- Poco has added yet another smartphone in its price-sensitive mid-ranger Poco M8 series.
- The Poco M8s 5G brings Snapdragon 6 Gen3 SoC, 8./12GB RAM and 128/256GB of RAM.
- Poco M8s has arrived in a selected countries including US, with the base variant starting at $189.
Yet another model has arrived under the Poco M8 series. Dubbed as the Poco M8s 5G, it is a lower mid-range phone with an impressive battery pack of a 7,000mAh battery under the hood and a giant 6.9” display at the front. The phone debuts in selected global markets starting at $189 for the entry-level 8+128GB variant. Here’s what we know about the phone so far.
Poco M8s 5G pricing, colors, and availability
The Poco M8s 5G has been launched in selected global markets. Its base 5GB+128GB variant retails at $189 (which translates to INR 18,000/- when converted), followed by a higher 8GB+256GB variant at $219 (or INR 20,000/-) as part of its early-bird offers.
The actual prices may be INR 1,000/- to INR 3,000/- higher than the offer prices aforementioned. Xiaomi’s online store has listed the Poco M8s 5G in two colorways, i.e., white and black. Note that the phone hasn’t arrived in India yet, and thus, the pricing for the Indian market is unknown and may differ from the ones mentioned above.
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Poco M8s 5G specs and features
Poco M8s 5G has been introduced in the M8 lineup. It features a Snapdragon 6s Gen3 SoC under the hood, followed by 8/12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 256GB UFS 2.2 storage. The best thing about M8s is that you can expand the memory using a microSD card slot (though who uses it anyway?). The Poco M8s uses Android 15-powered HyperOS 2 out of the box on the software front.
Moving further, you are greeted by a 6.9” LCD FHD+ panel with up to a 144Hz refresh rate. An 8MP selfie shooter sits at the front, housed in a hole-punch cutout. On the back, you have a 50MP primary shooter with a rather auxiliary lens, making it a dual-cam setup. You can record video at 1080p@30fps.
The phones come paired with a 7,000mAh battery under the hood, flanked by 33W wired and 18W reverse charging. Other specs include an IP64 rating, IR blaster, Dolby Atmos, GPS, NFC, dual SIM, and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, to name a few. The other two M8-series phones you can get your hands on are the Poco M8 and Poco M8 Pro.
