Poco F8 Ultra Review

Even though it costs a lot more than its predecessor, I'm comfortable recommending the iQOO 15. The phone has the latest internals and does a great job in regular use, and it handles demanding games with ease — even if there's an overheating issue. The 6.85-inch 2K panel is among the best in its class, and iQOO outdid itself with the massive silicon battery on this phone; I easily got a day and a half even with heavy use. It has all the extras you need, comes with better software, and while the design doesn't stand out as much, it is a legitimate rival to the likes of what Google and Samsung have to offer.

Flagship features and top performance at a competitive price

A 50MP 5x telephoto camera lens, 6,500mAh battery and superb Bose-engineered speaker system all pack the value for money into the Poco F8 Ultra.

With the F8 Ultra, POCO is proving that it can make a phone that's just as good as what Samsung and Google can deliver. The F8 Ultra has the latest internals, a new design with a denim texture that's wonderful to hold, battery that lasts a day and a half with ease, brighter AMOLED panel, and all the extras you need. Oh, and the cameras are the best of any POCO device I used, and if anything, the F8 Ultra manages to hold its own against the likes of the Xiaomi 15, which just shows the scale of POCO's progress. While the F8 Ultra is costlier at $729, I believe this is one of the best phones you can get in this category, and it is a legitimate alternative to Samsung's Galaxy S25 models.