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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
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

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 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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8 / 256 GB
VS
16 / 128 GB
107.5
(Excellent)
Value Index
34.4
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 99%
PWM 120 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1253 nits
2364 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

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
88.8%
89.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
SoC
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
GPU
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

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2001
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6102
Compute Score (GPU)
12162
Compute Score (GPU) 12162 9185
Single-core score 1573 2001
Multi-core score 6102 4932
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1930851
1672795
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 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14924 -
Video editing 6707 -
Photo editing 23231 -
Data manipulation 12242 -
Writing score 18327 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-15 (Wahyu Rhoma Dhoni)AnTuTu 122181605
📘 2026-10-14 (Soroush)AnTuTu 122013987
📘 2026-10-12 (ASAZALI3005)AnTuTu 122147378
📘 2026-10-11 (Sn1per)AnTuTu 122150690
📘 2026-10-05 (Muhamad Rosyid (indonesia))AnTuTu 122280224
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-27 (feraroof43)AnTuTu 111626655
📘 2026-08-26 (Ark15)Battery lifeSOT 5:20 / 11:00
📘 2026-08-21 (Kazin)AnTuTu 111723964
📘 2026-04-07 -> DeadlyKPSSAnTuTu 111679233
📘 2026-03-29 (Actn)AnTuTu 111585585

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
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
Battery life tests
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
23:02 hr
21:55 hr

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
Standard lens
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
Telephoto lens
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
Ultra-wide lens
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
Network
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
91.5 dB
89.5 dB

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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Admiral Kizaru December 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Poco x7 pro over pro xl anytime anyday Not a fan of cameras.but raw power
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