Lower mid-range · 2026

Xiaomi Poco M8s

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Our Take

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

Best for

Strength All-day battery (7000mAh), 144Hz AMOLED

Extras Cooling system, IP64 water resistance

6.9″ AMOLED · 144Hz

6s Gen 3 6 / 128 GB

7000 mAh 33W charging

50 MP 8 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.9″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2392 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.9"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2392 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

850 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.3 GHz · Adreno

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

615,000

v11

CPU

8-core, 2.3 GHz

GPU

Adreno

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

Kryo 2x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex A78 +6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 15, HyperOS 2 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

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, HyperOS 2

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~2 years

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 8 MP selfie

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

Yes, 60 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

7000 mAh · 33 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

7000 mAh

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Audio

Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Speakers

Mono

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 · 8/256GB

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

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, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32, B71

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n26, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78

Build & Design

217 g · 8.4 mm · IP64

Built to last

Height

169.4 mm

Width

80.4 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

Weight

217 g

IP rating

IP64

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.9″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2392 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

75% larger battery capacity

7,000 mAh vs 4,005 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

615k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 8 MP vs 12 MP selfie

Heavier in hand

217 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

63% larger battery capacity

7,000 mAh vs 4,300 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.9″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

615k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Heavier in hand

217 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

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