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Xiaomi Poco M8 5G vs Poco M5

62 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
VS
45 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M5
Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
Xiaomi Poco M5

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.77-inch Xiaomi Poco M8 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3) that was released on January 8, 2026, against the Xiaomi Poco M5, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 3 years and 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
  • Delivers 229% higher peak brightness (1473 against 448 nits)
  • 51% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (859K versus 569K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Water-resistant body (IP66 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 18W)
  • The phone is 3 years and 5 months newer
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Stereo speakers
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Thinner bezels – 5.7% more screen real estate
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M5
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M8 5G and Poco M5 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 86% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi Poco M5 to Xiaomi Poco M8 5G is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: display, camera, and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco M8 5G
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Poco M5

Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.77 inches 6.58 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2408 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 388 ppi 401 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 83.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 96.4% 93.9%
PWM 60 Hz Not detected
Response time 1 ms 27 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 1481:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco M8 5G +229%
1473 nits
Poco M5
448 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 164 mm (6.46 inches) 163.99 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 75.42 mm (2.97 inches) 76.09 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 7.35 mm (0.29 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Waterproof IP66 IP52
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Green Black, Green, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco M8 5G +7%
89.5%
Poco M5
83.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M8 5G and Xiaomi Poco M5
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 256 64
GPU clock 1010 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M8 5G and Xiaomi Poco M5
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco M8 5G +39%
1015
Poco M5
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco M8 5G +51%
2981
Poco M5
1976
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco M8 5G +153%
3354
Poco M5
1324
Compute Score (GPU) 3354 1324
Single-core score 1015 729
Multi-core score 2981 1976
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco M8 5G +51%
859658
Poco M5
569031
CPU 305260 220396
GPU 131959 43657
Memory 182297 142228
UX 240142 162750
Total score 859658 569031
Samples [12 tests] [14 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 340
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Poco M8 5G
n/a
Poco M5
9409
Web score - 8456
Video editing - 5371
Photo editing - 19347
Data manipulation - 7331
Writing score - 11462
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-17 (Ak)AnTuTu 11773969
📘 2026-06-20 -> PocoM8AnTuTu 11865162
📘 2026-06-12 -> PocoM8AnTuTu 11862132
📘 2026-06-12 -> PocoM8Geekbench 6 GPU3354
📘 2026-06-12 -> PocoM8Geekbench 6 CPU1013 / 3000
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Xiaomi Poco M5
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-12 (Нур)AnTuTu 12648969
📘 2026-08-26 (Neeraj)AnTuTu 11548515
📘 2026-05-19 (Oleksa)Geekbench 6 GPU1324
📘 2026-05-19 (Oleksa)Geekbench 6 CPU729 / 1976
📘 2026-05-19 (Oleksa)AnTuTu 11575599
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0
OS size 45 GB -
OS updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 5520 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 18 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (24% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:20 hr 2:19 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:16 hr 09:34 hr
Watching video 16:09 hr 14:13 hr
Gaming 05:56 hr 05:54 hr
Standby 106 hr 129 hr
General battery life
Poco M8 5G
25:02 hr
Poco M5
24:58 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 29 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution - 2560 x 1920
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* - 13
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco M8 5G +11%
89.8 dB
Poco M5
80.7 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2026 September 2022
Release date January 2026 September 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $190
Successor - - Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 22 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco M8 5G is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
9 (81.8%)
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Total votes: 11

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