This is a side-by-side smartphone specs comparison of the Cherry Mobile Aqua S9 and POCO F8 Ultra.
The Cherry Mobile Aqua S9 has a 6.52-inch display, Unisoc SC9863A processor, quad cameras, 4G LTE (with VoLTE) connectivity, and 5000mAh battery.
Meanwhile, the POCO F8 Ultra has a 6.9-inch display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) processor, triple cameras, 5G connectivity, and 6500mAh battery.
| Specs | Cherry Mobile Aqua S9 | POCO F8 Ultra |
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| Screen | 6.52-inch HD+ IPS LCD Display (720 x 1600 Pixels 269 ppi) with 20:9 Aspect Ratio and Notch | 6.9-inch ~ AMOLED Display (1200 x 2608 Pixels, 416 ppi) with POCO Shield Glass, 120Hz Refresh Rate, 1-2000nits brightness, 3500nits peak, Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and punch-hole |
| OS | Android 10 | Android 16 with Xiaomi HyperOS 3 |
| Chipset | Unisoc SC9863A | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) |
| CPU | Octa Core CPU 4x Cortex-A55 @ 1.6GHz & 4x Cortex-A55 @ 1.2GHz |
Octa Core CPU 2x Prime Cores @ 4.6GHz & 6x Performance Cores @ 3.6GHz |
| GPU | PowerVR GE8322 | Adreno 840 |
| RAM | 4 GB | 12GB or 16GB of RAM |
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| Rear Camera | Quad Cameras: 13MP Main Camera (Sony IMX214, Autofocus) 5MP Depth Sensor 2MP Monochrome 2MP AI Lens -LED Flash |
Triple Cameras: 50MP Main Camera (Light Fusion 950, f/1.67 Aperture, Autofocus, OIS) 50MP Periscope Telephoto (f/3.0 aperture, Autofocus, 5x Optical zoom, OIS) 50MP Ultrawide (f/2.4 Aperture, 102˚ FoV) -LED Flash -Up to 8K@30fps or 4K@60fps video recording, OIS/EIS video stabilization -Color temperature sensor -Flicker sensor |
| Front Camera |
8 Megapixels (OmniVison OV88582A) |
32 Megapixels (f/2.2 Aperture) - Up to 4K@30fps video recording |
| Storage | 64GB | 256GB or 512GB (UFS 4.1) |
| Expansion | 128GB via microSD | None |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) | Dual SIM (Nano + Nano with eSIM support) |
| Networks | 4G LTE (with VoLTE), 3G HSPA+, 2G EDGE & GPRS Networks | 5G, 4G LTE (with VoLTE), 3G HSPA+, 2G EDGE & GPRS Networks |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac/6/7 |
| NFC | No | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 6.0 Offline voice calls via Bluetooth up to ~1km |
| Infrared | Yes | |
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| Position | A-GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC |
| USB OTG | Yes | Yes (USB 3.2 with DisplayPort) |
| USB | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| 3.5mm Audio Jack | Yes | No |
| Audio Enhancement | None | Hi-Res Audio, Dolby ATMOS, Bose 2.1-channel stereo speaker system with woofer |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Sensors |
Face Recognition Proximity Sensor & Ambient Light Sensor Accelerometer |
Face Recognition & Fingerprint Sensor Proximity Sensor & Ambient Light Sensor Compass, Gyroscope & Accelerometer |
| Battery | 5000 mAh Li-ion Battery (Non-removable) 10W Charging Rate |
6500 mAh (Non-removable) 100W Fast Charging (HyperCharge: 100% in 38 minutes) 50W Wireless Charging (50% in 31 minutes) 22.5W Reverse Charging (Powerbank function) |
| Material | Plastic | Glass front, Glass fiber or Silicone polymer back, Aluminum alloy frame (IP68 dust & water resistance) |
| Size | 165.0 x 76.0 x 9.5 mm | 163.33 x 77.82 x 7.9 mm (black) or 8.3mm (blue) |
| Weight | 115 g | 218 g (black) or 220 g (blue) |
| Colors | Black, Fusion Sky, Aqua Blue, Jade Gree and Flare Red | Black, Denim Blue |
| Release Date | December 16, 2020 | November 26, 2025 |
| Price | ₱3,999.00 - Official Price in the Philippines | ₱39,999.00 - Official price of 12GB+256GB version in the Philippines ₱42,999.00 - Official price of 16GB+512GB version in the Philippines |
| Buy Online |
Cherry Mobile Aqua S9 on Lazada Cherry Mobile Aqua S9 on Shopee |
POCO F8 Ultra on Lazada POCO F8 Ultra on Shopee |
