Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco M8 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865, vs Xiaomi Poco M8 5G, Manufactured in January, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
    Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
    • Larger display: 6.77in
    • Higher pixel density: 388ppi
    • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
    • Lighter design: 178g vs 208g
    • Higher battery capacity: 5520mAh vs 4500mAh

    Versions

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

    Review

    Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Xiaomi Poco M8 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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    Function
    Importance (Weight)
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED AMOLED
    Size 6.67 in 6.77 in
    Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
    Aspect ratio 19.5:9 n/a
    Pixel density 386 ppi 388 ppi
    Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
    Max brightness 800 nits 800 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
    Touch Sampling Rate 180 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 89.8 % 89.7 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming
    DCI-P3
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
    858 nits
    Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
    n/a
    sRGB gamut98.6 %n/a
    PWM (Flicker)373 Hzn/a
    Response time2.4 msn/a
    Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 164 mm (6.46 in)
    Width 74.8 mm (2.94 in) 75.4 mm (2.97 in)
    Thickness 9 mm (0.35 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
    Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
    Water resistance No IP65
    Back panel Glass Plastic
    Frame Metal Plastic
    Colors - White
    - Blue
    - Black
    - Silver
    - Green
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
    89.8 %
    Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
    89.7 %

    Performance

    Testing Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Xiaomi Poco M8 5G In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
    Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2400 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
    Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
    - 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
    - 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
    - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
    - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
    Process TSMC Samsung
    Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon 698 Hexagon
    Graphics Adreno 650 Adreno 710
    GPU Cores 768 256
    GPU Frequency 587 MHz 1010 MHz
    FLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS 517.1 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
    1233
    Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
    1020
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
    3417
    Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
    2853
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12331020
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34172853
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
    716770
    Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
    638701
    CPU209297197012
    GPU208395145492
    Memory135875145821
    UX163203150376
    NanoReview Score716770638701
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
    4557
    Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
    n/a
    Max Surface Temp.36.5 °Cn/a
    Stability99 %n/a
    Graphics Test27 fpsn/a
    Graphics Score4557n/a
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
    11408
    Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
    n/a
    Writing score14241n/a
    Web score8276n/a
    Video editing6525n/a
    Data manipulation8791n/a
    NanoReview Score11408n/a

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 8 GB
    - 12 GB
    8 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
    Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
    Channels 2 2
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 128 GB
    - 256 GB
    256 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 2.2
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13.0) Android 15
    OS Size 30 GB n/a
    UI Skin MIUI 12.5 Enhanced HyperOS 2.0

    Battery

    Volume 4500 mAh 5520 mAh
    Max Charging Power 50 W 45 W
    Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) No
    Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
    Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes
    Full Charge Time 1:15 h n/a
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
    20:23
    Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
    n/a
    Web Browsing08:11 hn/a
    Video Playback12:20 hn/a
    Games04:49 hn/a
    Standby Mode98 hn/a

    Main camera

    Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
    Zoom Optical, 3.7x Digital
    Flash LED LED
    Stabilization Optical Optical
    8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
    4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) n/a
    Wide-angle lens 117 ° n/a
    Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
    Telephoto: 12 MP
    Telephoto: 8 MP
    Ultra-wide: 20 MP
    Standard: 50 MP
    Depth
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    Main lens
    Matrix108 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
    SensorSamsung Bright S5KHMXOmnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400
    Sensor size1/1.331/2.88 (0.35)
    Pixel size0.8 μm0.61 μm
    AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrix12 MPn/a
    Aperturef/2.0n/a
    Focal length50 mmn/a
    SensorSamsung S5K2L7n/a
    Sensor size1/2.6n/a
    Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
    StabilizationOpticaln/a
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix20 MPn/a
    Aperturef/2.2n/a
    Focal length13 mmn/a
    SensorSony IMX350n/a
    Sensor size1/2.8n/a
    Pixel size1 μmn/a
    StabilizationDigitaln/a
    Main camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
    134
    Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
    n/a
    Video quality
    Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
    104
    Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
    n/a
    Overall camera score
    Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
    124
    Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
    n/a

    Front camera

    Matrix 20 MP 20 MP
    Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
    Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
    Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 n/a
    Sensor size 1/3 n/a
    Pixel size 0.9 μm n/a
    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
    Selfie camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
    103
    Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
    n/a
    Video quality
    Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
    119
    Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
    n/a

    Connectivity

    Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
    Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
    - Wi-Fi MiMO
    - Wi-Fi Direct
    - Wi-Fi Hotspot
    - Wi-Fi Display
    - Dual Band
    - Wi-Fi Direct
    - Wi-Fi Hotspot
    - Wi-Fi Display
    Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
    Bluetooth features LE, A2DP 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
    - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS
    NFC* Yes Varies by region
    Infrared Port Yes Yes
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*12
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *NoNo
    Hybrid SlotNoNo
    2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2n/a
    3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100n/a
    LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B2100))n/a
    LTE category22n/a
    5G SupportYesYes

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo n/a
    3.5 mm Jack No No
    FM Radio No Yes
    Dolby Atmos No n/a
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
    84.5 dB
    Xiaomi Poco M8 5G
    n/a

    Other

    Class Flagship Mid-range
    Announced February, 2020 yr January, 2026 yr
    Release Date March, 2020 yr January, 2026 yr
    Launch Price ($) 950 n/a
    MSRP ($) n/a 229
    Sensors - Hall Sensor
    - Barometer
    - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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