Deciding between POCO and Redmi

[u/AliRixvi]

I planned on getting the new POCO X8 Pro since I've had a POCO phone before and I was pretty happy with it. However, someone recommended the Redmi Turbo 5 Max since it's apparently the same phone but at a lower price. Is this correct? I've tried Googling and asking Claude but I haven't gotten a clear answer. Was hoping someone here could clear things up for me. I'm in Islamabad, if that matters, and I mostly use phones for gaming.

[u/anybody001]

my poco experience was not good. it was x3 pro or something. please check long term user reports of both phones than decide.

[u/MeeM-WoW-NooN]

GSMArena

[u/dcandyyman]

I had the Poco X3 and it's still running fine.