Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro vs F9 Ultra
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91
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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 Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 1 year and 8 months after. 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
- Weighs 40 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Delivers 242% higher peak brightness (4311 against 1259 nits)
- Shows 91% longer battery life (44:02 vs 23:02 hours)
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4165K versus 1930K)
- Comes with 2050 mAh larger battery capacity: 8050 vs 6000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- The phone is 1 year and 8 months newer
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1200 x 2608 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 185 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 2200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 10000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.8% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Poco F9 Ultra
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Poco X7 Pro
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.75 mm (6.33 inches) | 163.49 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 75.24 mm (2.96 inches) | 77.94 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.94 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 235 g (8.29 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | - |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Yellow | Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 3250 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.1 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.25 GHz: Cortex-A725 |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 MC7 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2329.6 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 12162 | 27636 |
| Single-core score | 1573 | 3629 |
| Multi-core score | 6102 | 11080 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 621813 | 962447 |
| GPU | 602568 | 1453812 |
| Memory | 295421 | 974305 |
| UX | 411049 | 774544 |
| Total score | 1930851 | 4165108 |
| Samples | [212 tests] | Less than 3 |
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 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#15th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-21 (JenKenny) | AnTuTu 11 | 2063774 |
| 📘 2026-09-20 (POCOMAN) | AnTuTu 12 | 2112771 |
| 📘 2026-09-16 (Alex) | AnTuTu 11 | 2004654 |
| 📘 2026-09-15 (KillJoy0203) | AnTuTu 12 | 2238339 |
| 📘 2026-09-10 (ras) | AnTuTu 11 | 1916912 |
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | - | 36 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 8050 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 17 min) | Yes (61% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 0:54 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:29 hr | 23:02 hr |
| Watching video | 15:22 hr | 25:48 hr |
| Gaming | 05:54 hr | 10:54 hr |
| Standby | 93 hr | 171 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#2nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 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) | 1920 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 102° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Samsung ISOCELL HP5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.5 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | - | 120 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Smartsens SC820CS | OmniVision OV50M40 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B | OmniVision OV32D |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.64 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 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 | 6.0 |
| 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 2.1 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2025 | September 2026 |
| Release date | January 2025 | September 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $729 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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