Xiaomi Poco M7 vs Xiaomi Poco M8: Which is better?

Screen size

Poco M76.9"+1.6%

Poco M86.8"

Technology

Poco M7

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Poco M8

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

Poco M7

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Poco M8

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Poco M7

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

Poco M8

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

4G bands

Poco M7

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66

Resolution

Poco M7720 × 1640 px

Poco M81080 × 2392 px+54%

Refresh rate

equal specs

Poco M7120 Hz

Poco M8120 Hz

Peak brightness

Poco M7600 nits

Poco M83,200 nits+81%

Pixel density

Poco M7260 ppi

Poco M8388 ppi+33%

CPU speed

Poco M7Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)

Poco M8Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)+8.3%

RAM

equal specs

Poco M76.0 GB

Poco M86.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

Poco M7128 GB

Poco M8128 GB

Main camera

equal specs

Poco M750.0 MP

Poco M850.0 MP

Front camera

Poco M78.0 MP

Poco M820.0 MP+60%

Battery

Poco M75,160 mAh

Poco M85,520 mAh+6.5%

Wired charging

Poco M718 W

Poco M845 W+60%

Weight

Poco M7205 g

Poco M8178 g+15%

Thickness

Poco M78.2 mm

Poco M87.4 mm+11%

IP rating

Poco M7Glass front, glass back, plastic frame

Poco M8IP66/IP65

Wi‑Fi

Poco M7Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Poco M8Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

Poco M75.0, A2DP, LE

Poco M85.1, A2DP, LE+2%

USB

equal specs

Poco M7USB Type-C 2.0

Poco M8USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

5G support

equal specs

Poco M7Yes

Poco M8Yes

NFC

Poco M7No

Poco M8Yes+100%

3.5mm jack

Poco M7Yes+100%

Poco M8No

SD card

equal specs

Poco M7Yes

Poco M8Yes

Stereo speakers

equal specs

Poco M7Yes

Poco M8Yes

5G bands

Poco M7

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

Poco M8

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

Speed

Poco M7

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Poco M8

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Announced

Poco M7

2025, March 03

Poco M8

2026, January 08

Status

Poco M7

Available. Released 2025, March 07

Poco M8

Available. Released 2026, January 08

Dimensions

Poco M7

171.9 x 77.8 x 8.2 mm (6.77 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)

Poco M8

164 x 75.4 x 7.4 mm (6.46 x 2.97 x 0.29 in)

Weight

Poco M7

205.4 g (7.23 oz)

Poco M8

178 g (6.28 oz)

Build

Poco M7

Glass front, glass back, plastic frame

Poco M8

SIM

Poco M7

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Poco M8

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

Poco M7

Dust and splash resistant

Poco M8

IP66 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets) IP65 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets) - Europe only Drop resistant up to 1.7m

Type

Poco M7

IPS LCD, 120Hz, 450 nits (typ), 600 nits (HBM)

Poco M8

AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM, HDR, 800 nits (typ), 3200 nits (peak)

Size

Poco M7

6.88 inches, 112.4 cm2 (~84.0% screen-to-body ratio)

Poco M8

6.77 inches, 110.9 cm2 (~89.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Poco M7

720 x 1640 pixels (~260 ppi density)

Poco M8

1080 x 2392 pixels (~388 ppi density)

Poco M7

Android 14, up to 2 major Android upgrades, HyperOS

Poco M8

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

Chipset

Poco M7

Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)

Poco M8

Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)

CPU

Poco M7

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)

Poco M8

Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Poco M7

Adreno 613

Poco M8

Adreno 710

Card slot

Poco M7

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Poco M8

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

Poco M7

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Poco M8

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Other

Poco M7

Poco M8

UFS 2.2

Single

Poco M7

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.96", PDAF

Poco M8

Features

Poco M7

LED flash, HDR

Poco M8

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

Poco M7

1080p@30fps

Poco M8

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

Dual

Poco M7

Poco M8

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF Auxiliary lens

Single

Poco M7

8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

Poco M8

20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/4.0"

Video

Poco M7

1080p@30fps

Poco M8

1080p@30/60fps

Features

Poco M7

Poco M8

HDR, panorama

Loudspeaker

Poco M7

Yes, with stereo speakers

Poco M8

Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)

3.5mm jack

Poco M7

Yes

Poco M8

Other

Poco M7

Poco M8

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

WLAN

Poco M7

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Poco M8

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

Bluetooth

Poco M7

5.0, A2DP, LE

Poco M8

5.1, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Poco M7

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

Poco M8

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS

NFC

Poco M7

Poco M8

Yes (market/region dependent)

Radio

Poco M7

FM radio, recording

Poco M8

USB

Poco M7

USB Type-C 2.0

Poco M8

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Infrared port

Poco M7

Poco M8

Yes

Sensors

Poco M7

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass

Poco M8

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

Other

Poco M7

Virtual proximity sensing

Poco M8

Virtual proximity sensing

Type

Poco M7

Li-Po 5160 mAh

Poco M8

Si/C Li-Ion 5520 mAh

Charging

Poco M7

18W wired

Poco M8

45W wired 18W reverse wired

Colors

Poco M7

Ocean Blue, Satin Black, Mint Green

Poco M8

Black, Green, Silver

Models

Poco M7

24108PCE2I, MZB0KE1IN

Poco M8

25118PC98G

SAR

Poco M7

0.85 W/kg (head) 0.76 W/kg (body)

Poco M8

Price

Poco M7

£ 118.00 / € 148.00 / ₹ 11,138

Poco M8

$ 309.99 / £ 229.00 / € 269.90 / ₹ 20,499

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