Xiaomi Poco X7 vs X3 Pro
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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 Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and came out 3 years and 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
- Delivers 109% higher peak brightness (1119 against 536 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- The phone is 3 years and 10 months newer
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
- Shows 17% longer battery life (22:40 vs 19:25 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.9% | 84.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
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| RGB color space | 100% | 95.1% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 2404 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 37.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 995:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.33 mm (6.39 inches) | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) |
| Width | 74.42 mm (2.93 inches) | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) |
| Weight | 185.5 g (6.54 oz) | 215 g (7.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green | Black, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Average (2.61/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 180 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2960 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 655 | Hexagon 690 |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP2 | Adreno 640 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1047 MHz | 675 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS | ~1036.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2499 | 2985 |
| Single-core score | 1016 | 1004 |
| Multi-core score | 2895 | 2653 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 321554 | 299294 |
| GPU | 125325 | 119740 |
| Memory | 143201 | 162141 |
| UX | 264891 | 241258 |
| Total score | 854970 | 822433 |
| Samples | [29 tests] | [45 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 343 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 91% |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 979 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13546 | 8774 |
| Video editing | 6348 | 6020 |
| Photo editing | 23863 | 22475 |
| Data manipulation | 10447 | 8724 |
| Writing score | 16591 | 13390 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X7
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-27 (Fabricy) | CPU Throttle | 92% |
| 📘 2026-06-26 (OpaCHE) | Battery life | SOT 10:45 / 10:45 |
| 📘 2026-06-25 (Goma) | AnTuTu | 877556 |
| 📘 2026-05-14 (LGzinho) | GeekBench CPU | 1016 / 2895 |
| 📘 2026-05-14 (LGzinho) | AnTuTu | 837148 |
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-14 (Zeexi) | AnTuTu | 911542 |
| 📘 2026-07-21 (Tymanovik) | AnTuTu | 822512 |
| 📘 2026-07-06 (Aren) | AnTuTu | 811317 |
| 📘 2026-07-06 (Aren) | AnTuTu | 811317 |
| 📘 2026-07-04 (Nafez De Vonsera) | AnTuTu | 888889 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 125 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | - | 13 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5110 mAh | 5160 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 06:50 hr | 08:43 hr |
| Watching video | 10:59 hr | 12:45 hr |
| Gaming | 05:14 hr | 05:20 hr |
| Standby | 104 hr | 117 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 119° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Sony IMX582 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.96" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Omnivision OV8856 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | Hynix HI-259 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 5480 x 3648 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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 | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2025 | March 2021 |
| Release date | January 2025 | April 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $250 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro | - 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 | 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco X7 is definitely a better buy.
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