POCO’s much-awaited M8 series is finally official and immediately landed in the Philippines. For this one, let’s focus on the POCO M8 Pro.
The POCO M8 Pro and POCO M8 share identical designs to the Redmi Note 15 series. They have smooth curves on all sides and corners, and have a large square camera island on the back.
On the front, there’s an enormous 6.83-inch 1.5K AMOLED screen with 3,200 nits of peak brightness. The 32-megapixel selfie camera is on the top. They are protected by a robust Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2.
We then have a dual-camera setup on the back. There’s the 50-megapixel Light Fusion 800 sensor with optical image stabilization and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide.
Big batteries beyond 6,000mAh are the new norm, and the M8 Pro has a 6,500mAh. Even more impressive is the support for up to a 100W wired charger. Plus, a build that’s IP69K-rated for dust and water resistance.
It is guaranteed to receive 4 OS upgrades on top of the HyperOS 2-based Android 15 it ships with.
The POCO M8 Pro 8GB/256GB has an SRP of Php16,999, while the 12GB/512GB is at Php19,999. From January 8 to 18, you can get them with an early-bird price of just Php13,149 and Php15,899, respectively.
POCO M8 Pro Specs
- Android 15, HyperOS 2 (up to 4 OS upgrades)
- Dual SIM, Dual Standby
- 6.83-inch 2.8K AMOLED display, 2772 x 1280 pixel resolution, ~447ppi
- 120Hz refresh rate
- HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 3200-nit peak brightness
- 2.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 octa-core processor
- 8GB/12GB RAM
- Adreno 810 GPU
- 256GB/512GB internal storage, non-expandable
- 32-megapixel front camera
- 50-megapixel (f/1.6, dual-pixel PDAF, OIS) + 8-megapixel (ultra-wide) rear cameras, LED flash
- Stereo speakers
- Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Hi-Res Wireless Audio
- HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
- Bluetooth 5.4
- dual-band GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
- NFC
- IR blaster
- USB-C
- Dimensions: 163.3 x 78.3 x 8.2mm
- Weight: 207g
- Colors: Silver, Green, Black
- 6,500mAh non-removable battery, 100W wired, 22.5W reverse wired charging