(Xiaomi) Poco F8 Ultra vs Vivo V70

Verdict

(Xiaomi) Poco F8 Ultra and Vivo V70 tie on the OH Rank at a score of 67. (Xiaomi) Poco F8 Ultra wins on Performance; Vivo V70 wins on Screen and Main Camera. (Xiaomi) Poco F8 Ultra is 3.5mm wider than Vivo V70. Vivo V70 is the more recent release, from Feb 26, 2026.

Score Breakdown

Category

(Xiaomi) Poco F8 Ultra

77.8mm (3.06in) · Nov 26, 2025 · Rank #114

Vivo V70

74.3mm (2.93in) · Feb 26, 2026 · Rank #113
Performance /15
13
5
Battery /15
11
11
Screen /15
11
13
IP Protection /15
12
12
Main Camera /15
9
12
Selfie /5
3
5
Video /5
3
4
SD Memory /5
0
0
Software /5
5
5
Desktop Replacement /5
0
0
TOTAL
67
67
(Xiaomi) Poco F8 Ultra
77.8mm (3.06in) · Nov 26, 2025 · Rank #114
13+11+11+12+9+3+3+0+5+0 = 67

EDITORIAL: Another Ultra phone from Poco brings updates but also some downgrades to excellent F7 Ultra. F8 Ultra advantage of being a cheap flagship phone is fading with higher pricing and exposing it to last year’s best phones of the same price. Still, it offers top processor with fastest memory, great endurance and screen (tho non-LTPO) and solid performance main and periscope tele cameras. Bose partnered to create the first 2.1 sound on a phone – standard two channels that add a woofer speaker located in the camera island. It produces excellent sound.

PROs
top SD 8 Elite Gen 5 with UFS4.1 performance, 36hr battery endurance from 6500mAh battery with sub-60min 100W (40W wireless) charging, good sub-420ppi AMOLED with Dolby Vision (tho non-LTPO and with sub-1100nits brightness), IP68 protection. many great pics from 50MP 23mm OIS PDAF main + 50MP 115mm PDAF periscope telephoto + 50MP 18mm ultrawide back cameras, up to 5 years of OS updates, fast USB-C 3.2 port with OTG and Display Out and excellent sound co-designed with Bose
CONs
almost 3mm wider then F7 Ultra, heavier too, poor performance under prolonged maximum load (gets very hot too). mediocre 32MP 21mm selfie, mediocre video recording, no expandable memory, lacking in advanced AI tricks competitors have and no desktop replacement functionality
Vivo V70
74.3mm (2.93in) · Feb 26, 2026 · Rank #113
5+11+13+12+12+5+4+0+5+0 = 67
* TOP Software* TOP MidrangerMidrange

EDITORIAL: Like clockwork, Vivo took 6 months to bring a V60 update but this time the improvements are massive. V70 is almost 3mm narrower (!) and comes with a metal frame, same big battery, higher res screen and much faster memory. Processor and cameras are the same. Vivo is again positioning the V series at the top of the midrange world with a true and tried formula (great battery life + bright screen + reliable imaging).

PROs
narrower and better built with a more premium feel, fast UFS 4.1 memory, >30hr endurance from a 6500mAh Si/C Lithium battery with sub-60min 90W charging, >1900nits bright 450ppi AMOLED screen with HDR10+ certification, IP69 protection, very good 50MP 23mm OIS PDAF main + 50MP 85mm OIS PDAF periscope telephoto + an okay 8MP 15mm ultrawide setup, excellent 50MP 21mm AF selfie, Zeiss tech on all cameras, up to 4 years of updates of mature OriginOS
CONs
good SD 7 Gen 4 performance may not not be enough after 2 or 3 years of AI feature updates, no wireless charging, non-LTPO screen tech, no AF on a 8MP ultrawide, no expandable memory or Video out on a slow USB-C 2.0 port

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