Lower mid-range · 2026

Xiaomi Poco M8

Name: Xiaomi Poco M8
Brand: Xiaomi
Price: 370000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦300,000 to ₦370,000 · 2 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36

Best for

Strength All-day battery (14h measured), 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

6.77″ AMOLED · 120Hz

6 Gen 3 6 / 128 GB

5520 mAh 45W charging

50 MP 20 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Xiaomi Poco M8 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.77″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2392 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.77"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2392 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Eye comfort

3840 Hz PWM

High-frequency PWM

Colour depth

12-bit (68B colours)

12-bit

Brightness

1473 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Mohs level 6

Performance

Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 710

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

631,693

v10

GeekBench

2,898

Graphics test

3DMark 866 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 710

Process

4 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

4x2.4GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.8GHz Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades, HyperOS 2 · 4-year support

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades, HyperOS 2

Software support

4 years of updates

Updates remaining

~3 years

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 20 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Front camera

20 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400, 1/2.88", 0.61µm

Entry-level sensor

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5520 mAh · 45 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5520 mAh

Lab active use

13:54h

Lab endurance

50:08h

EU cycle rating

1,000 cycles

Wired charging

45 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Very good (-23.4 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-23.4 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB · 8/512GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B71

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78

Build & Design

178 g · 7.4 mm · IP66

Built to last

Height

164.0 mm

Width

75.4 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

Weight

178 g

IP rating

IP66

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 17e

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.77″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2392 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

Lower benchmark score

632k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Starts with less storage

128 GB vs 256 GB baseline

₦300k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Loses on most 4 losses

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.77″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

632k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Heavier in hand

178 g vs 167 g

₦650k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

2 sellers·New from ₦300,000 to ₦370,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji New

₦300,000

Macbeyland Gadgets

2.8 yrs · 139 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦370,000

Macbeyland Gadgets

2.8 yrs · 139 feedback · 512GB

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