POCO F9 Ultra vs POCO F9 Pro

At launch in the US, the POCO F9 Pro cost $100 less ($699 vs $799).

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POCO POCO F9 Ultra

8.8 From $799

POCO POCO F9 Pro

From $699

Key differences

Why choose the POCO F9 Ultra

Bigger battery 8,050 mAh vs 6,330 mAh
Bigger screen 6.9 inches vs 6.59 inches
Longer optical zoom 5× vs 2.5×
More RAM 12 GB / 16 GB vs 12 GB
More storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB vs 256 GB / 512 GB
Thinner 8.74 mm vs 8.79 mm

Why choose the POCO F9 Pro

Lower launch price $699 vs $799
Lighter 206 g vs 235 g
Charger in the box

PhoneRanked scores

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

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO F9 Pro

Overall 8.8 —

Display 8.7 —

Performance 9.0 —

Camera 8.7 —

Battery 9.0 —

Design 8.2 —

Value for money 8.6 —

Display

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO F9 Pro

Size 6.9 inches 6.59 inches

Type OLED, Ultra-bright AMOLED OLED, AMOLED (M11, POCO HyperRGB)

Resolution 1200 × 2608 px 1156 × 2510 px

Pixel density 416 ppi —

Refresh rate 185 Hz 185 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 10,000 nits 10,000 nits

HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision HDR10+, Dolby Vision

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Performance

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO F9 Pro

Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series

Process 3 nm 3 nm

Max CPU clock 4.6 GHz 4.6 GHz

GPU Adreno 840 Adreno 840 (V Series, 2 slices)

RAM 12 GB / 16 GB 12 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO F9 Pro

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.68 200 MP, f/1.68

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 50 MP 8 MP

Telephoto 50 MP, 5× optical, periscope 50 MP, 2.5× optical

Optical zoom 5× 2.5×

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 8K@30 4K@60

Front camera 32 MP 32 MP

Front video 4K@30 4K@30

Battery and charging

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO F9 Pro

Capacity 8,050 mAh 6,330 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon Silicon-carbon

Wired charging 100 W 100 W

Wireless charging 50 W 50 W

Reverse wireless ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Charger in box ✕ No ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO F9 Pro

Dimensions 163.49 × 77.94 × 8.74 mm 157.49 × 75.25 × 8.79 mm

Thickness 8.74 mm 8.79 mm

Weight 235 g 206 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Aluminum —

Back Fiberglass —

Water resistance IP68 IP68

Fingerprint Under-display ultrasonic Under-display ultrasonic

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM

Colors Black, Dark Cherry Black, White, Aurora Green

Connectivity and features

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO F9 Pro

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 7

Bluetooth 6.0 6.0

USB USB-C 3.x —

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO F9 Pro

OS at launch Android 16 Android 16

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 3 Xiaomi HyperOS 3

OS updates 4 years 4 years

Security updates 6 years 6 years

Launch and price

Spec POCO F9 UltraPOCO F9 Pro

Announced Sep 1, 2026 Sep 1, 2026

Released Sep 1, 2026 Sep 1, 2026

Status Released Released

US launch price $799 $699

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