Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra vs Vivo iQOO 13

84 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
VS
86 out of 100
Vivo iQOO 13

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 Vivo iQOO 13, which is powered by the same chip and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 13
  • Shows 16% longer battery life (30:28 vs 26:17 hours)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Comes with 850 mAh larger battery capacity: 6150 vs 5300 mAh
  • Delivers 13% higher peak brightness (1813 against 1611 nits)
  • 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3008 and 2753 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra and Vivo iQOO 13 crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
61.0
(Average)
Value Index
62.1
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.82 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels 1440 x 3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 526 ppi 510 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Poco Shield Glass Schott Xensation Alpha
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4% 89.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.3% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
1611 nits
iQOO 13 +13%
1813 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 160.26 mm (6.31 inches) 163.37 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) 76.71 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 inches) 8.13 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Yellow White, Black, Silver, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.61/5) -
Drop resistance Average (D) · 45 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
89.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra and Vivo iQOO 13
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4320 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra and Vivo iQOO 13
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iQOO 13 +9%
3008
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iQOO 13 +11%
9297
Compute Score (GPU)
iQOO 13 +46%
24763
Compute Score (GPU) 16908 24763
Single-core score 2753 3008
Multi-core score 8410 9297
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3060993
iQOO 13 +3%
3150555
CPU 876139 903944
GPU 1135602 1153744
Memory 434324 415491
UX 614928 677376
Total score 3060993 3150555
Samples [10 tests] [33 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
iQOO 13 +15%
2509
Stability 77% 77%
Graphics test 16 FPS 19 FPS
Graphics score 2190 2509
3DMark Solar Bay
iQOO 13 +13%
11463
Graphics test 38 FPS 44 FPS
Section 1 43 FPS 49 FPS
Section 2 39 FPS 44 FPS
Section 3 33 FPS 37 FPS
Graphics score 10116 11463
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test - 37 FPS
Graphics score - 6250
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
19302
15763
Web score 22176 14234
Video editing 8080 6801
Photo editing 36202 39527
Data manipulation 18123 13253
Writing score 23212 20704
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (90th and 70th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-31 (CarlosSM)AnTuTu3250834
📘 2026-08-26 (Villhaze)GeekBench GPU16560
📘 2026-08-26 (Villhaze)GeekBench CPU2897 / 87067
📘 2026-08-26 (Villhaze)AnTuTu3128798
📘 2026-04-12 (HSY)GeekBench CPU3012 / 9002
Vivo iQOO 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-15 (Kh)AnTuTu3166164
📘 2026-08-03 (ShiNo_Maebure)AnTuTu3090760
📘 2026-07-08 (Edward)AnTuTu3239284
📘 2026-06-10 (Vyshnav K S)AnTuTu3224010
📘 2026-05-11 (E-RUL)AnTuTu3186912

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3.0 Funtouch 16
OS size 33 GB -
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5300 mAh 6150 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 120 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (91% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:30 hr 0:32 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:39 hr 14:22 hr
Watching video 14:46 hr 17:57 hr
Gaming 05:50 hr 08:12 hr
Standby 124 hr 129 hr
General battery life
26:17 hr
iQOO 13 +16%
30:28 hr
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (128th and 38th place)

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 24FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 32 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor OmniVision OVX8000 Sony IMX921
Sensor size 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 60 mm 50 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Sony IMX816
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 32 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KKD1 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 28 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KKD1 GalaxyCore GC32E1
Sensor size 1/3.42" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
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
89.9 dB
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced March 2025 October 2024
Release date April 2025 November 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $649 $650
Successor - Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra - Vivo iQOO 15
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 120 W
Further details
Notes on iQOO 13:
    - Only the 16/512 GB variant has UFS 4.1 storage; the rest use UFS 4.0.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the gaming and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Vivo iQOO 13. But if the connectivity, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra.

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bennyc April 21, 2025 at 09:33 AM
IQOO 13 for better OS Hyper OS still not that good
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Cyzus April 1, 2025 at 01:42 AM
Hey guys, which one would you purchase if you were an active mobile gamer? I know that it shows that the IQOO 13 has better performance but it's released 5 months prior to the Poco f7 Ultra. What are your thoughts?
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karen April 24, 2025 at 04:15 AM
they basically have same performance (same sd 8 elite), so you wont notice any difference
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Wang Ling May 24, 2025 at 01:34 PM
karen, But which one cooling system is more superior? I really wanna know about it tho
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AXURANZ ID March 27, 2025 at 02:23 PM
flagship killer battle
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