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Poco X8 Pro 16 Pro
LAUNCH DATE
Announced 17 March 2026 2026, January 6
Released 17 March 2026 2026-01-09
Status Available Available
NETWORK
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
3G Bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
4G LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 FDD-LTE B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66/B71; TD-LTE B38/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48 (varies by region)
5G 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n26/n28/n38/n40/n41/n66/n71/n77/n78 (global version; varies by region)
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G —
Technology GSM / WCDMA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
BODY
Build Glass front, glass back, plastic frame Polymer back (matte), metal middle frame, AGC DT-Star D+ glass front
Colors — Master Gold, Orchid Purple, Pebble Grey
Dimensions 157.5 x 75.2 x 8.4 mm (6.20 x 2.96 x 0.33 in) 162.60 x 77.60 x 7.75 mm (Pebble Grey, Orchid Purple); 162.60 x 77.60 x 7.79 mm (Master Gold)
IP Rating IP68 IP66 / IP68 / IP69 / IP69K
SIM Dual nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM (eSIM on European version)
Weight 201.47 g About 192 g
DISPLAY
Brightness 800 nits typical; 2000 nits HBM; 3500 nits peak at 25% display area 600 nits (typical), 1400 nits (HBM), 6500 nits (peak APL)
Color 12-bit, DCI-P3 —
Features HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 3840Hz PWM dimming —
Protection Gorilla Glass 7i AGC DT-Star D+
Refresh Rate Up to 120Hz Up to 144Hz; touch sampling up to 240Hz
Resolution 1268 x 2756 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density) 1272 x 2772 pixels (FHD+), 450 ppi
Screen-to-body ~90% 93.57%
Size 6.59 inches 6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Type AMOLED AMOLED, 144Hz, 1.07B colors (10-bit), HDR10+, Netflix HDR, 100% DCI-P3
PLATFORM
CPU Octa-core, up to 3.4GHz Octa-core (4x 2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset Dimensity 8500-Ultra (4nm) MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max 5G (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G720 MC8 Mali-G615
OS Xiaomi HyperOS 3 Android 16, realme UI 7.0
MEMORY
Card slot No No
Internal 256 GB / 512 GB 128GB, 256GB, 512GB
RAM 8 GB / 12 GB LPDDR5X 8GB, 12GB (LPDDR4X)
Storage Type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Storage/RAM variants 256 GB / 512 GB; 8 GB / 12 GB LPDDR5X RAM 8GB + 128GB (India), 8GB + 256GB, 12GB + 256GB, 12GB + 512GB (global)
MAIN CAMERA
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LumaColor, 1x/2x lossless zoom, full-pixel auto zoom, flash
MAIN CAMERA 50 MP Sony IMX882 f/1.5 OIS + 8 MP ultrawide f/2.2 200 MP, f/1.8, 84° FOV, 6P lens, (wide), Samsung HP5 1/1.56", OIS; 8 MP, f/2.2, 112° FOV, 5P lens, (ultrawide)
Video 4K at 30/60fps; 1080p at 30/60fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps slow-motion
SELFIE CAMERA
Features HDR Portrait, night, panorama, dual-view video, time-lapse, HI-RES
Selfie camera 20 MP 50 MP, f/2.4, 86.7° FOV, 5P lens
Video 1080p at 30/60fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps
SOUND
3.5mm jack No No
Dolby Atmos Yes —
Loudspeaker Stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers; 300% Ultra Volume mode
COMMUNICATION
Bluetooth 6.0 5.4, LDAC, aptX HD, LHDC 5.0
NFC Yes; availability varies by market Yes (global version); No (India version)
Positioning GPS, BeiDou, Galileo, GLONASS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, A-GPS
Radio No No
USB USB-C USB Type-C, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 6, dual band Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ax)
FEATURES
Sensors Proximity, ambient light, accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, flicker sensor, IR blaster Fingerprint (under display, optical), proximity, ambient light, color temperature, e-compass, accelerometer, gyro, infrared remote control
BATTERY
Capacity 6500 mAh (typical) 7000 mAh (typical), 6830 mAh (rated)
Charging Type 100W wired; up to 27W reverse wired 80W wired Ultra Charge (55W PPS, 13.5W PD 2.0); bypass charging; 6W reverse wired
Type 6500 mAh, non-removable Li-Po, non-removable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Colors Black, Mint Green, White, Yellow Master Gold, Orchid Purple, Pebble Grey
Compatibility Singapore specification set Regional variants differ. Global/India: 7,000 mAh battery, 80W charging. Europe: 6,500 mAh battery, 45W charging, eSIM supported. India version has no NFC. Network bands vary by market (four band versions)
Cooling — AirFlow VC cooling system
Launch Price — INR 31,999 (8GB+128GB), INR 33,999 (8GB+256GB), INR 36,999 (12GB+256GB) — India launch, 2026-01-06
Models Region-specific variants —
Price in Nigeria ₦650,000 ₦467,300 – ₦540,300 (estimate, converted from India launch price)
TESTS
Battery Endurance — 7,000 mAh model: YouTube 22 h, WhatsApp 16.6 h, gaming 10.6 h, 6.8 h standby on 1% battery (realme Lab). EU 6,500 mAh model: YouTube 21 h, WhatsApp 15.4 h, gaming 10.4 h (realme Lab). PCMark battery test: 18h 08m (MySmartPrice)
Graphics — 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 867 (Notebookcheck); 860, stability 99.5% (MySmartPrice); 3DMark Wild Life: 3,187 (Notebookcheck)
Performance — AnTuTu: 971,755 (realme Lab); AnTuTu v11: 991,677 (FoneArena); AnTuTu: 1,000,596 (MySmartPrice, 8/128GB); Geekbench 6: 1,008 single / 2,913 multi (MySmartPrice); Geekbench 6.7: 1,002 / 2,932 (Notebookcheck, EU 8/256GB)
SECURITY
Security In-display fingerprint sensor; face unlock In-display optical fingerprint, face unlock
EU LABEL
Repairability — Class C (EPREL, as reported by Notebookcheck)