Xiaomi Poco M7 4G vs Poco M5
55
out of 100
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45
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi Poco M7 4G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 685) that was released on August 13, 2025, against the Xiaomi Poco M5, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M7 4G
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
- Has a 0.32 inch larger screen size
- The phone is 3 years newer
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
- Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M5
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (569K versus 482K)
- 60% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 729 and 455 points
- Weighs 23 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.58 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2408 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 374 ppi | 401 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 850 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8% | 83.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 93.9% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 27 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1481:1 |
Screen space comparison
Poco M7 4G
6.9β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Poco M5
6.58β³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.2 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 171.1 mm (6.74 inches) | 163.99 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 80.5 mm (3.17 inches) | 76.09 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 224 g (7.9 oz) | 201 g (7.09 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP64 | IP52 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | Black, Green, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 | MediaTek Helio G99 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 1260 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~322.6 GFLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 1324 |
| Single-core score | 455 | 729 |
| Multi-core score | 1519 | 1976 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 189601 | 220396 |
| GPU | 29302 | 43657 |
| Memory | 132004 | 142228 |
| UX | 131881 | 162750 |
| Total score | 482788 | 569031 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [14 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 340 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 8456 |
| Video editing | - | 5371 |
| Photo editing | - | 19347 |
| Data manipulation | - | 7331 |
| Writing score | - | 11462 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco M7 4G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-07 (Christo) | AnTuTu | 483684 |
| π 2026-04-26 (B1010) | AnTuTu | 512838 |
| π 2026-01-09 (Ximi fan) | AnTuTu | 460680 |
| π 2025-10-02 (Lone) | AnTuTu | 482788 |
| π 2025-09-26 -> karta_222 | AnTuTu | 450539 |
Xiaomi Poco M5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-26 (Neeraj) | AnTuTu | 548515 |
| π 2026-05-19 (Oleksa) | GeekBench GPU | 1324 |
| π 2026-05-19 (Oleksa) | GeekBench CPU | 729 / 1976 |
| π 2026-05-19 (Oleksa) | AnTuTu | 575599 |
| π 2026-05-15 -> Lucky | AnTuTu | 596588 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | HyperOS 1.0 |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (24% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 2:19 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | - | 09:34 hr |
| Watching video | - | 14:13 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:54 hr |
| Standby | - | 129 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 2560 x 1920 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5.0" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.3 |
| 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 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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* | - | 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | - | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2025 | September 2022 |
| Release date | August 2025 | September 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $110 | $190 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi Poco M8 5G |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Yes, 22 W |
*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 M7 4G is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 26