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Xiaomi Poco F7 vs Sony Xperia 10 VII

76 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F7
VS
63 out of 100
Sony Xperia 10 VII
Xiaomi Poco F7
Sony Xperia 10 VII

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Poco F7 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4) that was released on June 24, 2025, against the Sony Xperia 10 VII, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 and came out 3 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
8 / 128 GB
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F7
  • 2.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2263K versus 895K)
  • Has a 0.73 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5000 mAh
  • Delivers 44% higher peak brightness (1525 against 1056 nits)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 30W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Thinner bezels – 7.2% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 10 VII
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Weighs 47.7 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.9 mm narrower
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Sony Xperia 10 VII 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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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
75.0
(Good)
Value Index
45.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco F7
vs
Xperia 10 VII

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 447 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1700 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 82.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 96.9%
PWM 240 Hz 480 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Poco F7
6.83″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Xperia 10 VII
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~25% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco F7 +44%
1525 nits
Xperia 10 VII
1056 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) 153 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 215.7 g (7.61 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Silver White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability Average (2.61/5) Bad (1.82/5)
Drop resistance Average (D) · 45 drops Good (C) · 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco F7 +9%
90.1%
Xperia 10 VII
82.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Sony Xperia 10 VII
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Max clock 3210 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 825 Adreno 710
GPU shading units 1024 256
GPU clock 1150 MHz 1010 MHz
FLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Sony Xperia 10 VII
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco F7 +100%
2040
Xperia 10 VII
1019
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco F7 +107%
6373
Xperia 10 VII
3078
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco F7 +547%
13641
Xperia 10 VII
2108
Compute Score (GPU) 13641 2108
Single-core score 2040 1019
Multi-core score 6373 3078
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco F7 +153%
2263357
Xperia 10 VII
895533
CPU 632157 323080
GPU 793892 130255
Memory 365292 194501
UX 472016 247697
Total score 2263357 895533
Samples [170 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco F7 +452%
1688
Xperia 10 VII
306
Stability 83% 98%
Graphics test 13 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 1688 306
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 29 FPS -
Section 1 33 FPS -
Section 2 30 FPS -
Section 3 25 FPS -
Graphics score 7708 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco F7 +48%
15335
Xperia 10 VII
10370
Web score 15597 8413
Video editing 7750 5933
Photo editing 26988 20744
Data manipulation 13734 9301
Writing score 17764 12499
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco F7
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-30 (Luis)AnTuTu 122422061
📘 2026-09-29 (Thai)AnTuTu 122603535
📘 2026-09-27 (Thai)AnTuTu 122562298
📘 2026-09-22 (Deff)AnTuTu 122452982
📘 2026-09-08 (Semechka)AnTuTu 122437593
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Sony Xperia 10 VII
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-04 -> DeadlyKPSSAnTuTu 11895533
Add View all (1)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 4800 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3.0 -
OS size 44 GB -
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes (40% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 1:47 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1400 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:24 hr 10:59 hr
Watching video 14:33 hr 14:55 hr
Gaming 07:05 hr 05:17 hr
Standby 130 hr 121 hr
General battery life
Poco F7 +2%
26:05 hr
Xperia 10 VII
25:29 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.5 f/1.9
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX882 Sony IMX766
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 15 mm 16 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08F SmartSens SC1320CS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV20B SmartSens SC820CS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 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 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 Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco F7 +1%
89.5 dB
Xperia 10 VII
88.7 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2025 September 2025
Release date June 2025 September 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $399
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 90 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Poco F7:
    - The Indian model has a larger battery — 7550 mAh.
*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 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
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3 (75%)
Total votes: 4

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