realme P3 vs POCO M8

Comparing the realme P3 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 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while realme P3 runs at 2.3 GHz, making POCO M8 the better performer.

Display: POCO M8 offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while realme P3 offers 6.67 inches, making POCO M8 the larger display of the two. realme P3 features a AMOLED display compared to POCO M8's Flow AMOLED, making realme P3 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme P3 and POCO M8 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: POCO M8 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while realme P3 offers 16 MP, making POCO M8 better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO M8 delivers longer battery life with 18h 02m, while realme P3 delivers 12h 44m, making POCO M8 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme P3 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 realme P3 is rated 8.

User Rating: realme P3 and POCO M8 both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

realme P3

₹15,999

@ Flipkart

POCO M8

₹20,249

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

19 Mar, 2025

13 Jan, 2026

03 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6 Gen 4	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, LPDDR5X
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
AMOLED	Flow AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 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 Depth Camera	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	20 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP

Battery


6000 mAh	5520 mAh	5000 mAh
45W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging	25W Fast 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

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

IP69-rated design
Good display
Great performance
Decent cameras

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

No OIS support
Pre-installed apps

Average cameras
Software feels cluttered

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(30,619 ratings)

4.3/5

(2,159 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

764,410 AnTuTu Score	862,268 AnTuTu Score	N/A
12h 44m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 02m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹15,999

@ Flipkart

₹20,249

@ Amazon

Not Available in any store

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Mar 19, 2025

(Official)

Jan 08, 2026

(Official)

Jun 30, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

4 Years

6 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

6 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

HyperOS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SM6475

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

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 810

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.

764,410

862,268

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

27.0 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)

6.0 %

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.7 %

14.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Flow AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

3200 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi

388 ppi

387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.03 %

89.46 %

86.58 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.65 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.15 mm

164 mm

162.4 mm

Width

75.65 mm

75.42 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.97 mm

7.35 mm

7.7 mm

Weight

194 grams

211 grams

200 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2.5 meter)

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 Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size IMX480 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.61µm 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 Cameraf/1.8

2 MP
Depth Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

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

8150 x 6150 Pixels

6150 x 8150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

N/A

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
HD @120/240 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.09" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

20 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh

5520 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 45W Fast Charging

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.

12h 44m

18h 02m

N/A

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

1h 1m 0s

0h 54m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

N/A

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

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 N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

N/A

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)

N/A

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

N/A

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)

N/A