POCO added a fourth model to its budget M8 line on August 4, and the pitch is almost entirely about endurance. The POCO M8 Power carries an 8,000mAh battery — roughly 60 percent more capacity than the 5,000mAh cell that has been the budget-phone default for years — while still fitting a 6.83-inch AMOLED screen and 45W fast charging.
The phone launched in India. There is no Philippine release date, and no local price, which is covered in more detail below.
POCO M8 Power specifications
| Component | Specification |
|---|
| Display | 6.83-inch AMOLED, 2396 x 1080, 120Hz, 1,800 nits peak |
| Chipset | Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 (4nm) |
| Memory | 6GB or 8GB LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 128GB UFS 2.2, expandable |
| Rear camera | 50MP f/1.8 main + secondary sensor |
| Front camera | 8MP |
| Battery | 8,000mAh |
| Charging | 45W wired, 22.5W reverse wired |
| Software | Android 16 with HyperOS 3 |
| Durability | IP65, Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Colours | Black, Blaze Orange, Green |
The 4nm figure refers to the manufacturing process node — smaller numbers generally mean a chip that does more work per unit of power, which matters on a phone built around battery life.
The battery is the whole argument
An 8,000mAh cell in a phone this size is only possible because of silicon-carbon battery chemistry, which packs more energy into the same physical volume than conventional lithium-ion. POCO quotes 28 hours of continuous video playback, 14 hours of gaming, 31 hours of social media browsing, or 38 days of standby.
Treat manufacturer battery claims as a ceiling rather than a promise — they are measured under controlled conditions at fixed brightness. Still, even a substantial haircut off those numbers leaves a phone that comfortably clears two days of ordinary use.
The 22.5W reverse wired charging is the underrated feature. It turns the phone into a power bank for earbuds, a smartwatch, or a friend's dying handset — genuinely useful during brownouts or a long commute.
Software support is unusually good for the segment: four major Android version upgrades and six years of security patches. On a phone at this price, that support window is arguably worth more than any single spec on the sheet.
Price and launch offers
Gadget Bridge's launch report lists two configurations:
- 6GB + 128GB: ₹24,999 (around ₱16,000)
- 8GB + 128GB: ₹27,999 (around ₱17,900)
For the first 12 hours of sale, those drop to ₹21,999 (around ₱14,100) and ₹24,999 (around ₱16,000) respectively, with an additional ₹1,000 (around ₱640) coupon and ₹2,000 (around ₱1,280) available as either a bank discount or an exchange bonus. Sales begin August 7 on Flipkart and in retail stores. Peso figures are conversions at roughly ₱0.64 to the rupee.
Will it reach the Philippines?
No Philippine launch has been announced for the M8 Power, and Indian pricing is a poor guide to what a Philippine SRP would be — different tax treatment, different distributor structure, and different competition.
The useful reference point is what POCO already charges here. The M8 series launched in the Philippines in January 2026 through Shopee, with the POCO M8 5G at ₱12,999 SRP for 8GB/256GB and ₱14,999 for 8GB/512GB, and the POCO M8 Pro 5G at ₱16,999 and ₱19,999 for its two variants — all discounted well below SRP at launch.
That places a hypothetical Philippine M8 Power squarely between the two existing models on price, if it arrives at all. It is worth noting the local variants ship with 256GB and 512GB storage options, while the Indian M8 Power tops out at 128GB — so a Philippine version, should POCO bring one, would likely be configured differently rather than being a straight import of the Indian model.
For now the honest answer is that Filipino buyers who want this much battery have to wait. POCO has a consistent record of bringing M-series phones here within a few months of an Indian debut, but the company has said nothing about this one, and nothing in the launch materials points to a Southeast Asian rollout.
