Introduction
The Poco M8 Pro is now official and it’s shaping a solid mid-range offer. Even if it doesn’t bring groundbreaking updates, the M8 Pro is a potential battery champ with its 6,500mAh cell capable of 100W charging.
The M8 Pro packs a 6.83-inch AMOLED with 1,280p, 12-bit color depth, 120Hz refresh rate, and Dolby Vision and HDR10+ streaming support. It runs on the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 chip with 5G and Wi-Fi 6E connectivity.
The phone is IP66 and IP68 rated in Europe, while the rest of the world also gets IP69 and IP69K certifications.
We won’t blame you if you are having a déjà vu. This new Poco is a repackaged Redmi Note 15 Pro+ with a different main camera. While the 15 Pro+ has a 200 MP OIS primary, the Poco M8 Pro lifts its main imager from the Poco F8 Pro – a 50MP OIS camera. The 8MP ultrawide and the 32MP selfie cameras are the same as on the Redmi.
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro • Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro+
Nevermind the resemblance to the Redmi series, the Poco M8 Pro brings enough improvements over the Poco M7 Pro to be called a proper upgrade – better ingress protection, a larger and higher-resolution screen, more powerful hardware, better cameras, and, of course, a beefier battery with faster charging. It even supports 22.5W reverse wired charging!
It’s just that we are not sure if we really needed more Redmi Note 15 offspring – there are plenty as is.
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro specs at a glance:
- Body: 163.3×78.3×8.2mm, 207g; Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), fiber-reinforced plastic back or silicone polymer back (eco leather); IP68 rated for dust-tightness and water-resistance in the EU; IP69K rated in the rest of the world.
- Display: 6.83″ AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 3200 nits (peak), 1280x2772px resolution, 19.49:9 aspect ratio, 447ppi.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM7635-AC Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 (4 nm): Octa-core (1×2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3×2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A520); Adreno 810.
- Memory: 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM; UFS 2.2.
- OS/Software: Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades, HyperOS 2.
- Rear camera: Wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.6, 24mm, 1/1.55″, 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS; Ultra wide angle: 8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚, 1/4.0″, 1.12µm.
- Front camera: 32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.0″, 0.7µm.
- Video capture: Rear camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; Front camera: 1080p@30/60fps.
- Battery: 6500mAh; 100W wired, 100% in 40 min, 22.5W reverse wired.
- Connectivity: 5G; Wi-Fi 6; BT 5.4; NFC; Infrared port.
- Misc: Fingerprint reader (under display, optical); virtual proximity, stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos).
There is some bad news for the Poco fans, though – the microSD slot has been retired on the Poco M8 Pro. Bummer!
Unboxing the Poco M8 Pro
The Poco M8 Pro ships inside a typical yellow box that contains a 6A-rated USB cable, a black silicone case, and the phone itself.
The EU retail package does not contain a charger, while the bundle for the rest of the world includes a 100W HyperCharge adapter.