Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
xiaomi poco f8 ultra
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
samsung galaxy s21 ultra 5g
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung
Announced November 2025 2021, January 14
Status Available - November 2025 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price - Rs. 105,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Denim Blue Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.3 x 77.8 x 7.9 mm or 8.3 mm
(6.43 x 3.06 x 0.31 in or 0.33 in)
165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm
(6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight 218 g or 220 g (7.69 oz or 7.76 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 LTE
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus support
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 16 Android 11
User Interface HyperOS 3 One UI 3.0
Processor Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - Global / Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 - USA [Similar]
GPU Adreno 840 [Similar] Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea [Similar]
RAM 16 GB [Browse Similar] 16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 GB 512 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ AMOLED, 2560Hz PWM, 120Hz
Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 2000 Nits (HBM), 3500 Nits (peak)
Poco Shield Glass
QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1500 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Colors 68B colors 16M Colour
Size 6.9 inches [Similar] 6.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1200 x 2608 pixels (416 ppi) 1440 x 3200 pixels (516 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 91.83% 89.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no
Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar] 108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/3.0, 115mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF (30cm - ∞), OIS, 5x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.4, 18mm, 102˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm
Color Spectrum Sensor, HDR, Panorama
108 MP (2nd gen), f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+ 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/3.44", 0.64µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5.0, ASHA, MIHC 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.2, Display Port, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.1 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 100W wired, PD3.0, QC3+, 100W PPS, 100% in 38 min
50W wireless, 50% in 31 mins
22.5W reverse wired
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity 6500 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -