Poco M8 5G with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 launched in India

The new Poco M8 runs Android 15-based HyperOS 2.0 and houses a 5,520mAh battery with 45W charging capability.

Xiaomi subsidiary Poco on Thursday (January 8) launched the new line of M8 series mid-range phones in India.

Poco M8 5G sports a 6.77-inch full HD+ (2392×1080p) AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, and offers up to 3200 nits peak brightness.

It also features a Type-C port, an infrared sensor, a hybrid SIM slot (nano SIM 1 + nano SIM 2 or microSD card), stereo speakers tuned with Dolby Atmos, an IP65+IP66 dust- and splash-resistant rating, MIL-STD-810H military-grade durability certification, and an in-display fingerprint sensor.

Under the hood, it houses a 4nm-class Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 processor with an Adreno 710 GPU, Android 15-based HyperOS 2, 6GB/8 GB LPDDR4X RAM, and 128GB/256GB UFS 2.2 internal storage. It also features a 5,520mAh battery with 45W charging capability.

The device is guaranteed to get four years of Android OS updates up to 2030 and six years of security patches for protection against emerging cyber threats till 2032.

It also features a dual-camera module-- a main 50MP (with 1/1.2.88-inch Light Fusion 400 sensor, f/1.8 aperture) with a secondary 2MP sensor and an LED flash on the back. It can record 4K videos at 30 fps (frames per second).

Poco M8 5G.

On the front, it houses a 20MP(f/2.2) for selfies and video calling. It can record full HD 1080p at 30fps.

The new Poco M8 comes in three colours-- carbon black, frost silver and glacial blue. It is available in three options-- 6GB RAM + 128GB storage, 8GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage-- for Rs 18,999, Rs 19,999, and Rs 21,999, respectively.

It will be available on Flipkart from January 13 onwards with discounts. For limited time, the Poco M8 can be purchased for as low as Rs 15,999.

Poco M8 5G vs competition

Poco M8 5G will be up against Samsung Galaxy A17 (review), Redmi 15 (review), Nothing Phone (3a) Lite (review), CMF Phone 2 Pro, among others.

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