In the past few hours, an event was held in India to present the new MediaTek chipsets. These were announced in China in January and have debuted aboard Redmi Turbo 5 and Turbo 5 Max. With the Global event the launch of the first international smartphones with Dimensity 9500s approaches: POCO, OPPO and Realme have officially confirmed it.
POCO X8 Pro and X8 Pro Max: the Redmi Turbo 5 twins are arriving
If for Realme we still do not know the identity of its phone, the same does not apply to the other two brands. OPPO Find X9s has been widely anticipated by leaks while the Xiaomi models have already been unveiled in China.
Yes. because the new Redmi Turbo would be on track to arrive in Global markets as POCO X8 Pro and POCO X8 Pro Max. A few hours after the announcement of the new chipsets, the first leaked images have also started circulating.
In these, you can see the possible design of the series that would closely mirror that of Redmi’s Chinese cousins.
The timelines are still unknown, but it isn’t out of the question that the India launch could take place as early as February. Obviously we are interested in the Italy release: the final word always rests with the company, but we assume it won’t be long until the launch.
The reason is simple: January was dedicated to the Redmi Note 15 series while Xiaomi 17 and 17 Ultra will arrive soon. It is likely that POCO will not be left out of early-year launches, so the new X8 series could find space in the coming weeks.
POCO X8 Pro – Presumed specifications
- Dimensions and weight: 157.53 x 75.19 x 8.18 mm, 204 g
- Colors: Shadow Black, Light Sea Green, Auspicious Cloud White
- Certification: IP66/IP68/IP69/IP69K
- Display: Flat AMOLED 6.59″ 1.5K+ (2,756 x 1,268 pixels) with 120 Hz refresh rate, 3,500 nits, 12 bit, PWM Dimming at 3,840 Hz, Gorilla Glass 7i protection
- Security: under-display fingerprint sensor (optical)
- Liquid cooling with vapor chamber
- SoC: MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra, 4 nm TSMC
- CPU: Octa-core
- 1 x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3 x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4 x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
- GPU: Mali-G720 MP8
- RAM: 12/16 GB LPDDR5X Ultra
- Storage: 256/512 GB UFS 4.1 non expandable
- Battery: 6,500 mAh
- Charging: 100W, reverse 27W
- Camera: 50 + 8 MP (f/1.5-2.2) with IMX882, OIS and ultra-wide
- Selfie camera: 20 MP (f/2.2)
- Connectivity and others: Dual SIM 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, Dual GPS, stereo speaker, USB-C, IR sensor
- Operating system: Android 16 with Xiaomi HyperOS 3
POCO X8 Pro Max – Presumed specifications
- Dimensions and weight: 162.99 x 77.93 x 8.15 mm, 219 g
- Colors: Shadow Black, Ocean Blue, Auspicious Cloud White, Sunshine Orange
- Certification: IP66/IP68/IP69/IP69K
- Display: Flat AMOLED 6.83″ 1.5K+ (2,772 x 1,280 pixels) with 120 Hz refresh rate, 3,500 nits, 12 bit, PWM Dimming at 3,840 Hz, Gorilla Glass 7i protection
- Security: under-display fingerprint sensor (ultrasonic)
- Liquid cooling with vapor chamber
- SoC: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s, 3 nm TSMC
- CPU: Octa-core
- 1 x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925
- 3 x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4 x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
- GPU: Immortalis-G925
- RAM: 12/16 GB LPDDR5X Ultra
- Storage: 256/512 GB UFS 4.1 non expandable
- Battery: 8,500 mAh
- Charging: 100W, reverse 27W
- Camera: 50 + 8 MP (f/1.5-2.2) with Light Fusion 600, OIS and ultra-wide
- Selfie camera: 20 MP (f/2.2)
- Connectivity and other: Dual SIM 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, stereo speaker, USB-C, IR sensor
- Operating system: Android 16 with Xiaomi HyperOS 3
