Poco M8 series: Midrange smartphones built for entertainment, priced from RM999
Poco has announced their latest M series devices in Malaysia, the Poco M8 series. Consisting of the Poco M8 and Poco M8 Pro, the Chinese smartphone marque says that their new midrange smartphones will bring flagship-inspired entertainment features to a wider audience.
Poco M8 series Malaysia pricing and availability
The Poco M8 series is now available for purchase in Malaysia, at the following prices:
| Product | Recommended Retail Price | Promotional Price |
| Poco M8 Pro (8GB + 256GB) | RM 1,199 | RM 1,099 |
| Poco M8 Pro (12GB + 512GB) | RM 1,499 | RM 1,299 |
| Poco M8 (8GB + 256GB) | RM 999 | RM 859 |
| Poco M8 (8GB + 512GB) | RM 1,199 | RM 959 |
The Poco M8 series will come with an early bird promotion too, so from now till the 18th of January you can get them at discounted prices on the Xiaomi Malaysia website as well as their official stores on Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop.
Poco M8 Pro specs and features
According to Poco, they M8 Pro is built for uninterrupted entertainment. As such, it gets a large 6,500mAh silicon-carbon battery that they rate for up to 6-years of reliable use. There’s also support for 100W HyperCharge fast charging for a full charge in just 40 minutes, while 22.5W reverse charging lets you juice up your accessories like earbuds on the go.
Of course, as an entertainment-focused device, you’ll want a large display. That’s perhaps why the Poco M8 Pro gets a massive 6.83-inch CrystalRes Flow AMOLED display, pushing a 1.5K resolution with an up to 120Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 3,200nits. There’s also full coverage of the DCI-P3 colour gamut, HDR10+, Dolby Vision and a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 over it for scratch resistance.
Under the hood, you get a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 system-on-chip mated to up to 12GB of LPDDR4X memory and up to 512GB of UFS 2.2 storage. For the first time in the Poco M series, they’re using their IceLoop cooling system with liquid cooling to keep temps low. Out of the box, you’ll find HyperOS 2 skinned over Android 15.
As for its cameras, the Poco M8 Pro features a main 50MP, f/1.6 camera which utilises the Light Fusion 800 1/1.55-inch sensor and has OIS too. That gets flanked by an 8MP, f/2.2 ultrawide shooter, while up front there’s a 32MP, f/2.2 selfie shooter. Other features of note include an in-display fingerprint sensor, stereo speakers that they say goes up to 400%, IP66, IP68, IP69 and IP69K dust and water resistance ratings, as well as WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.4 wireless connectivity.
Poco M8 specs and features
Moving onto the standard Poco M8, it gets a 6.77-inch, FHD+ Flow AMOLED display with a 120Hz and a peak brightness of 3,200nits. Powering it meanwhile is a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 mobile platform, with 8GB of LPDDR4X memory and up to 512GB of UFS 2.2 storage; expandable storage of up to 1TB is also possible. Just like its Pro stablemate, the M8 gets HyperOS 2 out of the box skinned over Android 15.
The Poco M8 also gets a 50MP, f/1.8 main camera, albeit with a slightly lower 1/2.88″ Light Fusion 400 image sensor instead. That gets flanked by a 2MP depth sensor, while for selfies you get a 20MP, f/2.2 front camera on the M8. Keeping the lights on is a 5,520mAh battery with support for 45W fast charging and up to 18W reverse charging. There’s also an in-display fingerprint sensor, dual speakers with 300% volume boost, IP66 dust and water resistance, as well as WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.1 wireless connectivity.
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