POCO M5 vs Infinix Smart 8 HD

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Comparing the POCO M5 vs Infinix Smart 8 HD 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 M5 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Infinix Smart 8 HD runs at 1.6 GHz, making POCO M5 the better performer.


Display: Infinix Smart 8 HD offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while POCO M5 offers 6.58 inches, making Infinix Smart 8 HD the larger display of the two. Both POCO M5 and Infinix Smart 8 HD feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: POCO M5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Infinix Smart 8 HD offers 13 MP, making POCO M5 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both POCO M5 and Infinix Smart 8 HD feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both POCO M5 and Infinix Smart 8 HD offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both POCO M5 and Infinix Smart 8 HD offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both POCO M5 and Infinix Smart 8 HD equally at 7.


User Rating: Infinix Smart 8 HD receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while POCO M5 has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Spec Score

76%
72%

Release Date

13 Sep, 2022
13 Dec, 2023

Performance

MediaTek Helio G99
Unisoc T606
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

6.58 inches (16.71 cm)
6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2408 px (FHD+)
720x1612 px (HD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
0.08 MP
Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging
N/A
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Good design
  • Solid battery life
  • Respectable performance
  • Pleasing design
  • Innovative Magic Ring
  • Dependable battery life
  • Good selfie camera

Cons

  • Low light photography needs improvement
  • Ships with bloatware
  • Slow charging speeds
  • Cameras need improvement

User Ratings

4.1/5
(40,500 ratings)
4.3/5
(42,862 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

18h 03m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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₹12,499
₹6,699

Video

Videos
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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2022
(Official)
Dec 13, 2023
(Official)

Operating System

Android v12
Android v13

Custom UI

MIUI
Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G99
Unisoc T606

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

1.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2
Mali-G57

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.7 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.58 inches  (16.71 cm)
6.6 inches  (16.76 cm)

Resolution

1080x2408 px (FHD+)
720x1612 px (HD+)

Brightness

500 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
500 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.92 %
85.03 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

163.9 mm
163.6 mm

Width

76 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

201 grams
184 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide AngleS5KJN1 ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Camera Wide Angle27 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
0.08 MP
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Quad LED Ring Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Movie Frame
Short Video Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
N/A

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.

18h 03m
N/A

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

1h 56m 54s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 0.851 W/kg Body: 0.674 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

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₹12,499
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