POCO X8 Pro Series Launch Highlights: Poco X8 Pro, Iron Man edition, X8 Pro Max launched – Check price, specs and more

Poco has launched its premium X8 Pro lineup in India with the MediaTek Dimensity series processors, massive batteries and a new vapor cooling chamber.

Poco X8 Pro and X8 Pro specs:

The POCO X8 Pro features a 6.59-inch AMOLED display with a 2756 x 1268 resolution while the X8 Pro Max boasts a larger 6.83-inch screen with a 2772 x 1280 resolution. Both phones support an adaptive 1-120Hz refresh rate and a 3,500 nits of peak brightness

Under the hood, the POCO X8 Pro Max 5G comes powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500s processor while the vanilla POCO X8 Pro comes paired with the Dimensity 8500-Ultra chip. The standard model features up to 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM, while the Max model bumps this up to 12GB of LPDDR5X Ultra RAM. Meanwhile, both phones feature UFS 4.1 internal storage.

To keep thermals in check during heavy gaming sessions, both devices comes with 3D ICELOOP cooling systems.

Poco X8 Pro series price:

Poco X8 Pro is priced at 30,999 for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant, while the 12GB RAM + 256GB model is priced at 32,999.

Meanwhile, the Poco X8 Pro Max is priced at 45,999 for the 12GB RAM/256GB storage variant and 49,999 for the 12GB RAM/512GB variant.

The Chinese smartphone maker has also released a special Iron Man Edition of the Poco X8 Pro which comes in a single 12GB RAM + 512GB configuration and priced at 51,999.

As part of the launch offers, buyers can avail a flat 3,000 discount via bank cards or exchange bonuses. Taking these offers into account, the net effective starting price of the POCO X8 Pro drops to 27,999, the X8 Pro Max to 42,999, and the Iron Man Edition to 48,999.

The X8 Pro lineup will go on open sale starting March 23 at 12 noon exclusively via Flipkart. Early buyers purchasing the devices on launch day will receive a 1-year extended warranty and 1-year screen damage protection. The company is also offering two months of YouTube Premium and three months of Spotify Premium as part of the launch offers.

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17 Mar 2026, 07:12:18 PM IST

Poco X8 Pro series price

Poco X8 Pro is priced at 30,999 for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant, while the 12GB RAM + 256GB model is priced at 32,999.

Meanwhile, the Poco X8 Pro Max is priced at 45,999 for the 12GB RAM/256GB storage variant and 49,999 for the 12GB RAM/512GB variant.

17 Mar 2026, 06:12:42 PM IST

Poco X8 Pro series price

Poco X8 Pro begins at a price of $299 while the X8 Pro and and X8 Pro Max come at a starting price of $399 and $429. Unfortunately, the Indian pricing of the devices has not been announced yet.

17 Mar 2026, 06:10:50 PM IST

Poco X8 Pro Max specs at a glance

Poco X8 Pro Max comes with a 8,500mAh battery and support for 100W wired fast charging. The phone runs on HyperOS 3 based on Android 16 and gets dyanmic RGB lights on the back. There is also support for e-SIM

17 Mar 2026, 06:03:07 PM IST

Poco X8 Pro Max processor

Poco X8 Pro Max is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500s processor. The phone comes with an Antutu score of over 3 million+. It also comes with LPDDR5x RAM and UFS 4.1 storage.

17 Mar 2026, 06:00:53 PM IST

Poco X8 Pro Iron Man edition unveiled

Poco has also unveiled the Iron Man edition of the X8 Pro. The device will also be coming to India soon.

17 Mar 2026, 05:51:02 PM IST

Poco X8 Pro IP rating

Poco X8 Pro will come with a 6,500 mAh battery and support for 100W fast charging. The phone will come with HyperOS 3 onboard with Android 16 support. The phone will feature IP66, IP68 and IP69K rating for water and dust resistance.

17 Mar 2026, 05:45:53 PM IST

Poco X8 Pro camera

Poco X8 Pro comes with a dual camera setup wtih a 50MP primary shooter and an 8MP ultra-wide angle lens.

17 Mar 2026, 05:42:37 PM IST

Poco X8 Pro specs at glance

Poco X8 Pro will come with an Antutu score of over 2.2 million. The phone will be powered by the Dimensity 8500 Ultra processor. It will come with support for 100W wired fast charging and 27W reverse charging.

17 Mar 2026, 05:37:58 PM IST

Poco X8 Pro charging

Poco X8 Pro will come with a 100W charger which can take the phone from 0-100% in 48 minutes.

17 Mar 2026, 05:25:36 PM IST

Poco X8 Pro Max expected specifications

If leaks are to be believed, the Poco X8 Pro Max could feature a 6.83-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate while coming with the same 3,500 nits of peak brightness.

The phone could run on the Dimensity 9500s processor based on 3nm process with an Arm Mali-G925 MC12 GPU. It could come with support for up to 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM and 512GB of UFS 4.1 storage.

On the optics front, the device could feature a 50MP Light Fusion 600 shooter with OIS and an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens. The front of the device could house a 20MP Samsung OV20B shooter with 1080p 60fps video recording support.

The phone could run on HyperOS 3 based on Android 16. It could also come with the same IP68/IP69 water and dust resistance rating as its younger sibling

17 Mar 2026, 05:14:45 PM IST

Minutes away from Poco X8 series unveiling

We are less than 20 minutes away from the officially unveiling of the Poco X8 Pro lineup. Just to reiterate, the Poco X8 Pro series launch event will begin at 5:30PM. The company will announce the X8 Pro, X8 Pro Max and an Iron Man edition of the Poco X8 pro.

17 Mar 2026, 05:04:59 PM IST

When and where to watch Poco X8 series launch?

Poco X8 series is launching globally at 5:30PM India time. The launch of new gaming focused lineup will be showcased on the company’s YouTube channel. We have twitter-tweetded a live-stream link to make it easier to access the event.

17 Mar 2026, 04:53:43 PM IST

Poco X8 Pro expected specs

Poco X8 Pro is believed to be a rebranded version of the Redmi Turbo 5. The Turbo series from Redmi is China exclusive and is usually rebranded under the Poco lineup.

If the leaks turn out to be true, the X8 Pro could feature a 6.59-inch 1.5K 120Hz OLED display with 3,500 nits of peak brightness.

The phone could feature a dual camera setup wtih a 50MP Sony IMX882 primary shooter with OIS and an 8MP ultra-wide angle lens.

On the front could be a Samsung OV20B shooter for selfies and video calls.

17 Mar 2026, 04:42:03 PM IST

Poco X8 Pro series prices leak ahead of launch

As per tipster Paras Guglani (@passionategeekz) on X, the Poco X8 Pro 5G will be priced at 33,999 for the 8GB RAM/256GB storage model and 37,999 for the 12GB RAM/256GB variant.

Meanwhile, the X8 Pro Max is said to cost 41,999 for the 12GB RAM/256GB storage model and 45,999 for the 12GB RAM/512GB storage variant.

The tipster says the prices of both models are without introductory launch offers.

The company is also confirmed to launch an Iron Man edition of the Poco X8 Pro, which is said to come at a price of 43,999 without offers and 40,999 with offers.

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