POCO F8 Ultra vs POCO F7 Ultra Comparison Review

Today we have another smartphone head-to-head. The POCO F8 series’ recent launch got us thinking, what’s the difference between the F8 Ultra and F7 Ultra And no, it’s not Vin Diesel or Paul Walker.

The POCO F7 Ultra has already proved itself as one of the best value flagships of its time with its powerful chipset, fast charging, and highly competitive pricing. But now, the POCO F8 Ultra steps in with an even more ambitious spec sheet, and it aims to pull the F-series deeper into true flagship territory. 

The question is: does it actually outclass the F7 Ultra, or is this just another incremental follow-up? Let’s get into it.

Design and Build

Starting off with design and build;

The POCO F8 Ultra immediately gives off a much more premium vibe compared to its predecessor. It features a satin-finished glass back, a bold and redesigned camera island and a sturdy aluminum frame. 

Despite housing a large 6500mAh battery, the F8 Ultra weighs 218 grams, which is still reasonable for a device its size. It also carries IP68 water and dust resistance, making it feel like a complete flagship package.

And just like the F8 Ultra, the POCO F7 Ultra, on the other hand, already delivered a premium feel with the same glass-and-metal construction, IP68 rating, and balanced weight of around 212 grams. It looked and felt good for its class, but the F8 Ultra refines the formula.

Verdict: In our opinion, the F8 Ultra wins here thanks to its more polished aesthetic, and overall more “true flagship” presence. 

The F7 Ultra still looks great, but the F8 Ultra feels like the more mature product. But of course, design is subjective and since they’re pretty much the same materials and ingress protection, we’re calling this round a tie.

Display, Multimedia, and Biometrics

Moving over to their displays;

The POCO F8 Ultra is equipped with a large 6.9-inch 2K LTPS AMOLED display that can dynamically switch from 60Hz to 120Hz. 

It reaches peak brightness levels of around 3500 nits and gets support for Dolby Vision and HDR10+. 

It delivers excellent color accuracy, and very responsive touch performance. Watching content is especially enjoyable thanks to its Bose-tuned 2.1-channel speaker system, complete with a micro-subwoofer that adds depth and bass you don’t normally hear from smartphone speakers. 

It also uses an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner that remains fast even with slightly damp fingers.

The POCO F7 Ultra uses a slightly smaller 6.67-inch 2K Flow AMOLED panel with the same 60 to 120Hz refresh rate. It gets a peak brightness of 3200 nits and also offers vivid colors, deep blacks, and strong HDR performance. 

The stereo speakers are good but not nearly as full-bodied as the F8 Ultra’s enhanced setup. 

For biometrics it also gets a fast and reliable in-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner.

Verdict: So for this segment, it really comes down to one thing and that’s the auditory experience.

Which is why the F8 Ultra takes this round for its better 2.1 channel Bose-tuned speaker setup. And of course it gets plus points for the brighter panel output and display size.

Performance and Benchmarks

Moving over to performance, the F8 Ultra is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB of UFS 4.1 storage. 

Day-to-day use is blazing fast; apps load instantly, animations remain smooth, and even demanding games run at stable high frame rates. 

The F7 Ultra, while still very capable, runs on the previous Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. It delivers strong performance and smooth gaming, but benchmark results show a clear gap. 

The F8 Ultra’s benchmarks easily surpass its predecessor, with scores above 3.6 million in AnTuTu V11, and storage speeds that also broke past 4200MB/s for both read and write.

The F7 Ultra remains fast, responsive, and more than enough for everyday use, just not as future-proof. Either way both phones handle any apps we could throw at them and most users won’t really see a big difference in day-to-day usage. 

Verdict: But we still do need a winner for this round, and the F8 Ultra decisively wins in pure performance numbers. 

Cameras

For optics, the POCO F8 Ultra sports a triple 50MP setup at the rear featuring a 50MP main camera, a 50MP ultrawide, and a 50MP periscope telephoto lens offering 5X optical zoom. 

The main and telephoto lenses both have OIS, and overall image quality is sharp, detailed, and well-balanced. Colors are saturated and vibrant with high contrast, and portrait mode creates clean subject separation. 

The F7 Ultra also features a triple-camera system featuring a 50MP main shooter, 50MP telephoto lens that serves as the 2.5X optical zoom, and a 32MP ultrawide. 

It performs well across different conditions and consistently produces natural-looking images with good detail, and similar post processing as the F8 Ultra. 

Jumping into some sample shots:

POCO F8 Ultra Sample Photos (vs POCO F7 Ultra)

Nov 24 – Dec 10, 2025

POCO F7 Ultra Sample Photos (vs POCO F8 Ultra)

Nov 19 – Dec 5, 2025

Both camera systems perform similarly but when looking at the same shots side by side, we noticed that the F7 Ultra tends to favor cooler tones and can add a slight pink tint to its images. 

Interestingly, in less than ideal lighting conditions both phones handle shadows and contrast differently. It’s as if the F7 Pro tends to preserve more shadow and highlight detail resulting in a more HDR-like image than its predecessor.

