Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro vs M8 Pro 5G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra) that was released on March 17, 2026, against the Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 and came out 3 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 X8 Pro
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2085K versus 1041K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (3665 against 3025 nits)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 40% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1707 and 1223 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.59 inches | 6.83 inches |
| Resolution | 1268 x 2756 pixels | 1280 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 447 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 3200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | 99.7% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Poco M8 Pro 5G
6.83β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Poco X8 Pro
6.59β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.53 mm (6.2 inches) | 163.34 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 75.19 mm (2.96 inches) | 78.31 mm (3.08 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.38 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.31 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 201.5 g (7.11 oz) | 205.9 g (7.26 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | Black, Silver, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | Average (2.63/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725 |
- 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) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 MP8 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1508 MHz | 895 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3088.4 GFLOPS | ~458.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 13461 | 4639 |
| Single-core score | 1707 | 1223 |
| Multi-core score | 6611 | 3168 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 621995 | 416505 |
| GPU | 630489 | 187783 |
| Memory | 372899 | 160701 |
| UX | 460371 | 276909 |
| Total score | 2085754 | 1041898 |
| Samples | [59 tests] | [7 tests] |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-10 (Kunmeow22) | GeekBench CPU | 1547 / 6536 |
| π 2026-09-06 (Ste69) | AnTuTu | 1906081 |
| π 2026-09-05 (Gb) | AnTuTu | 2193549 |
| π 2026-09-04 -> Kn0ahx | AnTuTu | 1870383 |
| π 2026-09-04 -> Kn0ahx | AnTuTu | 1870383 |
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-04 -> ReservedMold725 | AnTuTu | 967362 |
| π 2026-09-04 -> ReservedMold725 | AnTuTu | 941538 |
| π 2026-07-24 (Bolota) | AnTuTu | 1019356 |
| π 2026-07-20 (π¬π· The POCO Guy) | AnTuTu | 1050961 |
| π 2026-07-20 (The POCO Guyπ) | AnTuTu | 1050961 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | 34 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes (89% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:41 hr | 0:47 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 11:43 hr | 11:39 hr |
| Watching video | 20:29 hr | 21:38 hr |
| Gaming | 07:35 hr | 06:48 hr |
| Standby | 113 hr | 128 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (85th and 50th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | OmniVision OVX8000 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | SmartSens SC821CS | OmniVision OV08F |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV20B | Omnivision OV32D |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/3.6" (β 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Depends on the region |
| 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 | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2026 | January 2026 |
| Release date | March 2026 | January 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $299 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | 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 X8 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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