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Xiaomi Poco F7 vs Poco F4

76 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F7
VS
54 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F4
Xiaomi Poco F7
Xiaomi Poco F4

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Poco F7 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4) that was released on June 24, 2025, against the Xiaomi Poco F4, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and came out 3 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  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
  • 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2263K versus 1002K)
  • Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 4500 mAh
  • Shows 36% longer battery life (26:05 vs 19:09 hours)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
  • Delivers 52% higher peak brightness (1525 against 1001 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 67W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • The phone is 3 years newer
  • 13% higher pixel density (447 vs 395 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F4
  • Weighs 20.7 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Poco F4 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Poco F7
68*
Poco F4
47*
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Poco F7
76*
Poco F4
54*
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 96% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi Poco F4 to Xiaomi Poco F7 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: gaming, performance, and battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco F7
vs
Poco F4

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 447 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1700 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 86.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 97.3%
PWM 240 Hz 443 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco F7 +52%
1525 nits
Poco F4
1001 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) 163.2 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) 75.95 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 7.7 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 215.7 g (7.61 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP53
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Silver Black, Silver, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability Average (2.61/5) -
Drop resistance Average (D) · 45 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco F7 +4%
90.1%
Poco F4
86.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Xiaomi Poco F4
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Max clock 3210 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 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: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon 698
GPU
Graphics Adreno 825 Adreno 650
GPU shading units 1024 768
GPU clock 1150 MHz 670 MHz
FLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS ~1029.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Xiaomi Poco F4
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco F7 +57%
2040
Poco F4
1298
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco F7 +81%
6373
Poco F4
3520
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco F7 +314%
13641
Poco F4
3291
Compute Score (GPU) 13641 3291
Single-core score 2040 1298
Multi-core score 6373 3520
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco F7 +126%
2263357
Poco F4
1002919
CPU 632157 400129
GPU 793892 190347
Memory 365292 154414
UX 472016 258029
Total score 2263357 1002919
Samples [170 tests] [17 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco F7
1688
Poco F4
n/a
Stability 83% -
Graphics test 13 FPS -
Graphics score 1688 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Poco F7
7708
Poco F4
n/a
Graphics test 29 FPS -
Section 1 33 FPS -
Section 2 30 FPS -
Section 3 25 FPS -
Graphics score 7708 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Poco F7
n/a
Poco F4
1232
Stability - 90%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 1232
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco F7
15335
Poco F4
n/a
Web score 15597 -
Video editing 7750 -
Photo editing 26988 -
Data manipulation 13734 -
Writing score 17764 -
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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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Xiaomi Poco F4
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-28 (Shiro1577)AnTuTu 121179210
📘 2026-09-27 (sayato)AnTuTu 121239133
📘 2026-09-21 (alvyan)AnTuTu 121096940
📘 2026-09-03 (Disnaro🇧🇷)AnTuTu 111029687
📘 2026-08-25 (fx_one_love)AnTuTu 111090236
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 4800 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
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 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 3.0 HyperOS 1.0
OS size 44 GB 24 GB
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 67 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 0:39 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:24 hr 07:39 hr
Watching video 14:33 hr 12:20 hr
Gaming 07:05 hr 04:57 hr
Standby 130 hr 88 hr
General battery life
Poco F7 +36%
26:05 hr
Poco F4
19:09 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 9000 x 7000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.5 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX882 OmniVision OV64B
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV08F Omnivision OV8856
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.45
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 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 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 6.0 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
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 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
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
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
Poco F7 +4%
89.5 dB
Poco F4
86.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced June 2025 June 2022
Release date June 2025 June 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $400
Successor - - Xiaomi Poco F7
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 90 W Yes, 67 W
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?
15 (78.9%)
4 (21.1%)
Total votes: 19

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