Lower mid-range · 2026

Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A37 Camera shares the Xiaomi 17T's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 100W fast charging

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

6.83″ AMOLED · 120Hz

7s Gen 4 8 / 256 GB

6500 mAh 100W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

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

Full specifications

Display

6.83″ · AMOLED · 1280 × 2772 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.83"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1280 × 2772 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Eye comfort

3840 Hz PWM

High-frequency PWM

Colour depth

12-bit (68B colours)

12-bit

Brightness

1435 nits

HDR

Dolby Vision · HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 6

Performance

Qualcomm SM7635-AC Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.7 GHz · Adreno 810

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7635-AC Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

875,000

v10

GeekBench

3,245

Graphics test

3DMark 1,110 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 2.7 GHz

GPU

Adreno 810

Process

4 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

1x2.7 GHz Kryo + 3x2.4 GHz P Cores +4x1.6 GHz E Cores

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/1.6 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.6

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

32 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Omnivision OV50 Light Fusion 800, 1/1.55", 1µm

Flagship-class sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi 17T , Xiaomi 15T

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Battery

6500 mAh · 100 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

6500 mAh

Lab active use

16:11h

Lab endurance

60:47h

EU cycle rating

1,000 cycles

Wired charging

100 W

Fast

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Excellent (-19.5 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Excellent (-19.5 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 12/512GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6E

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6E

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

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, n26, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78

Build & Design

206 g · 8.3 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

163.3 mm

Width

78.3 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

Weight

206 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

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

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1280 × 2772 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 6.83″ vs 6.1″ screen

Higher-res main camera

50 MP · f/1.6 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main · 32 MP vs 12 MP selfie

62% larger battery capacity

100 W vs 25 W charging · 6,500 mAh vs 4,005 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

875k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Heavier in hand

206 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

51% larger battery capacity

100 W vs 25 W charging · 6,500 mAh vs 4,300 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

875k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Heavier in hand

206 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

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