Xiaomi Poco M7 Plus vs Honor X6c

57 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M7 Plus
VS
45 out of 100
Honor X6c

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi Poco M7 Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3) that was released on August 13, 2025, against the Honor X6c, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra and came out 2 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 M7 Plus
  • 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (595K versus 290K)
  • Comes with 1700 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5300 mAh
  • 41% higher pixel density (374 vs 266 PPI)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
  • 2.2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 926 and 430 points
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor X6c
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Weighs 18 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M7 Plus and Honor X6c 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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4 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
171.8
(Excellent)
Value Index
101.2
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Size 6.9 inches 6.61 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 720 x 1604 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 374 ppi 266 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 850 nits 1010 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 86.1% 84.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 -
Screen space comparison
Poco M7 Plus
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Honor X6c
6.61″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.4 in2
~10% more screen space

Design and build

Height 168.5 mm (6.63 inches) 165 mm (6.5 inches)
Width 80.5 mm (3.17 inches) 75.6 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 217 g (7.65 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP64
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Blue White, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
86.1%
84.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M7 Plus and Honor X6c
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra
Max clock 2300 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU shading units 256 48
GPU clock 900 MHz 820 MHz
FLOPS ~460.8 GFLOPS ~78.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M7 Plus and Honor X6c
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco M7 Plus +115%
926
430
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2228
1394
Single-core score 926 430
Multi-core score 2228 1394
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco M7 Plus +105%
595016
290520
CPU 258219 108309
GPU 59372 28951
Memory 115380 49687
UX 162045 103573
Total score 595016 290520
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
12101
8274
Web score 13776 10857
Video editing 4873 5077
Photo editing 23695 13893
Data manipulation 9511 6053
Writing score 17150 8414

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco M7 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-11-18 (Jack win)AnTuTu 11595016
Honor X6c
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM HyperOS 2.0 MagicOS 9
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 4 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 5300 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 35 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes (30% in 20 min)

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization - 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) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution - 2592 x 1944
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS -
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 5.1 5.1
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 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes No
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 No

Sound

Speakers - Mono
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - No

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced August 2025 June 2025
Release date August 2025 June 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $150 $140
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Yes, 35 W
Further details
Notes on Honor X6c:
    - Only two models support NFC: NIC-LX1 and NIC-LX2.
*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 Plus is definitely a better buy.

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