Xiaomi announces POCO M8s 5G, with a huge battery and an immersive 6.9-inch display

The Xiaomi budget phone lineup grows with a new Global addition, which makes this segment even more layered and confusing. POCO M8s 5G has been launched in some international markets with a design and specifications that feel familiar. Here is everything you need to know about the new budget phone from the Chinese brand, with an immersive display and a big battery.

POCO M8s 5G: all you need to know about technical specifications, price and release of the new budget Xiaomi phone

The aesthetics of the new POCO are unusually simple and essential, not at all typical of the brand. Usually its devices always feature a distinctive characteristic or even an unusual color (like the classic POCO yellow). And instead the latest budget phone presents an essential look with a rectangular camera module and two classic shades – black and white.

The front is occupied by a 6.9″ LCD display, a generous size that makes it suitable for multimedia content (also thanks to the adaptive refresh rate up to 144 Hz). Under the hood we find an extra-large 7,000 mAh battery — silicon-carbon, to avoid impacting the thickness — with 33W charging. There is also 18W reverse charging, useful to use the budget phone as a power bank.

POCO M8s 5G is powered by the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 and also features support for Google Gemini and for “Circle and Search”. The photography experience is entrusted to a 50 MP main sensor while the onboard software is HyperOS 2.

Regarding price, Xiaomi announced that the smartphone will be on sale at $189 (for the 6/128 GB version) and $219 (8/256 GB). Note that the POCO device is a rebrand of Redmi 15 5G, launched also in Italy.

POCO M8s 5G – Technical specifications

• Dimensions and weight: 169.48 x 80.45 x 8.40 mm for 217 grams
• Colors: Black, White
• Certification: IP64
• Display: flat 6.9″ Full HD+ (2340 x 1080 pixels) with refresh rate up to 144 Hz, touch sampling at 288 Hz, peak brightness 850 nits, 8-bit color, 374 PPI
• Security: side-mounted fingerprint reader
• Passive cooling
• SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3, 6 nm TSMC
• CPU: octa-core
  • 2 x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A78
  • 6 x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A55
• GPU: Adreno 619
• RAM: 6/8 GB LPDDR4X
• Storage: 128/256 GB UFS 2.2 expandable up to 2 TB (micro SD)
• Battery: 7,000 mAh
• Charging: 33W, reverse 18W
• Camera: dual, 50 MP (f/1.8) with secondary sensor
• Selfie camera: 8 MP (f/2.0)
• Connectivity and more: Dual SIM 5G, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, GPS, USB-C, stereo speaker, IR sensor, Google Gemini, Circle and Search
• Operating system: Android 15 with HyperOS 2