Recently, a dedicated microsite for the POCO M8 Power 5G smartphone was made live on Flipkart, and it was expected that soon the company would announce the launch date of this device.
Today, POCO has officially confirmed that the POCO M8 Power 5G smartphone will launch in India on 4th August at 12 PM.
More Power, More Entertainment, More Binge.
Get ready for the #POCOM8Power. With a Massive 8000mAh Battery for up to 3 days of power and an Immersive AMOLED Display, so every stream, game and scroll feels uninterrupted.
Launching on 4th Aug | 12pm.#M8Power #PowerYourBinge pic.twitter.com/3ipbcWWjal
— POCO India (@IndiaPOCO) July 27, 2026
The device arrives in an Orange colour option with a rectangular rear camera module that houses camera sensors and an LED flash. It is confirmed to arrive with a massive 8000 mAh battery and offer up to 3 days of battery life. The smartphone sports an immersive AMOLED display and a 50MP AI rear camera.
As per a previous report, the upcoming POCO M8 Power 5G smartphone is tipped to feature a 6.9″ AMOLED display screen with a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 1,800 nits of brightness. Under the hood, the device is said to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 chipset, paired with LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 storage.
For its cameras, the smartphone is tipped to sport an 8MP selfie camera at the front. The POCO M8 Power 5G is also revealed to support up to 45W wired fast charging. Other tipped specifications include the Android 16-based HyperOS 3 operating system, an IR sensor, IP65-rated dust and water resistance, and a mono speaker. The device is also said to receive four major Android OS upgrades and six years of security updates.
According to rumours, this device is expected to arrive as a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 17 5G, as it shares battery capacity and several other features with the Redmi Note 17 5G Chinese variant and the tipped Indian variant.
