POCO F5 vs POCO M8 5G

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

POCO F5POCO F5Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Change
POCO M8 5GPOCO M8 5GSnapdragon 6 Gen 3Change

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the POCO F5 uses the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 (4 nm TSMC), the POCO M8 5G the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm). The POCO F5's fastest core runs at 2.92 GHz, the POCO M8 5G's at 2.40 GHz.
  2. Screen: 6.7 inches on the POCO F5, 6.8 inches on the POCO M8 5G. Both run at up to 120 Hz.
  3. Battery: 5,000 mAh on the POCO F5, 5,520 mAh on the POCO M8 5G.
  4. Main camera: 16.1 MP on the POCO F5, 12.6 MP on the POCO M8 5G.

The same on both: NFC and Widevine L1.

Chipset

Chipset
Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Process
4 nm TSMC4 nm
CPU
1× 2.92 GHz Cortex-X2
3× 2.50 GHz Cortex-A710
4× 1.80 GHz Cortex-A510
4× 2.40 GHz Cortex-A78
4× 1.80 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
2.92 GHz2.40 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Adreno 725Adreno 710

Memory

Versions seen
12GB | 256GB8GB | 512GB
RAM type
LPDDR5LPDDR5

Display

Size
6.7 in6.8 in
Resolution
1080 × 24001080 × 2392
Pixel density
395 ppi387 ppi
Refresh rates
120 Hzalso 60, 90120 Hzalso 60, 90
HDR
Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG—

Battery

Capacity
5,000 mAh5,520 mAh

Cameras

Back camera
16.1 MP4624 × 3472 · f/1.8 · 4.68 mm · OIS12.6 MP4096 × 3072 · f/1.8 · 4.22 mm
Front camera
4 MP2304 × 1728 · f/2.4 · 3.26 mm5 MP2592 × 1944 · f/2.2 · 2.23 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 5
6 GHz Wi-Fi
YesYes
Bluetooth LE Audio
NoNo
NFC
YesYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 15Android 16
Released with
Android 13Android 15
Widevine DRM
L1L1

Sensors

Sensors
56 sensors46 sensors

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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated November 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy