Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro vs POCO M8

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 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: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.6 GHz, while POCO M8 runs at 2.4 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while POCO M8 offers 6.77 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro features a AMOLED display compared to POCO M8's Flow AMOLED, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while POCO M8 offers 50 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro and POCO M8 feature a 20 MP primary front camera.

Battery: POCO M8 delivers longer battery life with 18h 02m, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro delivers 14h 22m, making POCO M8 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro and POCO M8 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while POCO M8 is rated 8.1.

User Rating: POCO M8 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro has a rating of 3.9.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro

₹31,999

@ Amazon

POCO M8

₹19,628

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

04 Feb, 2026

13 Jan, 2026

06 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED	Flow AMOLED	AMOLED
1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


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

Battery


6580 mAh	5520 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.2/10

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8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

Excellent display and speakers
Good primary camera for landscape photos
Robust build and long-term software support
Decent battery life

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

Cons

Soft facial details in selfies and portraits
Performance could be better
Comes with Android 15

Average cameras
Software feels cluttered

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3.9/5

(381 ratings)

4.3/5

(2,008 ratings)

4.5/5

(208 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

945,828 AnTuTu Score	862,268 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
14h 22m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 02m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹31,999

@ Amazon

₹19,628

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Feb 04, 2026

(Official)

Jan 08, 2026

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

4 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

6 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 710

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

945,828

862,268

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 s

14.0 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.

1,006

3,237

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

3.2 %

14.1 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Flow AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

447 ppi

388 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.43 %

89.46 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

163.61 mm

164 mm

150.83 mm

Width

78.09 mm

75.42 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.78 mm

7.35 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

210.6 grams

211 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

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)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle1/1.4" sensor size S5KHP3 0.56µm 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/1.57IMX921

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual 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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

N/A

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
HD @120/240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60 fps

HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

6580 mAh

5520 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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.

14h 22m

18h 02m

16h 04m

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

0h 58m 0s

0h 54m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1024 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

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

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)

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 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

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)