This is a side-by-side specs comparison of the POCO C65 and POCO F8 Pro smartphones.
The POCO C65 features a slightly larger 6.74-inch display, 5,000mAh battery, 18W charging rate and MediaTek Helio G85 chipset.
Meanwhile, the POCO F8 Pro features a 6.59-inch display, 2.5x optical zoom, 6,210mAh battery, 100W fast charging and IP68 dust & water resistance. It is considerably more expensive.
| Specs | POCO C65 | POCO F8 Pro |
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| Design and Display | ||
| Display | 6.74-inch HD+ IPS LCD Display (720 x 1600 Pixels 260 ppi) with Corning Gorilla Glass, 20:9 Aspect Ratio, 90Hz Refresh Rate, 600nits max brightness, and notch | 6.59-inch ~ AMOLED Display (1156 x 2510 Pixels, 419 ppi) with Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, 120Hz Refresh Rate, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 3500nits peak brightness and punch-hole |
| Size | 168 x 78 x 8 mm | 157.49 x 75.25 x 8.0 mm |
| Weight | 192 g | 199 g |
| Build | Glass front, Plastic back | Glass front and back with Aluminum frame |
| Durability | IP68 dust & water resistance | |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Purple | Black, Titanium Silver, Blue |
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POCO F8 Pro The POCO F8 Pro has a sharper and smoother display. It also has better build materials and is more durable, while the POCO C65 is lighter. |
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| Performance | ||
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 (12 nm) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) |
| CPU | Octa Core CPU 2x Cortex-A75 @ 2.0GHz & 6x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz |
Octa Core CPU 2x Oryon V2 Phoenix L @ 4.32GHz & 6x Oryon V2 Phoenix M @ 3.53GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 | Adreno 830 |
| RAM | 6GB or 8GB of RAM | 12 GB |
| Storage | 128GB or 256GB | 256GB or 512GB (UFS 4.1) |
| Expansion | 1TB via microSD | None |
| OS | Android 13 with MIUI 14 for POCO | Android 16 with HyperOS 3 |
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POCO F8 Pro
The POCO F8 Pro has better performance and a higher RAM capacity. |
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| Cameras | ||
| Rear Camera | Triple Cameras: 50MP Main Camera (f/1.8 Aperture, Autofocus) 2MP Macro (f/2.4 Aperture) Auxiliary Lens -LED Flash -Up to 1080p video recording |
Triple Cameras: 50MP Main Camera (Light Fusion 800, f/1.88 Aperture, Autofocus, OIS) 50MP Telephoto (f/2.2 Aperture, Autofocus, 2.5x Optical zoom) 8MP Ultrawide (f/2.2 Aperture, 120˚ FoV) -LED Flash -Up to 8K@30fps or 4K@60fps video recording, OIS/EIS video stabilization, HDR10+ -Color spectrum sensor |
| Front Camera |
8 Megapixels (f/2.0 Aperture) - Up to 1080p video recording |
20 Megapixels - Up to 1080p@60fps video recording |
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POCO F8 Pro
POCO F8 Pro has the advantage for zoom photography with longer 2.5x optical zoom and a wider 12° ultrawide camera. |
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| Connectivity | ||
| Networks | 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, 2G EDGE & GPRS Networks | 5G, 4G LTE (with VoLTE), 3G HSPA+, 2G EDGE & GPRS Networks |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac (dual band) | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac/6/7 |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) | Dual SIM (Nano + Nano with eSIM support) |
| NFC | No | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.4 Offline voice calls via Bluetooth up to ~1km |
| Infrared | Yes | |
| Location | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC |
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POCO F8 Pro
The POCO F8 Pro has better cellular connectivity. |
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| Audio and Features | ||
| USB OTG | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| 3.5mm Audio Jack | Yes | No |
| Audio Enhancement | None | Hi-Res Audio, Dolby ATMOS, Stereo Speakers tuned by BOSE |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Sensors |
Fingerprint Sensor Proximity Sensor & Ambient Light Sensor Compass & Accelerometer |
Face Recognition & Fingerprint Sensor Proximity Sensor & Ambient Light Sensor Compass, Gyroscope & Accelerometer |
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POCO F8 Pro
Based on the specs, it has stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, premium audio tuning, face recognition, and a gyroscope. |
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| Battery and Charging | ||
| Battery | 5000 mAh Li-Po Battery (Non-removable) | 6210 mAh (Non-removable) |
| Charging | 18W charging rate |
100W Fast Charging (HyperCharge: 100% in 37 minutes) 22.5W Reverse Charging (Powerbank function) |
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POCO F8 Pro
The POCO F8 Pro has a larger battery capacity and faster charging. |
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| Price and Availability | ||
| Price | ₱5,499.00 - Official price of 6GB+128GB version in the Philippines ₱6,499.00 - Official price of 8GB+256GB version in the Philippines |
₱29,999.00 - Official price of 12GB+256GB version in the Philippines ₱31,999.00 - Official price of 12GB+512GB version in the Philippines |
| Release Date | November 7, 2023 | November 26, 2025 |
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