POCO M8 Pro 5G vs POCO M7 Pro 5G

The POCO M8 Pro 5G scores 7.2 in our rating, and the POCO M7 Pro 5G scores 6.0. The POCO M8 Pro 5G leads in display, performance, camera, battery and design. The POCO M8 Pro 5G is the newer phone, announced Jan 8, 2026.

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POCO POCO M8 Pro 5G

7.2 Price TBA

Top score

POCO POCO M7 Pro 5G

6.0 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the POCO M8 Pro 5G

Bigger battery 6,500 mAh vs 5,110 mAh
Silicon-carbon battery
Faster wired charging 100 W vs 45 W
Bigger screen 6.83 inches vs 6.67 inches
Brighter screen 3,200 nits vs 2,100 nits
Better water resistance IP68 + IP69K vs IP64

Why choose the POCO M7 Pro 5G

Lighter 190 g vs 205.9 g
Thinner 7.99 mm vs 8.31 mm
3.5 mm headphone jack
microSD card slot

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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec POCO M8 Pro 5GPOCO M7 Pro 5G

Overall 7.2 6.0

Display 8.2 7.6

Performance 5.3 4.4

Camera 6.2 5.0

Battery 7.0 5.4

Design 8.3 6.8

Software support 7.4 7.4

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec POCO M8 Pro 5GPOCO M7 Pro 5G

Size 6.83 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, CrystalRes AMOLED OLED, AMOLED

Resolution 1280 × 2772 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 447 ppi 394 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 3,200 nits 2,100 nits

HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision Dolby Vision

Protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec POCO M8 Pro 5GPOCO M7 Pro 5G

Chipset Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 Dimensity 7025

Process 4 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 2.7 GHz 2.5 GHz

GPU Adreno 810 IMG BXM-8-256

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec POCO M8 Pro 5GPOCO M7 Pro 5G

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.6, 1/1.55" 50 MP, f/1.5, 1/1.95"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP —

Rear cameras 2 2

Rear video 4K@30 1080p@30

Front camera 32 MP 20 MP

Front video 1080p@60 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec POCO M8 Pro 5GPOCO M7 Pro 5G

Capacity 6,500 mAh 5,110 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon Li-Po

Wired charging 100 W 45 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec POCO M8 Pro 5GPOCO M7 Pro 5G

Dimensions 163.34 × 78.31 × 8.31 mm 162.4 × 75.7 × 7.99 mm

Thickness 8.31 mm 7.99 mm

Weight 205.9 g 190 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Aluminum Plastic

Back Plastic Plastic

Water resistance IP68 + IP69K IP64

Fingerprint Under-display optical Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Silver, Green Olive Twilight, Lunar Dust, Lavender Frost, Black

Connectivity and features

Spec POCO M8 Pro 5GPOCO M7 Pro 5G

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth 5.4 5.3

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✓ Yes

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec POCO M8 Pro 5GPOCO M7 Pro 5G

OS at launch Android 15 Android 14

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 2 Xiaomi HyperOS 1.0

OS updates 4 years 4 years

Security updates 6 years 6 years

Launch and price

Spec POCO M8 Pro 5GPOCO M7 Pro 5G

Announced Jan 8, 2026 Dec 17, 2024

Released Jan 8, 2026 Dec 20, 2024

Status Released Released

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