Poco C81x vs Poco M8 5G

At a glance

Brand: POCO; POCO
Release date: April 2026, 1 months ago; January 2026, 4 months ago
AnTuTu: 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices; 550.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 74% of devices

Size: 6.88"; 6.77"
Resolution: 720 x 1640 px HD+; 1080 x 2392 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 405 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 21:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell; Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 1920 Hz PWM, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light, TÜV Rheinland Full Care Display 3.0 Cer, 3840 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², Peak brightness - 3200 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 12 Bits panel (10-bit +2-bit FRC), Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, Panda glass, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250); Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
CPU: 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz; 4x2.4GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.8GHz Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.8 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: Mali-G57 MP1; Adreno 710
RAM: 3 GB; 12 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 13 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.0; ƒ/ 1.8
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 120 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Front Flash, Night Mode
Sensor: —; Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400
Pixel size: —; 0.61 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/2.88"

Dimensions: 77.8 mm 171.8 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model; 75.4 mm 164.0 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 193 g; 178 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black Cyan; Black Silver Green
Water/dust resistance: Splash resistant; IP65 , Splash resistant
Usable surface: 84 %; 87 %
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 15 HyperOS 2.X (Android 15); Android 15 HyperOS 2.X (Android 15)
Updates: OS updates: 4 years, Security updates: 6 years; OS updates: 5 years
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2; Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), LDAC, AAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1)

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28b (700), B28a (700), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)