7,500 mAh
Faster wired charging 100 W vs 80 W
Bigger screen 6.83 inches vs 6.78 inches
Thinner 8.2 mm vs 8.5 mm
Higher screen resolution 1280 × 2772 px vs 1272 × 2772 px

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Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

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 OnePlus Nord 6POCO X8 Pro Max

Overall 7.4 7.6

Display 8.5 8.3

Performance 7.5 8.1

Camera 6.0 6.1

Battery 8.3 8.8

Design 7.8 8.3

Software support 7.4 7.4

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec OnePlus Nord 6POCO X8 Pro Max

Size 6.78 inches 6.83 inches

Type OLED, Sunburst AMOLED OLED, 1.5K AMOLED

Resolution 1272 × 2772 px 1280 × 2772 px

Pixel density 450 ppi 447 ppi

Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh — ✕ No

Peak brightness 3,600 nits 3,500 nits

HDR HDR10 HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision

Protection OnePlus Crystal Guard Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Performance

Spec OnePlus Nord 6POCO X8 Pro Max

Chipset Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Dimensity 9500s

Process — 3 nm

Max CPU clock — 3.73 GHz

GPU Adreno 825 Immortalis-G925 MC11

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 12 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec OnePlus Nord 6POCO X8 Pro Max

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.953" 50 MP, f/1.5, 1/1.95"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Rear cameras 2 2

Rear video 4K@60 4K@60

Front camera 32 MP 20 MP

Front video 4K@30 1080p@60

Battery and charging

Spec OnePlus Nord 6POCO X8 Pro Max

Capacity 7,500 mAh 8,500 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon Silicon-carbon

Wired charging 80 W 100 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec OnePlus Nord 6POCO X8 Pro Max

Dimensions 162.46 × 77.45 × 8.5 mm 162.9 × 77.9 × 8.2 mm

Thickness 8.5 mm 8.2 mm

Weight 210 g 218 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic Aluminum

Back Plastic Fiberglass

Water resistance IP68 + IP69K IP68

Fingerprint — Under-display ultrasonic

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM

Colors Fresh Mint, Pitch Black Black, White, Blue, Orange

Connectivity and features

Spec OnePlus Nord 6POCO X8 Pro Max

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 7

Bluetooth 6.0 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 OnePlus Nord 6POCO X8 Pro Max

OS at launch Android 16 Android 16

Interface OxygenOS 16 Xiaomi HyperOS 3

OS updates 4 years 4 years

Security updates 6 years 6 years

Launch and price

Spec OnePlus Nord 6POCO X8 Pro Max

Announced Apr 7, 2026 Mar 17, 2026

Released Apr 9, 2026 Mar 17, 2026

Status Released Released

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