Poco M8 confirmed to launch in India soon: Processor, display, battery and everything expected

POCO is provision to supply a young fellow member in its budget focussed M-series lineup with the introduction of Poco M85 5G in India. The Xiaomi sub-brand has begun teasing the upcoming device with the ‘Designed to Slay’ campaign around it.

A Flipkart microsite for the Poco M85 5G has also gone live, suggesing that the phone will be available on the e-commerce for purchase. Poco has also shared a video of the new phone but did not give a confirmed timeline for the device, ending the video with the ‘coming soon’ message.

In the teaser video, the Poco M85 5G can be seen with a dual tone finish that we have seen on many Poco devices in the past including the Poco X7 lineup. The phone can also be seen with a squarish camera module and round edges, again something that we have seen from Poco devices in the past. The design also feels similar to the Redmi Note 15, which is set to make its debut in India next month.

Other than this, the brand has not shared many official details about the Poco M85 5G. However, Poco has been known to rebrand popular Xiami devices and bring them as Poco devices in India, which could also be the case with the Poco M8.

Previous leaks of the Poco M8 5G have revealed that the phone could come in three colour variants in India and feature a dual camera setup. The device is said to come with a 6.77 inch Full HD+ display with 120Hz refresh rate. It could come running on the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 processor and be paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage.

The devide could come with a 5,520mAh battery with support for 45W wired fast charging. It could also pack IP65 rating for water and dust resistance, meaning that the M8 5G may be able to withstand some splashes and light rainfall but not full submersion under water.

There is no clarity yet on the launch date for the Poco M8 5G but with the phone being teased so late in this month, it is likey that it may debut in mid-January or early February.

Poco M8 Pro leaked specifications:

Meanwhile, tipster Sudhanshu Ambhore has shared some specifications of the Poco M8 Pro. The tipster suggests that the upcoming Poco device will be powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 processor.

The tipster also suggested that the Poco M8 Pro could feature a 6.83 inch Quad curved AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection.

On the optics front, the phone is said to come with a 50MP primary shooter with an 8MP ultra-wide angle lens. It could pack a 32MP selfie shooter on the front.

The device is said to come with HyperOS 2 based on Android 15. It could come with support for IP68 water and dust resistance rating, optical fingerprint scanner, IR blaster and Bluetooth version 5.4

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