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Xiaomi Poco M7 Plus vs M6 Plus

57 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M7 Plus
VS
50 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
Xiaomi Poco M7 Plus
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus

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 Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 AE and came out 1 year 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 M7 Plus
  • Comes with 1970 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5030 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 AE
  • Weighs 48.4 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M7 Plus and M6 Plus 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
4 / 64 GB
171.8
(Excellent)
Value Index
112.2
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco M7 Plus
vs
Poco M6 Plus

Display

Type IPS LCD LTPS LCD
Size 6.9 inches 6.79 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2460 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 21:9
PPI 374 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 850 nits 550 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 86.1% 83.7%
Display features - DCI-P3 -
Screen space comparison
Poco M7 Plus
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Poco M6 Plus
6.79″ (21:9 ratio) = 16.7 in2
~8% more screen space

Design and build

Height 168.5 mm (6.63 inches) 168.6 mm (6.64 inches)
Width 80.5 mm (3.17 inches) 76.3 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 217 g (7.65 oz) 168.6 g (5.95 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP53
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Blue Black, Silver, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco M7 Plus +3%
86.1%
Poco M6 Plus
83.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M7 Plus and Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 AE
Max clock 2300 MHz 2300 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 613
GPU shading units 256 128
GPU clock 900 MHz 955 MHz
FLOPS ~460.8 GFLOPS ~244.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M7 Plus and Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 425
Single-core score 926 958
Multi-core score 2228 2233
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco M7 Plus +3%
595016
Poco M6 Plus
579518
CPU 258219 240842
GPU 59372 45797
Memory 115380 117165
UX 162045 175714
Total score 595016 579518
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Poco M7 Plus +11%
12101
Poco M6 Plus
10950
Web score 13776 11088
Video editing 4873 4773
Photo editing 23695 21404
Data manipulation 9511 10286
Writing score 17150 13569
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Recent User Tests

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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
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 14
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 4 years 2 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 5030 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 33 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
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: 108 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 28 mm
Sensor - Samsung HM6
Sensor size - 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Stabilization - No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS 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 5.3
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
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region No
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 Yes
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced August 2025 August 2024
Release date August 2025 August 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $150 $160
Successor - - Xiaomi Poco M7 Plus
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Yes, 33 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 Plus is definitely a better buy.

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