Verdict: All in all this was a bit of a struggle to decide on. But for cameras, the F8 Ultra wins, though not by much. Both phones perform well, but the better zoom capability give the F8 Ultra a clear advantage.

OS, Apps, and User Experience

For software, out of the box the F8 Ultra comes with HyperOS 3.0 based on Android 16. 

It feels refined, fluid, and very responsive, thanks to new animations and better background memory handling. It also introduces more AI features and a “Dynamic Island-like” feature that serves as a minimized app hub for certain apps like Spotify, calls, timers, and more. 

Floating windows also come with more fluid animations and are easier to use, showing off the overall software stability.

The F7 Ultra runs on HyperOS 2 based on Android 15. It’s already stable, lightweight, and customizable, but lacks the refinement in stability and newer features found in the F8 Ultra.

The HyperOS 3 update should be coming to F7 Ultra models soon, if you don’t have it already. 

Verdict: Either way, for this segment we’ll be giving it to the F8 Ultra due to the updated software, extra features, and smoother overall experience.

Battery Life

For battery, the F8 Ultra has a massive 6,500 mAh battery, capable of easily lasting up to two days on moderate usage. It supports 100W wired charging, 50W wireless charging, and even 22.5W reverse wireless charging. 

The F7 Ultra on the other hand, features a smaller 5,300 mAh battery with a faster 120W wired charging rate, 50W wireless support, and the same 22.5W reverse wireless charging. 

It lasts a full day comfortably, but endurance naturally trails behind the larger battery of the F8 Ultra.

In PCMark’s battery test, the POCO F8 Ultra achieved 20 hours and 20 minutes, while the POCO F7 Ultra garnered a result of 14 hours and 16 minutes. Which isn’t necessarily bad but we can see why it needed the faster wired charging speed.

Verdict: So for battery, the F8 Ultra wins again thanks to significantly longer battery life.

Connectivity

For connectivity, both devices cover all the necessary connectivity options including 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, NFC, GPS, and an IR blaster. 

The F8 Ultra adds eSIM support, which is something some users have been hoping for. Its USB-C 3.2 port also features wired video output, making it compatible with external displays. The F7 Ultra offers traditional dual-SIM functionality with no eSIM support in sight, and can’t display video via Type-C.

Verdict: So for Connectivity, we’re giving it to the F8 Ultra for offering eSIM convenience.

Price

POCO F8 Ultra
• 12GB + 256GB – PHP 39,999
• 16GB + 512GB – PHP 42,999

POCO F7 Ultra
• 12GB + 256GB – PHP 36,999
• 16GB + 512GB – PHP 39,999

Final Verdict – Which Ultra Should You Buy?

If you want the most powerful, most premium, and most future-ready POCO F-series phone yet, the POCO F8 Ultra is the obvious choice. 

It delivers meaningful upgrades in performance, battery life, multimedia, cameras, and software stability.

But if you want flagship-level specs at the lowest possible entry point, the POCO F7 Ultra remains an extremely strong value pick. 

It shares many strengths of the F8 Ultra but comes in at a more budget-friendly price.

But what do you guys think? If you’re considering upgrading from a phone from 5 years ago or more, would you rather get the POCO F8 Ultra or F7 Ultra, which you guys might even be able to get for a much bigger sale?

Let us know in the comments section below.

POCO F8 Ultra specs:
6.9-inch LTPS AMOLED (2608 × 1200), 60–120Hz refresh rate
3500 nits peak brightness, 12-bit color, DCI-P3, HDR10+, Dolby Vision
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Adreno 840 GPU
16GB LPDDR5X RAM
512GB UFS 4.1 storage
50MP main (Light Fusion 950, OIS)
50MP periscope telephoto (5× optical zoom)
50MP ultra-wide
32MP front camera
Ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner
HyperOS 3.0
5G
Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC
Dual SIM (Nano + Nano / Nano + eSIM)
IR blaster (rear camera module)
USB-C
6500mAh battery
100W wired, 50W wireless, 22.5W reverse wireless
Stereo speakers + independent subwoofer, tuned by Bose
163.33 × 77.82 × ~7.9 mm (dimensions)
218 g (weight)
Black, Denim (colors)

POCO F7 Ultra specs:
6.67-inch 2K AMOLED display
3200 x 1440 pixels, 120Hz, 526 ppi
3200 nits peak brightness
POCO Shield Glass
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
3nm, octa-core, up to 4.32GHz
VisionBoost D7 display chip (12nm)
12GB, 16GB LPDDR5X RAM
256GB, 512GB UFS 4.1 storage
50MP f/1.6 main, OIS
50MP f/2.0 telephoto, OIS
32MP f/2.2 ultrawide, 120° FoV
32MP selfie camera (hole punch notch)
Dual nano-SIM
5G, 4G LTE
Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth 6.0
Dual-frequency GPS
USB Type-C
NFC
Under-display fingerprint sensor (ultrasonic), face unlock
IP68 dust and water resistance
Dual stereo speakers, IR blaster
Xiaomi HyperOS 2, Android 15
5300mAh battery
120W charging (wired)
50W wireless
160.26 x 74.95 x 8.39 mm
212g
Black, Yellow (colorways)