Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
73
out of 100
VS
62
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra) that was released on January 9, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1480 and came out 10 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
- 89% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1930K versus 1021K)
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
- Delivers 25% higher peak brightness (1259 against 1005 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 25W)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 14% higher pixel density (446 vs 390 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
- Shows 16% longer battery life (26:41 vs 23:02 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- 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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 390 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.8% | 85.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | 100% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.75 mm (6.33 inches) | 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 75.24 mm (2.96 inches) | 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 213 g (7.51 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Yellow | White, Blue, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra | Samsung Exynos 1480 |
| Max clock | 3250 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 MC7 | Xclipse 530 |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2329.6 GFLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 12162 | 4101 |
| Single-core score | 1573 | 1137 |
| Multi-core score | 6102 | 3437 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 621813 | 348485 |
| GPU | 602568 | 226076 |
| Memory | 295421 | 182794 |
| UX | 411049 | 264381 |
| Total score | 1930851 | 1021736 |
| Samples | [212 tests] | [29 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 80% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 10 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1285 | 459 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 24 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 23 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 20 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5931 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 982 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14924 | 11788 |
| Video editing | 6707 | 7255 |
| Photo editing | 23231 | 23283 |
| Data manipulation | 12242 | 10941 |
| Writing score | 18327 | 17673 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-21 (JenKenny) | AnTuTu | 2063774 |
| 📘 2026-09-16 (Alex) | AnTuTu | 2004654 |
| 📘 2026-09-10 (ras) | AnTuTu | 1916912 |
| 📘 2026-09-07 (Zulkarnaen) | AnTuTu | 1978838 |
| 📘 2026-09-05 (Sanchez) | AnTuTu | 1790134 |
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-17 (Артем) | AnTuTu | 1080442 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 (No) | AnTuTu | 965699 |
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Brice) | GeekBench CPU | 1115 / 3126 |
| 📘 2026-08-06 (Mazen) | AnTuTu | 1057022 |
| 📘 2026-06-28 (SK.EMTIAZ) | AnTuTu | 1021736 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | - | 20.1 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 17 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 1:03 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:29 hr | 10:24 hr |
| Watching video | 15:22 hr | 17:52 hr |
| Gaming | 05:54 hr | 05:16 hr |
| Standby | 93 hr | 125 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#115th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | Smartsens SC820CS | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC5035 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 45 |
| Preview | - | 54 |
| Zoom | - | 75 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B | Sony IMX616 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2025 | March 2024 |
| Release date | January 2025 | March 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $439 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.68 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | 1.04 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - 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.
Notes on Galaxy A55 5G:
- The barometer is only available in the model for the USA.
- SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.
*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 X7 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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