POCO X8 Power brings a 10,000mAh battery to India
POCO's new India pair went on sale through Flipkart on 11 September. The X8 Power carries a 10,000mAh cell with 100W charging; the standard X8 has 9,000mAh and starts at Rs 29,999.
The details
- Both models went on sale in India from noon on 11 September 2026, through Flipkart and POCO's India site.
- The X8 Power has a 10,000mAh silicon-carbon battery with 100W Xiaomi HyperCharge and 27W wired reverse charging; the 100W charger is in the box.
- The standard X8 has a 9,000mAh silicon-carbon battery with 67W wired charging and 22.5W wired reverse charging.
- Both use a 6.83-inch 1.5K AMOLED at 2772 x 1280 with up to 120Hz, 12-bit colour and peak brightness quoted at 3,500 nits.
- The X8 Power runs a Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 at up to 2.6GHz with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage.
- The X8 runs a 4nm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage.
- The X8 Power has a 50MP main camera and an 8MP ultra-wide.
- Both carry an IP69K rating and Gorilla Glass Victus 2.
- Both ship with HyperOS 3 on Android 16, with four years of OS updates and six years of security updates promised.
- The X8 Power is sold in Black and Yellow.
- Launch offers were a Rs 2,000 coupon plus a Rs 1,000 bank or exchange benefit.
Pricing
- POCO X8 6GB/128GB: Rs 29,999 (India)
- POCO X8 8GB/128GB: Rs 32,999 (India)
- POCO X8 8GB/256GB: Rs 35,999 (India)
- POCO X8 Power 8GB/128GB: Rs 35,999 (India)
- POCO X8 Power 8GB/256GB: Rs 38,999 (India)
Why it matters
India's mid-range has turned into a battery contest, and 10,000mAh in a phone with a 6.83-inch AMOLED and an IP69K rating sets a new ceiling for what under Rs 40,000 buys.