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Mate 70 Air vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
A side-by-side comparison of the Mate 70 Air and the Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
Specifications
Mate 70 Air
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- UMTS 2100 / 1900 / 1700/2100 / 850 / 800 / 900 / 800 - HSUPA, HSUPA 5.8, HSDPA, HSPA+ 21.1
- 4G bands
- LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 - 100/50, 150/50, 300/50, 300/75, 400/150, 450/50, 450/100, 600/50, 600/100, 1000/100, 1200/200, 1400/300, 1600 data links
- Dual SIM
- SIM2 supports same bands as SIM1
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
- 5G bands
- 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
Mate 70 Air
- Announced
- 2025 Nov 6
- Status
- Available. Released 2025 Nov 7
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
- Announced
- 2025, November 26
- Status
- Available. Released 2025, November 26
Mate 70 Air
- Dimensions
- 165 × 81.5 × 6.6 mm
- Weight
- 208 g
- Build
- Yes
- SIM
- Nano-SIM (4FF)
- Protection
- IP69 dust/water resistant (200 cm, 30 min)
- Extras
- Haptic touch feedback
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
- Dimensions
- 163.3 x 77.8 x 7.9 mm or 8.3 mm
- Weight
- 218 g or 220 g (7.69 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (Poco Shield Glass), aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back or silicone polymer back
- SIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Mate 70 Air
- Type
- AM-OLED display, 1073.7M colors, 120 Hz
- Size
- 7.0 inches
- Resolution
- 1320x2760 pixels (~440 PPI density), ~90.5% screen-to-body ratio
- Protection
- Yes
- Touch
- Capacitive multi-touch screen
- Notch/Hole
- 1-hole
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
- Type
- AMOLED68B colors2560Hz PWM120HzDolby VisionHDR10+2000 nits (HBM)3500 nits (peak)
- Size
- 6.9 inches, 116.6 cm2 (~91.8% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1200 x 2608 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~416 ppi density)
- Protection
- Poco Shield Glass
Mate 70 Air
- OS
- Huawei HarmonyOS 5.1
- Chipset
- HiSilicon KIRIN9020B 4G 7 nm
- CPU
- 2.29 GHz hexa-core
- GPU
- HiSilicon Maleoon 920A
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
- OS
- Android 16, HyperOS 3
- Chipset
- Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
- GPU
- Adreno 840
Mate 70 Air
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
- 512GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
- Interface
- UFS 3.1
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
UFS 4.1
Mate 70 Air
- Quad
50.3 MP, f/1.80, 24mm, 2.9 x optical zoom, BSI CMOS, 1.00µm, CD AF, PD AF, Laser AF, EIS, EIS (video), OIS, Pixel unification, HDR photo, HDR video, Red-eye reduction, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Refocus, Touch focus, Macro mode, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Face tagging, Smile detection, Face retouch, Face retouch (video), Intelligent scene detection
8.0 MP, f/2.20, 16mm, (ultrawide), BSI CMOS, EIS, EIS (video), HDR photo, HDR video, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Face tagging, Smile detection, Face retouch, Face retouch (video), Intelligent scene detection
12.0 MP, f/2.40, 69mm, (telephoto), BSI CMOS
1.6 MP, Mono CMOS
- Other features
- dual LED flash
- Video
- 3840x2160 pixel
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
- Triple
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
- Features
- Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video
- 8K@30fps4K@30/60fps1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps720p@1920fpsgyro-EISHDR10+
Mate 70 Air
- Single
10.7 MP, f/2.20, BSI CMOS, EIS, EIS (video), HDR photo, HDR video, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Face tagging, Smile detection, Face retouch, Face retouch (video), Intelligent scene detection
- Video
- 3840x2160 pixel
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
- Single
- 32 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/3.44", 0.64µm
- Features
- HDR
- Video
- 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Mate 70 Air
- Loudspeaker
- stereo
- 3.5mm jack
- No
- Audio features
- Voice speakerSpeakerphoneANCHD VoiceVoLTEViLTE
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)
- 3.5mm jack
No
Tuned by Bose
Bose 2.1 stereo sound system with a woofer
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio
Mate 70 Air
- WLAN
- 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 802.11be
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.2
- Positioning
- Simultaneous GPSA-GPSDual-frequency GPSGeotaggingQuickGPSQZSSNavIC
- Satellite details
- GLONASS (L1OF); Galileo (E1, E5a, E5b); BeiDou (B1c, B1I, B2a, B2b, BDS SMS BeiDou receiver)
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB C reversible USB 2.0
- USB features
- USB chargingUSB fast chargingUSB HostUSB OTG 1.3USB OTG 2.0USB PDUSB PD 2.0USB PD 3.0
- Wireless features
- Miracast, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Tethering, Wi-Fi Calling
- IR
- Yes
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- 6.0A2DPLEaptX HDaptX AdaptiveLHDC 5.0ASHAMIHC
- Positioning
- GPS (L1+L5)BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a)GALILEO (E1+E5a)QZSS (L1+L5)NavIC (L5)GLONASS
- NFC
- Yes (market/region dependent)
- Infrared port
- Yes
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output
Mate 70 Air
- Sensors
- AccelerometerGyroCompassAltimeterBarometerFP sensorL sensorP sensorStep counterNFC
- Software
- Voice CommandNavigation softwareAugmented Reality (AR)Intelligent personal assistantVoice RecognitionFace Recognition
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass
Mate 70 Air
- Type
- 6500 mAh battery Li-ion (Si-C)
- Charging
- 66.0 W charging wired
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
- Type
- 6500 mAh
- Charging
100W wired, PD3.0, QC3+, 100W PPS, 100% in 38 mins
50W wireless, 50% in 31 mins
22.5W reverse wireless
Mate 70 Air
- Models
- Mate 70 Air Standard Edition Dual SIM TD-LTE CN 256GB SUP-AL90
- Price
- ¥4,199
- Market
- Asia
- Countries
- China
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
- Colors
- Black, White, Denim Blue
- Models
- 25102PCBEG
- Price
- £ 609.00 / € 724.98 / $ 889.99
Mate 70 Air
Not listed for this device
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
- Performance
AnTuTu: 2720760 (v10), 3887841 (v11)
GeekBench: 10876 (v6)
3DMark: 6864 (Wild Life Extreme)
- Display
- 1077 nits max brightness (measured)
- Loudspeaker
- -26.0 LUFS (Very good)
- Battery
- Active use score 18:52h
How the Mate 70 Air and Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra differ
- The Mate 70 Air has the bigger screen, 7 inches against 6.9 inches.
- The main cameras are 50.3 MP on the Mate 70 Air and 50 MP on the Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra.
- The Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra is the newer of the two, released in November 2025.