POCO M8 vs vivo X300 FE

Comparing the POCO M8 vs vivo X300 FE 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: vivo X300 FE scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,051, while POCO M8 scores 2,982, making vivo X300 FE the better performer.

Display: POCO M8 offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while vivo X300 FE offers 6.31 inches, making POCO M8 the larger display of the two. vivo X300 FE features a AMOLED display compared to POCO M8's Flow AMOLED, making vivo X300 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both POCO M8 and vivo X300 FE feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo X300 FE offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while POCO M8 offers 20 MP, making vivo X300 FE better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO M8 delivers longer battery life with 18h 02m, while vivo X300 FE delivers 16h 04m, making POCO M8 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: vivo X300 FE offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while POCO M8 offers 128 GB, making vivo X300 FE the better option for storage.

Expert Review: vivo X300 FE receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while POCO M8 is rated 8.1.

User Rating: vivo X300 FE receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while POCO M8 has a rating of 4.3.

POCO M8

₹23,699

@ Amazon

vivo X300 FE

₹94,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

13 Jan, 2026

14 May, 2026

19 Sep, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 6 Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
Flow AMOLED	AMOLED	Super Retina XDR OLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A

Front Camera


20 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5520 mAh	6500 mAh	3692 mAh
45W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging	40W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
N/A	UFS 4.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.1/10

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8.4/10

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8.3/10

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Pros

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

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

Average cameras
Software feels cluttered

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

4.3/5

(4,197 ratings)

4.6/5

(627 ratings)

4.6/5

(29,409 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

862,268 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score	2,250,422 AnTuTu Score
18h 02m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹23,699

@ Amazon

₹94,999

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Jan 08, 2026

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

iOS v26

OS Updates

4 Years

5 Year

N/A

Security Updates

6 Years

7 Year

N/A

Custom UI

HyperOS

Origin OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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Apple A19

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Adreno 829

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

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

3,000,897

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 s

14.0 s

16.0 s

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

4,004

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

14.1 %

17.4 %

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Flow AMOLED

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

5000 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

300 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

460 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.46 %

90.11 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

N/A

Design

Height

164 mm

150.83 mm

149.6 mm

Width

75.42 mm

71.76 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

7.35 mm

7.99 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

211 grams

191 grams

177 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

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 Cameraf/1.571/1.56" sensor size IMX921

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

N/A

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A

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

Camera Features

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

N/A

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
HD @120/240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

HD @30 fps

N/A

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5520 mAh

6500 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes 18W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

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 02m

16h 04m

N/A

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

54m

41m

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1024 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

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 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)