POCO X8 Pro goes official with a 1.5K AMOLED display, Powerful Dimensity 8500 chip

POCO has finally taken the curtains off its new performance-driven phone, the POCO X8 Pro. This guy comes with a Dimensity 8500 Ultra chip and a 1.5K res AMOLED panel. In this article, I will discuss all the details of the POCO X8 Pro, including its expected price in Nepal, specifications, and availability.

POCO X8 Pro Overview

Display and Design 

Commencing with the display, the POCO X8 Pro features a 6.95-inch OLED display with 1.5K resolution and support for a 120Hz refresh rate for smooth scrolling. It also has a 3840Hz PWM dimming with peak brightness up to 3500 nits for eye comfort and outdoor use. During my testing, I found the display impressively bright and vibrant. Colors look natural, and even when pushed hard with fast-motion games, the screen response felt snappy and smooth.

Talking about the design, the POCO X8 Pro uses a glass front and an aluminium frame, with a thickness of 8.2mm. Honestly, holding the device, it feels solid and premium for a mid-range phone — a big improvement over previous X-series models. You also get an IP68/IP69K rating in this device. Likewise, there is also a funky Iron Man Edition, which looks dope!

Performance and Software

Under the hood, the POCO X8 Pro packs the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra chipset with eight Cortex-A725 performance cores, including a prime core running at a robust 3.4GHz. Well, we did some benchmarks as well. The performance bump isn't that massive compared to POCO X7 Pro's Dimensity 8400 Ultra. It is just around 8-10%.

Likewise, the Mali-G720 MC8 GPU handles the graphics side here. In our testing, it delivered very stable FPS, good 5% lows, and overall smooth gameplay. Thermals are also quite impressive, considering this is a relatively compact phone. You also get LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage, so overall the performance side of things is very solid.. Moreover, Poco X8 runs on Android 16 with HyperOS 3.

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Camera and Battery

As for the optics, it features a 50MP Sony IMX822 primary sensor and an 8MP ultrawide camera on the back that supports 4K recording at 60fps. Up front, there is a 20MP selfie shooter that can also record 1080p video at 60 fps. With this setup, we found it to be just decent enough for casual photos; portraits are also not that spectacular due to the lack of a telephoto lens.

In terms of battery, the phone gets its juice from a 6500mAh cell, which lasted pretty well in our usage. You get 100W fast charging support for quick top-ups, with 27W reverse-wired charging.

POCO X8 Pro Specifications:

• Design and Build: Glass front, Aluminum frame, Dual SIM (nano+nano), IP68/IP69K rating
• Display: 6.59-inch, AMOLED display, 120Hz refresh rate, 3840Hz PWM, 1268 x 2756 pixels, 3500 nits (peak)
• Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra (4nm), Mali-G720 MC8 GPU
• Memory: 12/16 GB RAM and 256/512 GB internal storage, no card slot
• Software & UI: Android 16, HyperOS 3
• Rear Camera: 50MP Sony IMX882 primary sensor + 8MP ultrawide with PDAF and OIS
• Front Camera: 20MP
• Security: In-display fingerprint sensor (optical)
• Connectivity: 5G/ LTE/GSM/ HSPA, Wi-Fi 802.11, dual-band, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS
• Sensors:  Accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity
• Audio: Stereo Speakers
• Battery: 6500mAh + 100W charging + 27W reverse wired charging

POCO X8 Pro Price in Nepal and Availability

The official price of POCO X8 Pro begins at USD 329 for the base 8/256GB trim. When it launches here, we expect the POCO X8 Pro price in Nepal to start at NPR 54,999.

• Meanwhile, watch our POCO X7 Pro, POCO F7, and POCO F8 Pro review here: