Xiaomi Poco X7 vs Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X7 (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra) that was released on January 9, 2025, against the Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultimate and came out 2 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
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 393 PPI)
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
- Shows 21% longer battery life (23:24 vs 19:25 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Reverse charging feature
- 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 | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2436 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 550 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.9% | 90.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.33 mm (6.39 inches) | 164.32 mm (6.47 inches) |
| Width | 74.42 mm (2.93 inches) | 74.56 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.29 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 185.5 g (6.54 oz) | 179 g (6.31 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | - |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.61/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 180 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultimate |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 655 | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP2 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1047 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2499 | 2509 |
| Single-core score | 1016 | 994 |
| Multi-core score | 2895 | 2889 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 321554 | 250000 |
| GPU | 125325 | 250000 |
| Memory | 143201 | 250000 |
| UX | 264891 | 160112 |
| Total score | 854970 | 910112 |
| Samples | [29 tests] | [29 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 343 | 360 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13546 | 12921 |
| Video editing | 6348 | 6712 |
| Photo editing | 23863 | 38335 |
| Data manipulation | 10447 | 9111 |
| Writing score | 16591 | 18265 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X7
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-30 (Fabricy) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 2511 |
| 📘 2026-09-30 (Fabricy) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 887 / 2692 |
| 📘 2026-09-23 (Rithik) | AnTuTu 12 | 932567 |
| 📘 2026-09-19 (Alok) | AnTuTu 12 | 889739 |
| 📘 2026-09-06 (Poco x7 008@nick) | AnTuTu 12 | 902913 |
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-18 (Glace) | AnTuTu 12 | 1029221 |
| 📘 2026-09-09 -> kramnebian | AnTuTu 12 | 993706 |
| 📘 2026-08-09 (RedmiNote7) | AnTuTu 11 | 915336 |
| 📘 2026-07-28 (Mazee) | AnTuTu 11 | 950450 |
| 📘 2026-07-15 (LN4) | AnTuTu 11 | 936617 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 15 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | HIOS 15 |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5110 mAh | 5200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | 1:00 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 06:50 hr | 10:41 hr |
| Watching video | 10:59 hr | 14:40 hr |
| Gaming | 05:14 hr | 06:09 hr |
| Standby | 104 hr | 98 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Sony LYT-700C |
| Sensor size | 1/1.96" (≈ 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 | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 75 |
| Preview | - | 69 |
| Zoom | - | 110 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2025 | March 2025 |
| Release date | January 2025 | April 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $230 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro | - Tecno Camon 50 Pro 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 45 W | Yes, 45 W |
Further details
Notes on Poco X7:
- In some regions, the phone comes with a 5500 mAh battery.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, gaming, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G. But if the display, connectivity, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco X7.
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