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Xiaomi Poco F7 vs Google Pixel 9a

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

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Poco F7 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4) that was released on June 24, 2025, against the Google Pixel 9a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 3 months before. 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
  • Has a 0.53 inch larger screen size
  • 71% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2263K versus 1321K)
  • Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5100 mAh
  • Shows 29% longer battery life (26:05 vs 20:15 hours)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 23W)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Thinner bezels – 5.6% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9a
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (1927 against 1512 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • Weighs 29.7 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Google Pixel 9a crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Poco F7
68*
Pixel 9a
70
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.
DeviceFacts Score
Final comparison evaluation
Poco F7
76*
Pixel 9a
67
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
75.0
(Good)
Value Index
62.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 447 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1700 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 90.1% 84.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 98.2%
PWM 240 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Poco F7
6.83″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Pixel 9a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco F7
1512 nits
Pixel 9a +27%
1927 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) 154.7 mm (6.09 inches)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 215.7 g (7.61 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver White, Black, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.61/5) Good (3.53/5)
Drop resistance Average (D) · 45 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco F7 +7%
90.1%
Pixel 9a
84.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Google Pixel 9a
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Google Tensor G4
Max clock 3210 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.21 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 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 825 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 1024 896
GPU clock 1150 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Google Pixel 9a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco F7 +22%
2040
Pixel 9a
1677
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco F7 +57%
6373
Pixel 9a
4067
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco F7 +75%
13641
Pixel 9a
7784
Compute Score (GPU) 13641 7784
Single-core score 2040 1677
Multi-core score 6373 4067
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco F7 +71%
2263357
Pixel 9a
1321069
CPU 632157 445318
GPU 793892 410687
Memory 365292 175537
UX 472016 289527
Total score 2263357 1321069
Samples [170 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco F7 +59%
1688
Pixel 9a
1060
Stability 83% 81%
Graphics test 13 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 1688 1060
3DMark Solar Bay
Poco F7
7708
Pixel 9a
n/a
Graphics test 29 FPS -
Section 1 33 FPS -
Section 2 30 FPS -
Section 3 25 FPS -
Graphics score 7708 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco F7 +19%
15335
Pixel 9a
12890
Web score 15597 10570
Video editing 7750 7547
Photo editing 26988 21264
Data manipulation 13734 12988
Writing score 17764 16308
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco F7
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-06 (Dnyanesh)Geekbench 7 CPU1696 / 6351
📘 2026-10-06 (ASHOK)AnTuTu 122346502
📘 2026-09-30 (Luis)AnTuTu 122422061
📘 2026-09-29 (Thai)AnTuTu 122603535
📘 2026-09-27 (Thai)AnTuTu 122562298
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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
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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 44 GB 14 GB
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 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 (90% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 1:41 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:24 hr 08:20 hr
Watching video 14:33 hr 12:40 hr
Gaming 07:05 hr 06:06 hr
Standby 130 hr 91 hr
General battery life
Poco F7 +29%
26:05 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 Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 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/1.5 f/1.7
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX882 Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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 OV08F 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
Poco F7
n/a
Pixel 9a
144
Video quality
Poco F7
n/a
Pixel 9a
100
Generic main camera score
Poco F7
n/a
Pixel 9a
128
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 6.0 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 +2%
89.5 dB
Pixel 9a
88.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2025 March 2025
Release date June 2025 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $499
Successor - - 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 Yes, 90 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Poco F7:
    - The Indian model has a larger battery — 7550 mAh.
*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 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
8 (57.1%)
6 (42.9%)
Total votes: 14

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