Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G vs M3 Pro
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4) that was released on January 8, 2026, against the Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 and came out 4 years and 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Delivers 465% higher peak brightness (3010 against 533 nits)
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1041K versus 533K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 18W)
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5000 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Shows 20% longer battery life (29:45 vs 24:46 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- Has a 0.33 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- The phone is 4 years and 8 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Weighs 15.9 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.83 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2772 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 447 ppi | 405 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 180 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 83.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
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| RGB color space | 99.7% | 93.5% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | 33.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 2512:1 |
Screen space comparison
Poco M8 Pro 5G
6.83″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Poco M3 Pro
6.5″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.34 mm (6.43 inches) | 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 78.31 mm (3.08 inches) | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.31 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 205.9 g (7.26 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green | Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | MediaTek Dimensity 700 |
| Max clock | 2700 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 895 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~458.2 GFLOPS | ~121.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4639 | - |
| Single-core score | 1223 | 713 |
| Multi-core score | 3168 | 1916 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 416505 | 215564 |
| GPU | 187783 | 42830 |
| Memory | 160701 | 124298 |
| UX | 276909 | 151750 |
| Total score | 1041898 | 533942 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 321 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 6046 |
| Video editing | - | 4675 |
| Photo editing | - | 16474 |
| Data manipulation | - | 6243 |
| Writing score | - | 8543 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-26 -> ReservedMold725 | AnTuTu 12 | 1049826 |
| 📘 2026-09-19 (Techdude98) | AnTuTu 12 | 1026089 |
| 📘 2026-09-04 -> ReservedMold725 | AnTuTu 11 | 967362 |
| 📘 2026-09-04 -> ReservedMold725 | AnTuTu 11 | 941538 |
| 📘 2026-07-24 (Bolota) | AnTuTu 11 | 1019356 |
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-20 (Sus Go0d) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 713 / 1916 |
| 📘 2026-05-13 (Yaroslav) | AnTuTu 11 | 501406 |
| 📘 2026-01-03 (Denis) | AnTuTu 11 | 533942 |
| 📘 2026-01-03 (Denis) | AnTuTu 11 | 533942 |
| 📘 2025-11-12 (Hajilo) | AnTuTu 11 | 516582 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | - | 19.2 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (89% in 30 min) | Yes (33% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 11:39 hr | 10:01 hr |
| Watching video | 21:38 hr | 14:26 hr |
| Gaming | 06:48 hr | 05:48 hr |
| Standby | 128 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OVX8000 | OmniVision OV48B |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08F | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | Hynix Hi-259 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32D | OmniVision OV8856 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, HID, A2DP |
| 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, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2026 | May 2021 |
| Release date | January 2026 | May 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $200 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.54 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.89 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 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 Pro 5G is definitely a better buy.
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