POCO M8 5G launched with Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SoC

POCO has unveiled the POCO M8 5G in India. This new smartphone shares a lot of cues with the Redmi Note 15 5G, like the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 and 6.77-inch AMOLED panel. Without further ado, let's head straight into the specs, features, and expected price of POCO M8 5G in Nepal.

POCO M8 5G Overview

Design and Display

As aforementioned, the POCO M8 5G shares a lot of things with the Note 15 5G. You get a similar design, with a squarish camera module and curved middle frame. If it's not for the POCO branding and stripes on the silver variant, making a distinction is hard. Likewise, POCO ships this guy in two other shades: Green and Black. For ingress protection, it secures an IP65 rating.

In terms of display, this smartphone gets a 6.77-inch FHD+ AMOLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and 3200nits of peak brightness. Other features include 2560Hz instant touch sampling rate and a 3840Hz PWM dimming.

Performance

Under the hood, the device houses a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 5G SoC. This 4nm fabbed chipset features 4 Cortex-A78 cores at 2400 MHz and 4 Cortex-A55 cores at 1800 MHz. This places it in the same category as the Dimensity 7300 SoC found on the CMF Phone 1 and last year's Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G. Software-wise, the phone boots on HyperOS 2 built on top of Android 15.

Camera and Others

Now let's talk about the optics. The POCO M8 5G features a dual-camera setup with a 50MP primary Light Fusion 400 sensor and a 2MP depth-sensing unit. Upfront, you get a 20MP front snapper for selfies and video calls.

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Moving on, this smartphone gets its juice from a 5520mAh battery with 45W fast charging support and 18W reverse wired charging support, doubling it as a powerbank. Connectivity features include 5G, VoNR, 4G, VoLTE, WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, and a USB Type-C port.

POCO M8 5G Specifications:

• Design and Build: 164 x 75.4 x 7.4 mm, IP65 rating
• Display: 6.77-inch FHD+ OLED, 1080 x 2392 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 3200 nits peak brightness, 12-bit colors
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 5G (4nm)
• Memory: 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 256/512GB UFS 2.2 storage (expandable)
• Software & UI: HyperOS 2 based on Android 15
• Rear Camera: 50MP main, 2MP macro
• Front Camera: 20MP
• Security: In-display fingerprint sensor
• Connectivity: 5G, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.1
• Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambient light, E-compass, Gyroscope, Proximity
• Audio: Stereo speakers
• Battery: 5520mAh with 45W wired charging, 18W reverse wired charging

POCO M8 5G Price in Nepal and Availability

In India, the POCO M8 5G's price begins at INR 21,999 for the 6/128GB version. If it ever launches here, we expect the POCO M8 5G price in Nepal to commence at NPR 34,999.

• Meanwhile, you can check our Poco F7 review.