Poco M8 5G to launch in India on 8 January: Expected price, specifications and more

Poco has confirmed that its latest smartphone in India, the Poco M8 5G will be launching in the country on 8 January, 2026. The company also shared that its upcoming device will feature a thickness of 7.35mm thick and weigh just 178 grams.

The device will be debuting on 12 PM and the Flipkart microsite has already gone live, which confirms that the Poco M8 will be available on the e-commerce giant post launch. The company does not give any details about any other model launching on the same date but rumours about a Poco M8 Pro have been rife for a few days.

The design teased by the company shows a squiricle camera module, not very dissimilar to the ones seen on other Poco and Xiaomi devices.

Poco M8 5G expected specifications:

Poco M8 5G is likely to be a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 15 5G which will be debuting in India on 6 January. If this turns out to be true, the phone could come with a 6.77 inch AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate and 3200 nits of peak brightness, along with Corning Gorilla Glass 7i protection.

The phone could run on the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 chipset with support for up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It could feature a 5,520 mAh bttery with support for 45W of wired fast charging.

Leaks suggest that the Poco M8 could feature a 50MP primary shooter with OIS and a 2MP depth shooter. On the front, it could pack a 20MP shooter for selfies and video calls.

Just like the recently launched Xiaomi devices, the Poco M8 could run on HyperOS 2 based on Android 15. There could be support for optical fingerprint scanner and IP68 rating for water and dust resistance.

As for pricing, the Poco M7 launched in India at a starting price of ₹9,999. However, its successor could potentially have a price of above ₹15,000, given that the Redmi Note 15 5G has been tipped to come around the ₹20,000 mark in India.

The tipster also claims that the Poco M8 Pro 5G could feature a 6.83-inch quad-curved AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection.

On the optics front, the phone is said to come with a 50MP primary shooter along with an 8MP ultra-wide angle lens. It could pack a 32MP selfie shooter on the front.