{"id":224731,"date":"2026-01-09T08:58:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/224731\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T08:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:58:21","slug":"poco-m8-in-for-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/224731\/","title":{"rendered":"Poco M8 in for review"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the brand-new Poco M8<\/a>, and it\u2019s the latest entry in the storied M-series. Our review unit is waiting for its unboxing, so let\u2019s not make it wait any longer.<\/p>\n

\"Poco<\/p>\n

Poco devices are usually well-equipped in these slim-box and no accessory times, and the M8 is no different. The M8 comes bundled with a grey silicone case, a 45W power adapter and a USB-C cable. The EU market will likely not have the charger bundled.<\/p>\n

\"Poco<\/p>\n

We have the Green colored variant with us, which features a matte dual-tone approach to its back and a nice textured finish on the sides. The M8 gets IP66 dust and water protection and features an IR blaster on the top side and a dual SIM slot, which can also accommodate a microSD card for storage.<\/p>\n


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IR blaster and a combo SIM slot with microSD card support <\/p>\n

You\u2019re greeted with a curved 6.77-inch AMOLED screen (FHD+ 120Hz) up front, which complements the curvature on the back and makes the M8 feel great in the hand. The dual curved approach also adds the illusion of a slimmer phone, even though the M8 is no chonker at 7.4mm and 178 grams.<\/p>\n

\"Poco<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Poco M8 is equipped with a 50MP main cam with Light Fusion 400 sensor and a 2MP depth helper. The remaining cutouts inside the camera island house the LED flash and a sticker. <\/p>\n

Xiaomi Poco M8 5G<\/p>\n

The device ships with HyperOS 2, based on Android 15, though we would have liked to see the newer HyperOS 3 with Android 16. Qualcomm\u2019s Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 chip sits at the helm alongside 8GB RAM and 256\/512GB storage. The M8 also carries a 5,520 mAh Si\/C battery, which also supports reverse wired charging at up to 18W speeds. <\/p>\n

\"Poco<\/p>\n

On paper, the Poco M8 is looking like a good deal considering its $230\/\u00a3230 starting price. It’s a good deal cheaper than the Redmi Note 15 5G<\/a>, which is pretty much the same device<\/a> but with a 108MP main camera and an added ultrawide camera.<\/p>\n

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G (Global)<\/p>\n

Our review team is already putting the two devices through our usual set of tests, and we\u2019ll be back with a verdict as soon as we can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is the brand-new Poco M8, and it\u2019s the latest entry in the storied M-series. Our review unit…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":224732,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[342,111,139,69,145],"class_list":{"0":"post-224731","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-new-zealand","10":"tag-newzealand","11":"tag-nz","12":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224731\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}