Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G vs Motorola Moto G85 5G

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra) that was released on December 17, 2024, against the Motorola Moto G85 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 and came out 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • The phone is 6 months newer
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G85 5G
  • Shows 12% longer battery life (25:05 vs 22:28 hours)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Ready for eSIM technology
  • Weighs 17 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G and Motorola Moto G85 5G 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 128 GB
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8 / 128 GB
104.6
(Excellent)
Value Index
49.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2100 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 87.3% 90.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 99.7%
PWM 60 Hz 288 Hz
Response time 1 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1183 nits
1184 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.4 mm (6.39 inches) 161.91 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) 73.06 mm (2.88 inches)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) 7.59 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
Waterproof IP64 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Purple Gray, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.61/5) -
Drop resistance Average (D) Β· 45 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
90.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G and Motorola Moto G85 5G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Max clock 2500 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 550 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics IMG BXM-8-256 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 128 256
GPU clock 950 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~460.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G and Motorola Moto G85 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2248
Compute Score (GPU)
Moto G85 5G +1097%
1616
Compute Score (GPU) 135 1616
Single-core score 937 938
Multi-core score 2248 2013
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
671573
622608
CPU 262554 254743
GPU 53544 60025
Memory 146793 111419
UX 208682 196421
Total score 671573 622608
Samples [9 tests] [4 tests]
PCMark 3.0
12302
Web score 10402 12938
Video editing 4636 4893
Photo editing 23419 26881
Data manipulation 8321 10274
Writing score 16909 16001

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-17 (Hiro)AnTuTu 12759554
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (Magist)AnTuTu 12801660
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (CMOs)AnTuTu 11692215
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-02 (kokofish)AnTuTu 11680125
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-16 (Luka)AnTuTu 11687348
Motorola Moto G85 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (Nikita)AnTuTu 12751866
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-06 (Moto)AnTuTu 11612327
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-14 (Beastboyshub)AnTuTu 11622608
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-27 (Zafor)AnTuTu 11645848
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-10 (Prashu Sahai)AnTuTu 11617806

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 Hello UI
OS size 28 GB 36 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 2 years 2 years

Battery

Capacity 5110 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (58% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:00 hr 1:15 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:36 hr 10:12 hr
Watching video 14:05 hr 14:13 hr
Gaming 05:10 hr 05:32 hr
Standby 93 hr 126 hr
General battery life
22:28 hr
25:05 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 118Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.5 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX882 Sony IMX882
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 3280 x 2460
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV20B40 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
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 5.3 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, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No -
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
91.9 dB
80.2 dB

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced December 2024 June 2024
Release date December 2024 June 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $299
Successor - Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G - Motorola Moto G86 5G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 30 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Moto G85 5G. But if the display, software, and design are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G.

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