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Xiaomi Redmi 7A vs Poco M3

29 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 7A
VS
41 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M3
Xiaomi Redmi 7A
Xiaomi Poco M3

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 5.45-inch Xiaomi Redmi 7A (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 439) that was released on May 28, 2019, against the Xiaomi Poco M3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 and came out 1 year and 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 7A
  • Water-resistant body (IPX4 classification)
  • Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (509 against 440 nits)
  • 41% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 477 and 338 points
  • Weighs 33 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 6.9 mm narrower
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M3
  • 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (325K versus 154K)
  • Shows 72% longer battery life (29:39 vs 17:13 hours)
  • Has a 1.08 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4000 mAh
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 1866 MHz
  • Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • Thinner bezels – 9% more screen real estate
  • More recent OS version: Android 11 versus 10

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 7A and Poco M3 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Redmi 7A
25*
Poco M3
36*
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Redmi 7A
29*
Poco M3
41*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
2 / 16 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
29.8
(Mediocre)
Value Index
145.4
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi 7A
vs
Poco M3

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 5.45 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 720 x 1440 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 18:9 19.5:9
PPI 295 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 530 nits 440 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 74.4% 83.4%
Display tests
RGB color space 94.2% 96.5%
PWM 384 Hz 892 Hz
Response time 27 ms 36 ms
Contrast 888:1 2214:1
Screen space comparison
Poco M3
6.53″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.2 in2
Redmi 7A
5.45″ (18:9 ratio) = 11.9 in2
~36% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi 7A +16%
509 nits
Poco M3
440 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 146.3 mm (5.76 inches) 162.3 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) 77.3 mm (3.04 inches)
Thickness 9.5 mm (0.37 inches) 9.6 mm (0.38 inches)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Waterproof IPX4 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Red Black, Blue, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi 7A
74.4%
Poco M3 +12%
83.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 7A and Xiaomi Poco M3
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
Max clock 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.45 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A53		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 12 nanometers 11 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 536 Hexagon 683
GPU
Graphics Adreno 505 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 48 128
GPU clock 650 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~62.4 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 7A and Xiaomi Poco M3
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi 7A +41%
477
Poco M3
338
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi 7A +36%
1521
Poco M3
1122
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi 7A
n/a
Poco M3
479
Compute Score (GPU) - 479
Single-core score 477 338
Multi-core score 1521 1122
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi 7A
154698
Poco M3 +111%
325844
CPU 57573 146000
GPU 12621 23060
Memory 27250 72520
UX 57254 84264
Total score 154698 325844
Samples Less than 3 [7 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi 7A
n/a
Poco M3
6303
Web score - 5861
Video editing - 3698
Photo editing - 12581
Data manipulation - 5159
Writing score - 7436
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Xiaomi Poco M3
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-23 (Absabsabsbsa)AnTuTu 12391827
📘 2026-06-04 (Wayne)AnTuTu 11338756
📘 2026-04-06 (Linode)AnTuTu 11335094
📘 2026-03-13 (Linode)Geekbench 6 CPU338 / 1122
📘 2026-03-13 (Linode)AnTuTu 11335059
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 2 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 933 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 1 2
Storage
Storage size 16 GB 64 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 256 GB

Software

Operating system Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 11)
ROM MIUI 12 MIUI 12.5 Enhanced
OS size 6.4 GB 20.5 GB

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power - 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging No Yes (25% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:35 hr 3:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:26 hr 11:51 hr
Watching video 09:44 hr 15:49 hr
Gaming 04:10 hr 06:39 hr
Standby 90 hr 155 hr
General battery life
Redmi 7A
17:13 hr
Poco M3 +72%
29:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 4000 x 3000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion No 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.8
Sensor Sony IMX486 Samsung S5KGM1
Sensor size 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - Hynix HI-259
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 2592 x 1944 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.1
Sensor GalaxyCore CMOS
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 4.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type Micro USB USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 4 12
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi 7A
82 dB
Poco M3 +4%
85.1 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced May 2019 November 2020
Release date June 2019 December 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $85 $150
SAR (head) 0.557 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.166 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*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 M3 is definitely a better buy.

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10 (28.6%)
25 (71.4%)
Total votes: 35

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