Lava Blaze Duo 3 vs POCO M8

Comparing the Lava Blaze Duo 3 vs POCO M8 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO M8 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,982, while Lava Blaze Duo 3 scores 2,522, making POCO M8 the better performer.

Display: POCO M8 offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while Lava Blaze Duo 3 offers 6.67 inches, making POCO M8 the larger display of the two. Lava Blaze Duo 3 features a AMOLED display compared to POCO M8's Flow AMOLED, making Lava Blaze Duo 3 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Lava Blaze Duo 3 and POCO M8 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: POCO M8 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Lava Blaze Duo 3 offers 8 MP, making POCO M8 better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO M8 delivers longer battery life with 18h 02m, while Lava Blaze Duo 3 delivers 11h 28m, making POCO M8 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Lava Blaze Duo 3 and POCO M8 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: POCO M8 receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while Lava Blaze Duo 3 is rated 7.9.

User Rating: POCO M8 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Lava Blaze Duo 3 has a rating of 3.6.

Lava Blaze Duo 3

₹24,999

@ Flipkart

POCO M8

₹22,819

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

19 Jan, 2026

13 Jan, 2026

08 Oct, 2026

Performance

		N/A
MediaTek Dimensity 7060	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Main Display

		N/A
6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED	Flow AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1272x2712 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

1.6 inches (4.06 cm)	N/A	N/A
320x360 px	N/A	N/A

Rear Camera

		N/A
50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
0.3 MP Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	2 MP Mono Depth Camera

Front Camera

		N/A
8 MP	20 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery

		N/A
5000 mAh	5520 mAh	8000 mAh
33W	45W Fast Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	N/A	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

7.9/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Unique dual display cameras
Clean, stock Android
Decent performance for everyday use

Slim, lightweight, & premium design
Bright, smooth AMOLED display
Strong battery life
Long-term software support

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Average cameras
Limited software support

Average cameras
Software feels cluttered

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

3.6/5

(53 ratings)

4.3/5

(4,060 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

11h 28m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 02m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A
N/A	862,268 AnTuTu Score	N/A

Compare Prices

₹24,999

@ Flipkart

₹22,819

@ Amazon

₹25,999

@ Flipkart

Video

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General

Launch Date

Jan 19, 2026

(Official)

Jan 08, 2026

(Official)

Sep 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v17

OS Updates

1 Years

4 Years

6 Year

Security Updates

2 Year

6 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HyperOS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

N/A

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7060

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

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MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

IMG BXM-8-256

Adreno 710

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

6 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

862,268

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s

26.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

3,237

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

30.9 %

14.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Display Type

AMOLED

Flow AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1000 nits

3200 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

800 nits

N/A

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi

388 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.54 %

89.46 %

90.5 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.28 %

N/A

93.6 %

Design

Height

163.2 mm

164 mm

162.56 mm

Width

76.05 mm

75.42 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

7.55 mm

7.35 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

181 grams

211 grams

207 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP66 IP65 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

N/A

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.8" sensor size IMX752 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.88" sensor size Light Fusion 400 0.61µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size

0.3 MP

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Motion Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

6150 x 8150 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Beautify

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

2k @30 fps

4k @30 fps
HD @120/240 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

N/A

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

20 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

2k @30 fps

HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Capacity

5000 mAh

5520 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 33 Hours(2G)

N/A

Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 33W 50% in 35 minutes

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 18W Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

11h 28m

18h 02m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 18m 21s

54m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

N/A

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1024 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)