Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro vs F7 Pro
90
out of 100
VS
79
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series) that was released on September 1, 2026, against the Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 year and 6 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
- Delivers 176% higher peak brightness (4108 against 1488 nits)
- The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate β 185 Hz
- Shows 24% longer battery life (35:27 vs 28:39 hours)
- 40% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3228K versus 2301K)
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- The phone is 1 year and 6 months newer
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
- 26% higher pixel density (526 vs 419 PPI)
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.59 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1156 x 2510 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 419 ppi | 526 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 185 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2200 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 10000 nits | 3200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 89.4% |
| 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 | 157.49 mm (6.2 inches) | 160.26 mm (6.31 inches) |
| Width | 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) | 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.79 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.12 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.61/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) Β· 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 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 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2457.6 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 17372 | 17029 |
| Single-core score | 3377 | 2209 |
| Multi-core score | 10344 | 6642 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 959225 | 662841 |
| GPU | 1064864 | 780484 |
| Memory | 500444 | 345533 |
| UX | 703893 | 512354 |
| Total score | 3228426 | 2301212 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [33 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 (#84th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (Mj) | AnTuTu 11 | 3457874 |
Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-02 (fx) | AnTuTu 12 | 2392357 |
| π 2026-09-30 (EA Fran) | AnTuTu 12 | 2452758 |
| π 2026-09-29 -> Alejandro Sorin | AnTuTu 12 | 2597186 |
| π 2026-09-16 (Jepp) | AnTuTu 12 | 2526342 |
| π 2026-07-05 -> Alejandro Sorin | AnTuTu 11 | 2301212 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | HyperOS 3.0 |
| OS size | - | 27.9 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6330 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 90 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 16 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:43 hr | 0:37 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 16:00 hr | 13:00 hr |
| Watching video | 25:47 hr | 14:33 hr |
| Gaming | 07:46 hr | 06:14 hr |
| Standby | 136 hr | 141 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (14th and 75th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Digital, 20x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (1080p) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP5 | OmniVision OVX8000 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | - |
| Focal length | 60 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung 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/2.3 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 15 mm |
| Sensor | - | OmniVision OV08D |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 5184 x 3888 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32D | OmniVision OV20B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" (β 0.29 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 |
| 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, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2026 | March 2025 |
| Release date | September 2026 | April 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $499 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | 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 F9 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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