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Xiaomi Poco F7 vs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G

76 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F7
VS
57 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
Xiaomi Poco F7
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G

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 Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1380 and came out 1 year and 4 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
  • 2.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2263K versus 768K)
  • Has 3x more RAM: 12GB versus 4GB
  • Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5000 mAh
  • Shows 16% longer battery life (26:05 vs 22:25 hours)
  • Delivers 49% higher peak brightness (1512 against 1015 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 25W)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 15% higher pixel density (447 vs 390 PPI)
  • The phone is 1 year and 4 months newer
  • Thinner bezels – 5.3% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Samsung Galaxy A35 5G 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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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
75.0
(Good)
Value Index
60.6
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco F7
vs
Galaxy A35 5G

Display

Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 447 ppi 390 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1700 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 84.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 99.9%
PWM 240 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Poco F7
6.83″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Galaxy A35 5G
6.6″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco F7 +49%
1512 nits
Galaxy A35 5G
1015 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) 161.7 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 215.7 g (7.61 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP67
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Silver Black, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.61/5) -
Drop resistance Average (D) · 45 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco F7 +6%
90.1%
Galaxy A35 5G
84.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Samsung Exynos 1380
Max clock 3210 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (4 + 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 825 Mali-G68 MP5
GPU shading units 1024 160
GPU clock 1150 MHz 949 MHz
FLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco F7 +103%
2040
Galaxy A35 5G
1006
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco F7 +123%
6373
Galaxy A35 5G
2855
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco F7 +350%
13641
Galaxy A35 5G
3033
Compute Score (GPU) 13641 3033
Single-core score 2040 1006
Multi-core score 6373 2855
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco F7 +195%
2263357
Galaxy A35 5G
768212
CPU 632157 311721
GPU 793892 89942
Memory 365292 136276
UX 472016 230273
Total score 2263357 768212
Samples [170 tests] [23 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco F7 +505%
1688
Galaxy A35 5G
279
Stability 83% 98%
Graphics test 13 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 1688 279
3DMark Solar Bay
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 +17%
15335
Galaxy A35 5G
13073
Web score 15597 11340
Video editing 7750 7357
Photo editing 26988 25659
Data manipulation 13734 10930
Writing score 17764 16320
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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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Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-13 (Lazy)AnTuTu 11893295
📘 2026-09-28 (P3RF3CT)AnTuTu 12866054
📘 2026-09-27 -> LessPlum3393AnTuTu 12857296
📘 2026-09-25 (ttk:kotakbass.official)Geekbench 6 CPU1010 / 2895
📘 2026-09-22 (ttk:kotakbass.official)AnTuTu 12922710
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 4800 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3.0 One UI 8.5
OS size 44 GB 28 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 25 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes (52% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 1:26 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:24 hr 08:47 hr
Watching video 14:33 hr 14:03 hr
Gaming 07:05 hr 05:56 hr
Standby 130 hr 106 hr
General battery life
Poco F7 +16%
26:05 hr
Galaxy A35 5G
22:25 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.5 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX882 Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN8
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV08F GalaxyCore GC08A3
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 5 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 50
Preview - 52
Zoom - 71
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A35 5G from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 4160 x 3120
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L6
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 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 6 (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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* - 18
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
Poco F7
89.5 dB
Galaxy A35 5G +2%
90.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2025 March 2024
Release date June 2025 March 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $380
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
SAR (head) - 0.44 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.92 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect 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.
Notes on Galaxy A35 5G:
    - The 128 GB variant features UFS 2.2 memory, other models have UFS 3.1.
    - Only SM-A356E/DS and SM-A356B/DS models support two physical SIM cards.
*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.

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