Xiaomi 13 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13 Pro Manufactured in December, 2022, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G, Manufactured in January, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 13 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Lighter design: 206g vs 229g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4820mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13 Pro and Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1280x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 522 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 89.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1252 nits
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
3040 nits
sRGB gamut98.2 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 163.34 mm (6.43 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 78.31 mm (3.08 in)
Thickness 8.38 mm (0.33 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal n/a
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Black
- Silver
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13 Pro
89.9 %
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13 Pro and Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2700 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.7 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 810
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1987
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
1249
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13 Pro
5323
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
3288
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19871249
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)53233288
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1536568
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
876983
CPU380418277639
GPU600588237833
Memory277637172711
UX277637188800
NanoReview Score1536568876983
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 13 Pro
12534
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
n/a
Max Surface Temp.36 °Cn/a
Stability87 %n/a
Graphics Test75 fpsn/a
Graphics Score12534n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 13 Pro
10687
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
n/a
Writing score13780n/a
Web score9389n/a
Video editing6346n/a
Data manipulation9251n/a
NanoReview Score10687n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 15
OS Size 32 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 4820 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 9 min) Yes (89% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:22 h 0:47 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13 Pro
21:44
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
29:45
Web Browsing08:06 h11:39 h
Video Playback13:19 h21:38 h
Games04:43 h06:48 h
Standby Mode110 h128 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50.3 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX989n/a
Sensor size1/11/1.55 (0.65)
Pixel size1.6 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length75 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length14 mm15 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/4 (0.25)
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13 Pro
136
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 13 Pro
129
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13 Pro
136
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview70n/a
Zoom143n/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV32C Omnivision OV32D
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.6 (0.28)
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.61 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 13 Pro
88.5 dB
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced December, 2022 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date December, 2022 yr January, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 299
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W n/a

Note

Xiaomi 13 Pro:

Version with 128 GB comes with UFS 3.1 storage.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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