Poco’s first Pro Max phone got this name with an 8,500 mAh battery

Xiaomi’s Poco has launched the X8 Pro and Both Poco phones also feature surprisingly subtle RGB lighting, with small rings of LEDs inside each rear camera.

The X8 Pro Max, a new category in the Poco X line, is the more exciting of the two thanks to a massive 8,500 mAh battery Silicon-carbon battery – With a larger 9000 mAh version available in India and some other markets. Either way, battery life should last two to three days on a single charge, but you still get a fairly thin phone, at just 8.2mm thick. The 100W PPS wired charging should ensure quick refills too.

The Pro Max is powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500s, a new chipset launched in January that’s just a slight step down from Snapdragon 8 Elite Generation 5– It competes with the 9500. It gets 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB or 512 GB storage space, and it has a large 6.83-inch OLED screen.

The X8 Pro is slightly smaller, with a 6.59-inch panel. This results in a lower battery, with a fairly sharp drop to 6,500mAh capacity – still plenty, but probably not enough for two days of use. It’s powered by the flagship Dimensity 8500-Ultra, with 8GB or 12GB of RAM and the same storage options as the Pro Max. Both phones have impressive dust and water resistance, up to IP69K, but the cameras are similarly less impressive, with 50MP main cameras, 8MP ultrawide cameras, and 20MP selfies.

Poco has had a bit of fun with the design of these cameras. Both phones have rings of RGB lights built into each camera ring, which can be set to flash for calls and notifications from certain apps, music playback, and certain situations in compatible games (currently only PUBG and Call of duty). While you can choose a specific color for calls and another for notifications, you can’t set custom colors or patterns by contact or app, making this less versatile than the likes of There’s nothing different about Avatar Lights.

If you think the rings look a bit like Iron Man’s reactor, you’re not the only one. Poco is also launching a limited edition Iron Man edition of the X8 Pro with a flashy black and gold design. It ships in a cardboard bag, and includes a custom case, cable, and SIM tray as well.

Although none of the three phones are launching in the US, Poco has provided their global pricing in US dollars. The X8 Pro starts at $329, rising to $399 for the top configuration, the same price as the Iron Man edition. The X8 Pro Max starts at $469, with 512GB of storage available for an additional $60.

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