Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE vs Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro: Which is better?

Screen size

11 Lite 5G NE6.6"

Poco M8 Pro6.8"+4.1%

Technology

11 Lite 5G NE

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Poco M8 Pro

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

11 Lite 5G NE

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Poco M8 Pro

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

11 Lite 5G NE

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

Poco M8 Pro

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

11 Lite 5G NE

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66

Resolution

11 Lite 5G NE1080 × 2400 px

Poco M8 Pro1280 × 2772 px+27%

Refresh rate

11 Lite 5G NE90 Hz

Poco M8 Pro120 Hz+25%

Peak brightness

11 Lite 5G NE800 nits

Poco M8 Pro3,200 nits+75%

Pixel density

11 Lite 5G NE402 ppi

Poco M8 Pro447 ppi+10%

CPU speed

11 Lite 5G NEOcta-core (1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55)

Poco M8 ProOcta-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520)+11%

RAM

11 Lite 5G NE6.0 GB

Poco M8 Pro8.0 GB+25%

Storage

11 Lite 5G NE128 GB

Poco M8 Pro256 GB+50%

Main camera

11 Lite 5G NE64.0 MP+22%

Poco M8 Pro50.0 MP

Front camera

11 Lite 5G NE20.0 MP

Poco M8 Pro32.0 MP+38%

Battery

11 Lite 5G NE4,250 mAh

Poco M8 Pro6,500 mAh+35%

Wired charging

11 Lite 5G NE33 W

Poco M8 Pro100 W+67%

Weight

11 Lite 5G NE158 g+30%

Poco M8 Pro206 g

Thickness

11 Lite 5G NE6.8 mm+22%

Poco M8 Pro8.3 mm

IP rating

11 Lite 5G NEIP53

Poco M8 ProIP69K/IP68+17%

Wi‑Fi

11 Lite 5G NEWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 (Global), Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (India)

Poco M8 ProWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 or 6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

11 Lite 5G NE5.2 (Global), 5.1 (India)

Poco M8 Pro5.4, A2DP, LE+3.7%

USB

equal specs

11 Lite 5G NEUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Poco M8 ProUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

5G support

equal specs

11 Lite 5G NEYes

Poco M8 ProYes

NFC

equal specs

11 Lite 5G NEYes

Poco M8 ProYes

3.5mm jack

equal specs

11 Lite 5G NENo

Poco M8 ProNo

SD card

11 Lite 5G NEYes+100%

Poco M8 ProNo

Stereo speakers

11 Lite 5G NE—

Poco M8 ProYes

5G bands

11 Lite 5G NE

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 38, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Poco M8 Pro

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Speed

11 Lite 5G NE

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Poco M8 Pro

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Announced

11 Lite 5G NE

2021, September 15

Poco M8 Pro

2026, January 08

Status

11 Lite 5G NE

Available. Released 2021, October 02

Poco M8 Pro

Available. Released 2026, January 08

Dimensions

11 Lite 5G NE

160.5 x 75.7 x 6.8 mm (6.32 x 2.98 x 0.27 in)

Poco M8 Pro

163.3 x 78.3 x 8.3 mm (6.43 x 3.08 x 0.33 in)

Weight

11 Lite 5G NE

158 g (5.57 oz)

Poco M8 Pro

206 g (7.27 oz)

SIM

11 Lite 5G NE

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Poco M8 Pro

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

11 Lite 5G NE

IP53 dust protected and water resistant (vertical water sprays)

Poco M8 Pro

IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) - Europe only

Build

11 Lite 5G NE

Poco M8 Pro

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), plastic frame, fiber-reinforced plastic back

Type

11 Lite 5G NE

AMOLED, 1B colors, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 90Hz, 500 nits (typ), 800 nits (HBM)

Poco M8 Pro

AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 1800 nits (HBM), 3200 nits (peak)

Size

11 Lite 5G NE

6.55 inches, 103.6 cm2 (~85.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Poco M8 Pro

6.83 inches, 114.5 cm2 (~89.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

11 Lite 5G NE

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~402 ppi density)

Poco M8 Pro

1280 x 2772 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~447 ppi density)

Protection

11 Lite 5G NE

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Poco M8 Pro

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

11 Lite 5G NE

Android 11, upgradable to Android 14, HyperOS

Poco M8 Pro

Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades, HyperOS 2

Chipset

11 Lite 5G NE

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)

Poco M8 Pro

Qualcomm SM7635-AC Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 (4 nm)

CPU

11 Lite 5G NE

Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55)

Poco M8 Pro

Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520)

GPU

11 Lite 5G NE

Adreno 642L

Poco M8 Pro

Adreno 810

Card slot

11 Lite 5G NE

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Poco M8 Pro

Internal

11 Lite 5G NE

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Poco M8 Pro

256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Other

11 Lite 5G NE

UFS 2.2

Poco M8 Pro

UFS 2.2

Triple

11 Lite 5G NE

64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.97", 0.7µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, AF

Poco M8 Pro

Features

11 Lite 5G NE

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

Poco M8 Pro

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

11 Lite 5G NE

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS

Poco M8 Pro

Yes

Dual

11 Lite 5G NE

Poco M8 Pro

50 MP, f/1.6, 24mm (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm

Single

11 Lite 5G NE

20 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/3.4", 0.8µm

Poco M8 Pro

32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.6"

Features

11 Lite 5G NE

HDR, panorama

Poco M8 Pro

HDR, panorama

Video

11 Lite 5G NE

1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps

Poco M8 Pro

1080p@30/60fps

Loudspeaker

11 Lite 5G NE

Yes, with dual speakers

Poco M8 Pro

Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)

3.5mm jack

11 Lite 5G NE

Poco M8 Pro

Other

11 Lite 5G NE

Poco M8 Pro

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio

WLAN

11 Lite 5G NE

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 (Global), Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (India)

Poco M8 Pro

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 or 6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

11 Lite 5G NE

5.2 (Global), 5.1 (India)

Poco M8 Pro

5.4, A2DP, LE

Positioning

11 Lite 5G NE

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, NavIC

Poco M8 Pro

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS

NFC

11 Lite 5G NE

Yes (market/region dependent)

Poco M8 Pro

Yes (market/region dependent)

Infrared port

11 Lite 5G NE

Yes

Poco M8 Pro

Yes

Radio

11 Lite 5G NE

Poco M8 Pro

USB

11 Lite 5G NE

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Poco M8 Pro

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

11 Lite 5G NE

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Poco M8 Pro

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity

Other

11 Lite 5G NE

Virtual proximity sensing

Poco M8 Pro

Type

11 Lite 5G NE

Li-Po 4250 mAh

Poco M8 Pro

Si/C Li-Ion 6500 mAh

Charging

11 Lite 5G NE

33W wired

Poco M8 Pro

100W wired, 100% in 40 min 22.5W reverse wired

Colors

11 Lite 5G NE

Truffle Black (Vinyl Black), Bubblegum Blue (Jazz Blue), Peach Pink (Tuscany Coral), Snowflake White (Diamond Dazzle)

Poco M8 Pro

Black, Green, Silver

Models

11 Lite 5G NE

2109119DG, 2107119DC, 2109119DI

Poco M8 Pro

2510EPC8BG

SAR

11 Lite 5G NE

1.09 W/kg (head) 1.05 W/kg (body)

Poco M8 Pro

SAR EU

11 Lite 5G NE

0.59 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body)

Poco M8 Pro

Price

11 Lite 5G NE

About 200 EUR

Poco M8 Pro

$ 399.99 / £ 299.00 / € 349.90

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