Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro vs Realme 16 Pro Plus
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on March 27, 2025, against the Realme 16 Pro Plus, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and came out 9 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
- 65% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2301K versus 1392K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 16% higher pixel density (526 vs 453 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 80W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 3.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 61% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2209 and 1374 points
Reasons to consider the Realme 16 Pro Plus
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 6000 mAh
- Shows 22% longer battery life (34:57 vs 28:39 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Delivers 33% higher peak brightness (1962 against 1470 nits)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- The phone is 9 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1280 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 526 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 6500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.4% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.26 mm (6.31 inches) | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) | 76.3 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.12 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | Gold, Gray, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.61/5) | Good (3.2/5) |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) Β· 90 drops | Good (C) Β· 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 3 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-520) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-720) - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-720) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 3 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 722 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~1177.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 17029 | 7820 |
| Single-core score | 2209 | 1374 |
| Multi-core score | 6642 | 4363 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 662841 | 504281 |
| GPU | 780484 | 321491 |
| Memory | 345533 | 209587 |
| UX | 512354 | 357033 |
| Total score | 2301212 | 1392392 |
| Samples | [33 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 82% | - |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1506 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 32 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 29 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 25 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 7581 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 16536 | - |
| Video editing | 7905 | - |
| Photo editing | 31248 | - |
| Data manipulation | 14260 | - |
| Writing score | 19168 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#184th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-05 -> Alejandro Sorin | AnTuTu | 2301212 |
| π 2026-06-06 (pop:3) | AnTuTu | 2320179 |
| π 2026-06-05 (Π’ΡΡΠ±ΠΎ) | AnTuTu | 2488975 |
| π 2026-04-25 (Alejandro sorin) | AnTuTu | 2421859 |
| π 2026-04-21 (Alejandro sorin) | GeekBench GPU | 17142 |
Realme 16 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-14 (Wal) | AnTuTu | 1393909 |
| π 2026-03-20 -> Phil | AnTuTu | 1396562 |
| π 2026-03-19 (febrycitizen) | AnTuTu | 1392392 |
| π 2026-03-17 -> Phil | AnTuTu | 1391276 |
| π 2026-03-13 -> Phil | AnTuTu | 1359701 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | Realme UI 7.0 |
| OS size | 27.9 GB | - |
| OS updates | 6 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 16 min) | Yes (62% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:37 hr | 1:04 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1300 cycles |
| Web browsing | 13:00 hr | 18:05 hr |
| Watching video | 14:33 hr | 20:08 hr |
| Gaming | 06:14 hr | 08:00 hr |
| Standby | 141 hr | 140 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (72nd and 15th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Zoom | Digital, 20x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 116Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OVX8000 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.5 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | - | 80 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08D | OmniVision OV08D |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV20B | OmniVision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2025 | January 2026 |
| Release date | April 2025 | January 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $445 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 80 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, connectivity, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro. But if the camera, battery life, and design are more of a priority β go for the Realme 16 Pro Plus.
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