POCO M8 vs realme P4x

Comparing the POCO M8 vs realme P4x 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: realme P4x runs at a higher processing speed of 2.6 GHz, while POCO M8 runs at 2.4 GHz, making realme P4x the better performer.

Display: POCO M8 offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while realme P4x offers 6.72 inches, making POCO M8 the larger display of the two. POCO M8 features a Flow AMOLED display compared to realme P4x's LCD, making POCO M8 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both POCO M8 and realme P4x feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: POCO M8 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while realme P4x offers 8 MP, making POCO M8 better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO M8 delivers longer battery life with 18h 02m, while realme P4x delivers 17h 38m, making POCO M8 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both POCO M8 and realme P4x 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 realme P4x is rated 8.

User Rating: POCO M8 and realme P4x both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

POCO M8

₹20,249

@ Amazon

realme P4x

₹19,300

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

13 Jan, 2026

10 Dec, 2025

03 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6 Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, LPDDR5X
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.72 inches (17.07 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Flow AMOLED	LCD	Super AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP No Shake Cam Primary Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	2 MP Mono Camera	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


20 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP	12 MP

Battery


5520 mAh	7000 mAh	5000 mAh
45W Fast Charging	45W Super Charging	25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Excellent battery endurance
Delivers reliable performance
Snappy software with many AI tricks
Loud and crisp stereo speakers

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Average cameras
Software feels cluttered

Camera output details could be improved
Many apps don't run at max refresh rate

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(2,159 ratings)

4.3/5

(13,122 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

862,268 AnTuTu Score	974,831 AnTuTu Score	N/A
18h 02m Battery Life (PC Mark)	17h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹20,249

@ Amazon

₹19,300

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Jan 08, 2026

(Official)

Dec 04, 2025

(Official)

Jun 30, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

2 Years

6 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

3 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

ColorOS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra MT6878T

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SM6475

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 710

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

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

862,268

974,831

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 s

27.0 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.

3,237

1,017

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

3.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

14.1 %

21.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Flow AMOLED

LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

950 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

N/A

1000 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

391 ppi

387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.46 %

86.42 %

86.58 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.4 %

N/A

Design

Height

164 mm

166 mm

162.4 mm

Width

75.42 mm

76 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.35 mm

8.39 mm

7.7 mm

Weight

211 grams

208 grams

200 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass Plastic

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Water Resistance

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

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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 76° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size OV50D 0.61µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera1/5.1" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting

Macro Mode

Camera Features

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

10 x Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
HD @120/240 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30/60/120/240 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5520 mAh

7000 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 49.9 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 45W Super Charging 100% in 90 minutes

Yes 25W Fast 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.

18h 02m

17h 38m

N/A

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

0h 54m 0s

1h 25m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1024 GB

Yes Up to 2048 GB

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 N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N78

5G Bands:

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

N/A

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

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

N/A

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

N/A