Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S25
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on March 27, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy S25, which is powered by the same chip and came out 2 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 F7 Ultra
- Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 5300 vs 4000 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 25W)
- 26% higher pixel density (526 vs 416 PPI)
- Shows 9% longer battery life (26:17 vs 24:10 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Has a 0.47 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (1588 against 1393 nits)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- Weighs 50 grams less
- 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3012 and 2753 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 526 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 2600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Poco Shield Glass | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4% | 91.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.3% | 97.4% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Poco F7 Ultra
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Galaxy S25
6.2″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.6 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.26 mm (6.31 inches) | 146.9 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) | 70.5 mm (2.78 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.39 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 212 g (7.48 oz) | 162 g (5.71 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Yellow | Black, Silver, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.61/5) | Good (3.23/5) |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) · 45 drops | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 4470 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 16908 | 19829 |
| Single-core score | 2753 | 3012 |
| Multi-core score | 8410 | 9766 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 876139 | 899843 |
| GPU | 1135602 | 1139434 |
| Memory | 434324 | 330975 |
| UX | 614928 | 549780 |
| Total score | 3060993 | 2920032 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | [44 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | 59% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2190 | 2216 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 38 FPS | 38 FPS |
| Section 1 | 43 FPS | 48 FPS |
| Section 2 | 39 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Section 3 | 33 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10116 | 10045 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 51% |
| Graphics test | - | 33 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5664 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 22176 | 21815 |
| Video editing | 8080 | 8619 |
| Photo editing | 36202 | 34466 |
| Data manipulation | 18123 | 17708 |
| Writing score | 23212 | 27109 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (104th and 126th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-12 (Andre21st) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 2442 / 8369 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (RuxeLV) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 14153 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (RuxeLV) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 2548 / 8876 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (RuxeLV) | AnTuTu 12 | 3512055 |
| 📘 2026-10-06 (RuxeLV) | AnTuTu 11 | 3193869 |
Samsung Galaxy S25
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-12 (Niki) | AnTuTu 12 | 3324487 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (Icecream) | AnTuTu 12 | 3297029 |
| 📘 2026-09-18 (S25 owner) | AnTuTu 12 | 3476989 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 (S25 owner) | AnTuTu 11 | 3149606 |
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Atharva0999) | AnTuTu 11 | 3027002 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| 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 | One UI 9.0 |
| OS size | 33 GB | 30.1 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5300 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 15 min) | Yes (56% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:30 hr | 1:17 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 11:39 hr | 09:09 hr |
| Watching video | 14:46 hr | 17:15 hr |
| Gaming | 05:50 hr | 05:32 hr |
| Standby | 124 hr | 108 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#129th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 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° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 32 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OVX8000 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 60 mm | 67 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KKD1 | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KKD1 | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.42" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 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 | 5.4 |
| 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, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2025 | January 2025 |
| Release date | April 2025 | February 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $799 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra | - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.29 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.36 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S25:
- Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. model has 1.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra. But if the design is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S25.
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