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Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro vs Google Pixel 9a

79 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
VS
67 out of 100
Google Pixel 9a
Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
Google Pixel 9a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on March 27, 2025, against the Google Pixel 9a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4. 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 Poco F7 Pro
  • 74% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2301K versus 1321K)
  • Shows 41% longer battery life (28:39 vs 20:15 hours)
  • Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5100 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • 25% higher pixel density (526 vs 422 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 23W)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Has a 0.37 inch larger screen size
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9a
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • Delivers 31% higher peak brightness (1927 against 1468 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • Weighs 20 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro and Google Pixel 9a crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
71.7
(Good)
Value Index
62.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco F7 Pro
vs
Pixel 9a

Display

Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 526 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 2700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4% 84.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.4% 98.2%
PWM 120 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Poco F7 Pro
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Pixel 9a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco F7 Pro
1468 nits
Pixel 9a +31%
1927 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.26 mm (6.31 inches) 154.7 mm (6.09 inches)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 8.12 mm (0.32 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Blue White, Black, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.61/5) Good (3.53/5)
Drop resistance Good (C) · 90 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco F7 Pro +6%
89.4%
Pixel 9a
84.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro and Google Pixel 9a
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Google Tensor G4
Max clock 3300 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 12 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 1536 896
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro and Google Pixel 9a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco F7 Pro +32%
2209
Pixel 9a
1677
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco F7 Pro +63%
6642
Pixel 9a
4067
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco F7 Pro +119%
17029
Pixel 9a
7784
Compute Score (GPU) 17029 7784
Single-core score 2209 1677
Multi-core score 6642 4067
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco F7 Pro +74%
2301212
Pixel 9a
1321069
CPU 662841 445318
GPU 780484 410687
Memory 345533 175537
UX 512354 289527
Total score 2301212 1321069
Samples [33 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco F7 Pro +42%
1506
Pixel 9a
1060
Stability 82% 81%
Graphics test 11 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 1506 1060
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 29 FPS -
Section 1 32 FPS -
Section 2 29 FPS -
Section 3 25 FPS -
Graphics score 7581 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco F7 Pro +27%
16318
Pixel 9a
12890
Web score 16536 10570
Video editing 7905 7547
Photo editing 31248 21264
Data manipulation 14260 12988
Writing score 19168 16308
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#198th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-02 (fx)AnTuTu 122392357
📘 2026-09-30 (EA Fran)AnTuTu 122452758
📘 2026-09-29 -> Alejandro SorinAnTuTu 122597186
📘 2026-09-16 (Jepp)AnTuTu 122526342
📘 2026-07-05 -> Alejandro SorinAnTuTu 112301212
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Google Pixel 9a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-21 (Leif)AnTuTu 111590049
📘 2026-05-13 (kiriguap)AnTuTu 111182042
📘 2026-03-09 (d1ldo)AnTuTu 11943849
📘 2026-01-03 (Joy)AnTuTu 111487240
📘 2025-11-11 (VLAD)AnTuTu 111507185
Add View all (7)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4800 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM HyperOS 3.0 Stock Android
OS size 27.9 GB 14 GB
OS updates 6 years 7 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 23 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 16 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:37 hr 1:41 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:00 hr 08:20 hr
Watching video 14:33 hr 12:40 hr
Gaming 06:14 hr 06:06 hr
Standby 141 hr 91 hr
General battery life
Poco F7 Pro +41%
28:39 hr
Pixel 9a
20:15 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital, 20x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 24FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor OmniVision OVX8000 Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 16 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV08D Sony IMX712
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

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 145
Zoom - 99
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 9a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 20 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV20B CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1.12 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.4 5.3
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, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
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 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco F7 Pro +3%
90.9 dB
Pixel 9a
88.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2025 March 2025
Release date April 2025 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $499
Successor - Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro - Google Pixel 10a
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.39 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 Not included
*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 F7 Pro is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
6 (66.7%)
3 (33.3%)
Total votes: 9

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