Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO may soon refresh its mid-range lineup, and the upcoming POCO M8 Pro looks like it will carry more than a little DNA from Redmi’s latest release.
According to new reports, the device could be a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 15 Pro+, which launched in China this week as part of the broader Redmi Note 15 series.
The Redmi Note 15 family includes three models: the standard Note 15 5G, Note 15 Pro 5G, and Note 15 Pro+ 5G. The global version of the Pro+ has already been rumored to ship with some minor differences compared to its Chinese counterpart.
For instance, firmware details uncovered by X user PaperKing 13 reveal that the Note 15 Pro+ global version will have a 6,500mAh battery and 100W charging, instead of a 7,000mAh and 90W setup combo found in China.
A change of strategy for Poco
The same firmware also points to the device launching under POCO’s banner as the M8 Pro. Although POCO rebranding Redmi phones is nothing new, what’s interesting here is how Xiaomi seems to be shuffling its strategy.
The POCO M7 Pro was a rebrand of the standard Redmi Note 14. As a result, we are expecting the successor to be a rebrand of vanilla Note 15. But things seem to be different now.
As a rebrand, the POCO M8 Pro will feature a 6,500mAh battery with support for 100W fast charging. It will also reportedly use OmniVision’s OVX8000 main camera, paired with an 8MP ultra-wide sensor.
Other hardware should closely mirror the Redmi Note 15 Pro+.
There are not many details about the launch yet, but we’ll be sure to keep you in the loop as soon as we hear more about it.
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