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POCO X8 Pro and Poco X8 Pro Max goes on sale in India today: Check price, specs and offer details
The POCO X8 Pro series starts at ₹32,999 in India and buyers will be able to purchase it in India via Flipkart.
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The POCO X8 Pro series arrived in India last week. The series includes two devices, the POCO X8 Pro and the POCO X8 Pro Max. Both these devices come with a metal frame and IP66, IP68, IP69, and IP69K dust and water protection coating. These smartphones come at a starting price of ₹32,999 and they will be available for purchase to the buyers in India starting 12PM today via Flipkart.
As a part of the first sale, POCO is offering banking discounts to the interested buyers. Buyers also get flexible payment options, including a no-cost EMI option, POCO shield benefits, which includes a 1-year extended warranty and a 1-year screen damage protection along with two months of YouTube Premium subscription and three months of Spotify Premium subscription. Check out the specifications, price and offers on the purchase of the POCO X8 Pro series below.
POCO X8 Pro specifications, price and offer details
The POCO X8 Pro comes with a 6.69-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with a resolution of 2756 x 1268 pixels, a screen refresh rate of up to 120Hz and a peak brightness of 3,500 nits. Additional display features include support for Pro HDR display, Wet Touch display 2.0, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision certification. This display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i protection. This smartphone is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra chipset that is coupled with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage space. It runs Android 16-based HyperOS 3.
On the camera front, the POCO X8 Pro has a dual rear camera setup, which includes a 50MP primary lens with Sony IMX882 image sensor and Optical Image Stabalisation technology, and an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera. On the front, it has a 20MP camera, which supports features such as video teleprompter, time-lapse and slow motion selfie. Coming to the battery, the POCO X8 Pro comes with a 6,500mAh battery with support for 100W HyperCharge technology, and up to 27W reverse charging technology. AI features include Google Gemini, Circle to Search with Google AI Writing, AI Speech Recognition, AI Interpreter, AI Search, and AI Dynamic Wallpapers.
The POCO X8 Pro costs ₹32,999 for the 8GB + 256GB model, ₹35,999 for the 12GB + 256GB model and ₹37,999 for the 12GB + 256GB model, also called the Iron Man Edition. As a part of the discount, POCO is offering an instant discount of ₹3,000 on all these models on the purchases made using HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI cards.
1. POCO X8 Pro
POCO X8 Pro Max specifications, price and offer details
The flagship model of the POCO X8 Pro series, that is the POCO X8 Pro Max sports a 6.83-inch 1.5K ultra bright AMOLED display with a resolution of 2772 x 1280 pixels, a screen refresh rate of up to 120Hz and a peak brightness of 3,500 nits. Just like the POCO X8 Pro, this model also supports Pro HDR display, Wet Touch display 2.0 and HDR10+ and comes with Dolby Vision certification. It's also protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i protection. The POCO X8 Pro Max is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500s chipset that is coupled with 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage space. It also HyperOS 3.
It gets the same camera as the POCO X8 Pro, which means users get a 50MP primary and an 8MP ultra-wide-angle secondary camera at the back and a 20MP camera in the front. However, this phone gets a bigger battery. It comes with a 9000mAh battery (Indian unit) with support for 100W HyperCharge technology, and up to 27W reverse charging technology. It also gets all the AI features available in the POCO X8 Pro.
Coming to the pricing, the POCO X8 Pro Max costs ₹42,999 for the 12GB + 256GB model and ₹46,999 for the 12GB + 256GB model. The company is offering an instant discount of ₹3,000 on all these models on the purchases made using HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI cards, which will make these phones more accessible to the buyers.
2. POCO X8 Pro Max
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