Xiaomi Poco M8 vs Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G: Which is better?

Screen size

Poco M86.8"+1.5%

Poco X4 Pro 5G6.7"

Technology

Poco M8

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Poco X4 Pro 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

Poco M8

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Poco X4 Pro 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Poco M8

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

Poco X4 Pro 5G

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - India

4G bands

Poco M8

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71

Resolution

Poco M81080 × 2392 px

Poco X4 Pro 5G1080 × 2400 px+0.3%

Refresh rate

equal specs

Poco M8120 Hz

Poco X4 Pro 5G120 Hz

Peak brightness

Poco M83,200 nits+63%

Poco X4 Pro 5G1,200 nits

Pixel density

Poco M8388 ppi

Poco X4 Pro 5G395 ppi+1.8%

CPU speed

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

Poco X4 Pro 5GOcta-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver)

RAM

equal specs

Poco M86.0 GB

Poco X4 Pro 5G6.0 GB

Storage

Poco M8128 GB+50%

Poco X4 Pro 5G64 GB

Main camera

Poco M850.0 MP

Poco X4 Pro 5G108.0 MP+54%

Front camera

Poco M820.0 MP+20%

Poco X4 Pro 5G16.0 MP

Battery

Poco M85,520 mAh+9.4%

Poco X4 Pro 5G5,000 mAh

Wired charging

Poco M845 W

Poco X4 Pro 5G67 W+33%

Weight

Poco M8178 g+15%

Poco X4 Pro 5G205 g

Thickness

Poco M87.4 mm+9.5%

Poco X4 Pro 5G8.1 mm

IP rating

Poco M8IP66/IP65+17%

Poco X4 Pro 5GIP53

Wi‑Fi

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

Poco X4 Pro 5GWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

equal specs

Poco M85.1, A2DP, LE

Poco X4 Pro 5G5.1, A2DP, LE

USB

equal specs

Poco M8USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Poco X4 Pro 5GUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

5G support

equal specs

Poco M8Yes

Poco X4 Pro 5GYes

NFC

equal specs

Poco M8Yes

Poco X4 Pro 5GYes

3.5mm jack

Poco M8No

Poco X4 Pro 5GYes+100%

SD card

equal specs

Poco M8Yes

Poco X4 Pro 5GYes

Stereo speakers

equal specs

Poco M8Yes

Poco X4 Pro 5GYes

5G bands

Poco M8

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

Poco X4 Pro 5G

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - Global, 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 78 SA/NSA - India

Speed

Poco M8

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Poco X4 Pro 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Announced

Poco M8

2026, January 08

Poco X4 Pro 5G

2022, February 28

Status

Poco M8

Available. Released 2026, January 08

Poco X4 Pro 5G

Available. Released 2022, March 23

Dimensions

Poco M8

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

Poco X4 Pro 5G

164.2 x 76.1 x 8.1 mm (6.46 x 3.00 x 0.32 in)

Weight

Poco M8

178 g (6.28 oz)

Poco X4 Pro 5G

205 g (7.23 oz)

SIM

Poco M8

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Poco X4 Pro 5G

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

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

Poco X4 Pro 5G

IP53 dust protected and water resistant (vertical water sprays)

Build

Poco M8

Poco X4 Pro 5G

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, plastic frame

Type

Poco M8

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

Poco X4 Pro 5G

Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 700 nits, 1200 nits (peak)

Size

Poco M8

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

Poco X4 Pro 5G

6.67 inches, 107.4 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Poco M8

1080 x 2392 pixels (~388 ppi density)

Poco X4 Pro 5G

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)

Protection

Poco M8

Poco X4 Pro 5G

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Poco M8

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

Poco X4 Pro 5G

Android 11, MIUI 13 for POCO

Chipset

Poco M8

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

Poco X4 Pro 5G

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)

CPU

Poco M8

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

Poco X4 Pro 5G

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver)

GPU

Poco M8

Adreno 710

Poco X4 Pro 5G

Adreno 619

Card slot

Poco M8

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Poco X4 Pro 5G

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

Poco M8

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

Poco X4 Pro 5G

64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Other

Poco M8

UFS 2.2

Poco X4 Pro 5G

UFS 2.2

Dual

Poco M8

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

Poco X4 Pro 5G

Features

Poco M8

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Poco X4 Pro 5G

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

Poco M8

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

Poco X4 Pro 5G

1080p@30fps

Triple

Poco M8

Poco X4 Pro 5G

108 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.52", 0.7µm, PDAF - Global version 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF - India version 8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP (macro)

Single

Poco M8

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

Poco X4 Pro 5G

16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.06" 1.0µm

Features

Poco M8

HDR, panorama

Poco X4 Pro 5G

HDR, panorama

Video

Poco M8

1080p@30/60fps

Poco X4 Pro 5G

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Poco M8

Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)

Poco X4 Pro 5G

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

Poco M8

Poco X4 Pro 5G

Yes

Other

Poco M8

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Poco X4 Pro 5G

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

WLAN

Poco M8

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

Poco X4 Pro 5G

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

Bluetooth

Poco M8

5.1, A2DP, LE

Poco X4 Pro 5G

5.1, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Poco M8

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS

Poco X4 Pro 5G

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC

Poco M8

Yes (market/region dependent)

Poco X4 Pro 5G

Yes (market/region dependent)

Infrared port

Poco M8

Yes

Poco X4 Pro 5G

Yes

Radio

Poco M8

Poco X4 Pro 5G

FM radio

USB

Poco M8

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Poco X4 Pro 5G

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

Poco M8

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

Poco X4 Pro 5G

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

Other

Poco M8

Virtual proximity sensing

Poco X4 Pro 5G

Type

Poco M8

Si/C Li-Ion 5520 mAh

Poco X4 Pro 5G

Li-Po 5000 mAh

Charging

Poco M8

45W wired 18W reverse wired

Poco X4 Pro 5G

67W wired, PD3.0, QC3, 70% in 22 min, 100% in 41 min

Colors

Poco M8

Black, Green, Silver

Poco X4 Pro 5G

Laser Black, Laser Blue, Poco Yellow

Models

Poco M8

25118PC98G

Poco X4 Pro 5G

2201116PG

Price

Poco M8

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

Poco X4 Pro 5G

$ 419.99 / £ 255.00 / € 146.48 / ₹ 12,550

SAR

Poco M8

Poco X4 Pro 5G

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

SAR EU

Poco M8

Poco X4 Pro 5G

0.60 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)

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