Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
83
out of 100
VS
75
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on March 27, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, which is powered by Exynos 2400 and came out 5 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 Ultra
- 47% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3060K versus 2087K)
- 37% higher pixel density (526 vs 385 PPI)
- Shows 8% longer battery life (26:17 vs 24:20 hours)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Delivers 28% higher peak brightness (1608 against 1254 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 45W)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 22 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 526 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1300 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 1900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Poco Shield Glass | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4% | 89.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.3% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.26 mm (6.31 inches) | 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.39 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 212 g (7.48 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Yellow | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.61/5) | Good (3.19/5) |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) · 45 drops | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Samsung Exynos 2400 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Xclipse 940 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1095 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~3406.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 16908 | 18209 |
| Single-core score | 2753 | 2126 |
| Multi-core score | 8410 | 6910 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 876139 | 714011 |
| GPU | 1135602 | 653511 |
| Memory | 434324 | 303868 |
| UX | 614928 | 416496 |
| Total score | 3060993 | 2087886 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | [48 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | 62% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2190 | 1840 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 38 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Section 1 | 43 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Section 2 | 39 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | 33 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10116 | 8302 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 22176 | 12949 |
| Video editing | 8080 | 8051 |
| Photo editing | 36202 | 34315 |
| Data manipulation | 18123 | 13202 |
| Writing score | 23212 | 23460 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#99th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-23 (Yunon) | AnTuTu 11 | 3042275 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 (LocDoge) | AnTuTu 12 | 3269338 |
| 📘 2026-09-09 (Yunon) | AnTuTu 12 | 3213348 |
| 📘 2026-09-09 (Yunon) | AnTuTu 12 | 3118621 |
| 📘 2026-08-31 (CarlosSM) | AnTuTu 11 | 3250834 |
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-25 (Omar_syriangamerr) | AnTuTu 12 | 2245977 |
| 📘 2026-09-12 -> Viljami22 | AnTuTu 12 | 2321618 |
| 📘 2026-09-11 -> S25fe6833 | AnTuTu 12 | 2388378 |
| 📘 2026-08-17 (Neto) | AnTuTu 11 | 2303141 |
| 📘 2026-08-09 -> JamesPatrick | AnTuTu 11 | 2027080 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 33 GB | 23.8 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5300 mAh | 4900 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 15 min) | Yes (52% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:30 hr | 1:10 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 11:39 hr | 13:29 hr |
| Watching video | 14:46 hr | 14:24 hr |
| Gaming | 05:50 hr | 06:03 hr |
| Standby | 124 hr | 87 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#129th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 32 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OVX8000 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 60 mm | 75 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | OmniVision OV08A10 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KKD1 | Samsung S5K3L6 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 150 |
| Zoom | - | 83 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S25 FE from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KKD1 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.42" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| 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 6E (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 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2025 | September 2025 |
| Release date | April 2025 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $649 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 36