Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra

Name: Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
Brand: Xiaomi

$89612GB + 256GBFlagship2026

8.7

Overall Score

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Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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6.9"

Display

200MP

Camera

8,050

mAh

16GB

Max RAM

100W

Charging

235g

Weight

Why the Poco F9 Ultra

Flagship

The Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra is a powerful flagship device delivering exceptional battery capacity, a top-tier Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor with measured benchmark performance, and a highly capable triple-camera system featuring 5x optical zoom. The display is expansive and fluid with a 185Hz refresh rate, complemented by robust IP68 protection and premium audio tuning. While priced in the higher tier around $962 with a plastic rear panel rather than pure glass, it offers formidable hardware specifications across the board.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

8.8

Performance

9.2

Battery

9.6

Display

9.2

Build

8.6

Value

7.0

Strengths

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset with explicit Geekbench v6 multi-core benchmark of 10500

Massive 8050 mAh Si/C battery with 100W wired and 50W wireless charging

6.9-inch 185Hz AMOLED display with Dolby Vision and high peak brightness

Versatile 200MP main camera with OIS, 50MP periscope telephoto with 5x optical zoom, and 50MP ultrawide

IP68 dust and water resistance with a Bose-tuned 2.1 stereo sound system

Weaknesses

Plastic back construction (glass-fiber reinforced plastic) rather than full glass or titanium

High price point around the $962 mark positions it firmly in premium territory

Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2026, September 01

Announced

2026, September 01

Network

6 specs

Speed

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

5G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

5 specs

10000 nits (peak) in HDR videos only

Size

6.9 inches, 116.6 cm2 (~91.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

AMOLED, 68B colors, 185Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 850 nits (typ), 2200 nits (HBM), 4500 nits (peak)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs level 5

Resolution

1200 x 2608 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~416 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 16, up to 4 major OS updates, HyperOS 3

CPU

Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)

GPU

Adreno 840

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

Memory

3 specs

UFS 4.1

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960/1920fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+

Triple

200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 0.5µm, PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/3.0, 114mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom

50 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, 102˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm

Features

Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

Single

32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.4", 0.61µm

Features

HDR

Sound

3 specs

Tuned by Bose

Bose 2.1 stereo sound system with a woofer

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)

Comms

7 specs

NFC

Yes (market/region dependent)

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

6.0, A2DP, LE, AptX HD, AptX Adaptive, LHDC 5.0, ASHA, MIHC, Auracast

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS

Infrared port

Yes

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass

Battery

2 specs

Type

Si/C Li-Ion 8050 mAh

Charging

100W wired, PD3.0, QC3+, 100W PPS, 100% in 50 min

50W wireless, 50% in 37 min

27W reverse wired

22.5W reverse wireless

Body

5 specs

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back

Weight

235 g (8.29 oz)

Dimensions

163.5 x 77.9 x 8.7 mm (6.44 x 3.07 x 0.34 in)

Our Tests

4 specs

Battery

Active use score 24:35h

Display

1283 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-26.1 LUFS (Good)

Performance

GeekBench: 10500 (v6)

Misc

2 specs

Colors

Black, Dark Cherry

Models

26077PC53G

EU LABEL

4 specs

Energy

Class A

Battery

80:44h endurance, 1000 cycles

Free fall

Class C (90 falls)

Repairability

Class C

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Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra

$89612GB + 256GBFlagship2026

8.7

Overall Score

within Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

Choose a configuration3 options

Prices reflect the selected storage and RAM configuration.

Buy on Amazon.de

Affiliate link. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

6.9"

Display

200MP

Camera

8,050

mAh

16GB

Max RAM

100W

Charging

235g

Weight

Why the Poco F9 Ultra

Flagship

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

8.8

Performance

9.2

Battery

9.6

Display

9.2

Build

8.6

Value

7.0

Strengths

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset with explicit Geekbench v6 multi-core benchmark of 10500

Massive 8050 mAh Si/C battery with 100W wired and 50W wireless charging

6.9-inch 185Hz AMOLED display with Dolby Vision and high peak brightness

Versatile 200MP main camera with OIS, 50MP periscope telephoto with 5x optical zoom, and 50MP ultrawide

IP68 dust and water resistance with a Bose-tuned 2.1 stereo sound system

Weaknesses

Plastic back construction (glass-fiber reinforced plastic) rather than full glass or titanium

High price point around the $962 mark positions it firmly in premium territory

Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2026, September 01

Announced

2026, September 01

Network

6 specs

Speed

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

5G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

5 specs

10000 nits (peak) in HDR videos only

Size

6.9 inches, 116.6 cm2 (~91.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

AMOLED, 68B colors, 185Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 850 nits (typ), 2200 nits (HBM), 4500 nits (peak)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs level 5

Resolution

1200 x 2608 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~416 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 16, up to 4 major OS updates, HyperOS 3

CPU

Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)

GPU

Adreno 840

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

Memory

3 specs

UFS 4.1

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960/1920fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+

Triple

200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 0.5µm, PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/3.0, 114mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom

50 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, 102˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm

Features

Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

Single

32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.4", 0.61µm

Features

HDR

Sound

3 specs

Tuned by Bose

Bose 2.1 stereo sound system with a woofer

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)

Comms

7 specs

NFC

Yes (market/region dependent)

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

6.0, A2DP, LE, AptX HD, AptX Adaptive, LHDC 5.0, ASHA, MIHC, Auracast

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS

Infrared port

Yes

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass

Battery

2 specs

Type

Si/C Li-Ion 8050 mAh

Charging

100W wired, PD3.0, QC3+, 100W PPS, 100% in 50 min

50W wireless, 50% in 37 min

27W reverse wired

22.5W reverse wireless

Body

5 specs

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back

Weight

235 g (8.29 oz)

Dimensions

163.5 x 77.9 x 8.7 mm (6.44 x 3.07 x 0.34 in)

Our Tests

4 specs

Battery

Active use score 24:35h

Display

1283 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-26.1 LUFS (Good)

Performance

GeekBench: 10500 (v6)

Misc

2 specs

Colors

Black, Dark Cherry

Models

26077PC53G

EU LABEL

4 specs

Energy

Class A

Battery

80:44h endurance, 1000 cycles

Free fall

Class C (90 falls)

Repairability

Class C

Compare the Poco F9 Ultra with

Side-by-side specs and scores against phones in the same price range.

Xiaomi 18 Pro

$916 · Score 9.1 · Flagship

Compare

Xiaomi 17 Max

$786 · Score 9.1 · Flagship

Compare

Huawei nova 16 Ultra

$905 · Score 8.8 · Flagship

Compare

Similar phones

Price, size and performance

Where to next

Compare with Xiaomi 18 Pro Newer: Xiaomi 18 Fold Find a phone around $900 Trade in your old phone for the Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra Compare with Xiaomi 17 Max Compare with Huawei nova 16 Ultra