POCO could be preparing to push battery capacity into new territory with its upcoming X8 series in India. According to tipster Sanju Choudhary, the POCO X8 Power is in development with a 10,000mAh battery, which would make it the first POCO phone to reach that capacity.
Another tipster, Debayan Roy, has suggested that the POCO X8 and POCO X8 Power will arrive in India around September. The X8 Power is expected to be a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max, which is scheduled to launch in Malaysia on August 27th. Notably, POCO Global has already started teasing a new phone.
POCO X8 Power
According to Choudhary, the POCO X8 Power could feature a 6.83-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 3,840Hz PWM dimming and Gorilla Glass Victus 2. The phone is tipped to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 chipset, paired with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage, although a lower variant could use UFS 2.2. The camera setup is said to include a 50MP main sensor, 8MP ultrawide and 32MP front camera. The phone could also carry IP68 and IP69 ratings while measuring 8.68 mm thick. Choudhary claims it will receive four OS upgrades and six years of security updates.
The 10,000mAh cell will be the headline feature. POCO’s existing POCO M8 Power, launched in India at Rs 24,999, already packs an 8,000mAh battery, while the recently launched M8x offers a 7,900mAh cell from Rs 18,999. The X8 Power would take POCO’s battery-focused strategy considerably further. That’s the only thing that makes sense for OEMs now as tSi-C technology allows manufacturers to pack big-numbered cells without increasing the cost too much. With rising prices due to the memory crisis, that’s a sigh of relief.
POCO X8
Roy suggests the standard POCO X8 could be positioned below the X8 Power and arrive with a 9,000mAh battery and AMOLED display. It’s tipped to use the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4, which would make it a more performance-focused option than the lower-priced M8 series, but below the X8 Power.
Roy claims the Redmi Note 17 is effectively the POCO M8 Power, while the Redmi 17 5G corresponds to the POCO M8x. The Redmi Note 17 Pro is expected to become the POCO X8, with the Note 17 Pro Max reportedly becoming the X8 Power.
If the two phones launch in September, POCO could have a strong battery proposition against rivals in the upper mid-range segment. However, buyers should wait for official pricing before deciding, as a 10,000mAh battery alone does not guarantee better overall value. Display quality, charging speed, chipset performance and phone weight will matter just as much for a device intended for everyday use.
