Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra) that was released on January 9, 2025, against the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 5 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 X7 Pro
- Comes with 940 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5060 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 37W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1930K versus 1672K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 26 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Delivers 89% higher peak brightness (2364 against 1253 nits)
- Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 12W
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- 27% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2001 and 1573 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1344 x 2992 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 486 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.8% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | 99% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.75 mm (6.33 inches) | 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 75.24 mm (2.96 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 221 g (7.8 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Yellow | White, Black, Gray, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.34/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra | Google Tensor G4 |
| Max clock | 3250 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.1 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.25 GHz: Cortex-A725 |
- 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 MC7 | Mali-G715 MC7 |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2329.6 GFLOPS | ~1684.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 12162 | 9185 |
| Single-core score | 1573 | 2001 |
| Multi-core score | 6102 | 4932 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 621813 | 622527 |
| GPU | 602568 | 410009 |
| Memory | 295421 | 255927 |
| UX | 411049 | 384332 |
| Total score | 1930851 | 1672795 |
| Samples | [212 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 80% | - |
| Graphics test | 10 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1285 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 24 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 23 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 20 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5931 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14924 | - |
| Video editing | 6707 | - |
| Photo editing | 23231 | - |
| Data manipulation | 12242 | - |
| Writing score | 18327 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-15 (Wahyu Rhoma Dhoni) | AnTuTu 12 | 2181605 |
| 📘 2026-10-14 (Soroush) | AnTuTu 12 | 2013987 |
| 📘 2026-10-12 (ASAZALI3005) | AnTuTu 12 | 2147378 |
| 📘 2026-10-11 (Sn1per) | AnTuTu 12 | 2150690 |
| 📘 2026-10-05 (Muhamad Rosyid (indonesia)) | AnTuTu 12 | 2280224 |
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-27 (feraroof43) | AnTuTu 11 | 1626655 |
| 📘 2026-08-26 (Ark15) | Battery life | SOT 5:20 / 11:00 |
| 📘 2026-08-21 (Kazin) | AnTuTu 11 | 1723964 |
| 📘 2026-04-07 -> DeadlyKPSS | AnTuTu 11 | 1679233 |
| 📘 2026-03-29 (Actn) | AnTuTu 11 | 1585585 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | Stock Android |
| OS updates | 3 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 5060 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 37 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (12 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 17 min) | Yes (67% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 1:18 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:29 hr | 11:42 hr |
| Watching video | 15:22 hr | 10:46 hr |
| Gaming | 05:54 hr | 05:57 hr |
| Standby | 93 hr | 92 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Samsung GN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 48 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | - | 113 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Smartsens SC820CS | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 75 |
| Preview | - | 86 |
| Zoom | - | 155 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 Pro XL from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 42 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2025 | August 2024 |
| Release date | January 2025 | August 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $1099 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max | - Google Pixel 10 Pro XL |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | 1.4 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Poco X7 Pro:
- The eco-leather version is thicker at 8.43 mm and weighs 198 grams.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL. But if the gaming, battery life, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro.
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