POCO X8 Pro vs POCO X5 Pro

The POCO X8 Pro scores 7.6 in our rating, and the POCO X5 Pro scores 5.8. The POCO X8 Pro leads in display, performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The POCO X8 Pro is the newer phone, announced Mar 17, 2026.

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POCO POCO X8 Pro

7.6 Price TBA

Top score

POCO POCO X5 Pro

5.8 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the POCO X8 Pro

Bigger battery 6,500 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Faster wired charging 100 W vs 67 W
Brighter screen 3,500 nits vs 900 nits
Better water resistance IP68 vs IP53
Newer model Mar 17, 2026 vs Feb 6, 2023
More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 6 GB / 8 GB

Why choose the POCO X5 Pro

Bigger screen 6.67 inches vs 6.59 inches
Lighter 181 g vs 201.47 g
Thinner 7.9 mm vs 8.38 mm
3.5 mm headphone jack
Charger in the box

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Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

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 X8 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Overall 7.6 5.8

Display 8.3 7.0

Performance 7.1 4.4

Camera 6.1 5.7

Battery 6.8 5.3

Design 8.3 6.8

Software support 7.4 5.0

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec POCO X8 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Size 6.59 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, 1.5K AMOLED OLED, Flow AMOLED DotDisplay

Resolution 1268 × 2756 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 460 ppi 395 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 3,500 nits 900 nits

HDR HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision HDR10+, Dolby Vision

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec POCO X8 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Chipset Dimensity 8500 Snapdragon 778G

Process 4 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 3.4 GHz 2.4 GHz

GPU Mali-G720 MC8 Adreno 642L

Geekbench 6 single-core — 980

Geekbench 6 multi-core — 2,630

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 6 GB / 8 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec POCO X8 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.5, 1/1.95" 108 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.52"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Rear cameras 2 3

Rear video 4K@60 4K@30

Front camera 20 MP 16 MP

Front video 1080p@60 1080p@60

Battery and charging

Spec POCO X8 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Capacity 6,500 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon —

Wired charging 100 W 67 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec POCO X8 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Dimensions 157.53 × 75.19 × 8.38 mm 162.91 × 76.03 × 7.9 mm

Thickness 8.38 mm 7.9 mm

Weight 201.47 g 181 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Aluminum —

Back Glass Plastic

Water resistance IP68 IP53

Fingerprint Under-display optical Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Mint Green, White, Yellow Yellow, Blue, Black

Connectivity and features

Spec POCO X8 ProPOCO X5 Pro

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 6.0 5.2

USB 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 X8 ProPOCO X5 Pro

OS at launch Android 16 Android 12

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 3 MIUI 14 for POCO

OS updates 4 years —

Security updates 6 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec POCO X8 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Announced Mar 17, 2026 Feb 6, 2023

Released Mar 17, 2026 Feb 6, 2023

Status Released Released

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