POCO X8 Pro Review | Would Iron Man Approve?

Reviewing the POCO X8 Pro after using it as my full-time phone, including camera thoughts, gaming performance and battery life. The Max model is one of my favourite mid-range smartphones of 2026, so how does the Xiaomi POCO X8 Pro stack up? This here is the Iron Man Edition, so we also threw in an unboxing. But aside from some funky design, the specs are the same as the regular model. While the Pro Max model boasted one of the biggest batteries around and some seriously beefy performance, things get downgraded for the cheaper POCO X8 Pro. Not too harshly, however. Sure, the battery life isn't as supreme, but this phone can still survive a pretty long day. Meanwhile gamers get enough grunt to play through hardcore titles, despite the £350 UK starting price. Once again it's pretty basic camera tech slapped on the POCO X8 Pro, but it's good enough to snap your kids and pets for sharing online. Besides the hit-and-miss Hyper OS 3, there's a lot to love here for a mid-range price tag. Check out my full best midrange phones video for more ideas, but the POCO X8 Pro is solid competition for the Nothing Phone 4a etc. Xiaomi POCO X8 Pro Review Iron Man Edition Chapters: 0:00 - Blather 0:51 - Unboxing 1:54 - Design 4:03 - Features & HyperOS 6:30 - Display & audio 8:11 - Performance & gaming 9:40 - Battery life 11:23 - Cameras 14:29 - Verdict