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Xiaomi Poco F7 vs Samsung Galaxy S23

76 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F7
VS
69 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S23
Xiaomi Poco F7
Samsung Galaxy S23

Here we compared two 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 S23, which is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy and came out 2 years and 5 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
  • Comes with 2600 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 3900 mAh
  • Has a 0.73 inch larger screen size
  • Shows 18% longer battery life (26:05 vs 22:02 hours)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (1512 against 1191 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 25W)
  • 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2263K versus 1712K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • The phone is 2 years and 5 months newer
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S23
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 10W
  • Weighs 47.7 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 7 mm narrower
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Samsung Galaxy S23 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)

Should I update?
No 41% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between Samsung Galaxy S23 and Xiaomi Poco F7 is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: battery life, gaming, and performance.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in camera.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco F7
vs
Galaxy S23

Display

Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 447 ppi 425 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1700 nits 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits 1750 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 88%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 98.9%
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
Galaxy S23
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~25% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco F7 +27%
1512 nits
Galaxy S23
1191 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) 146.3 mm (5.76 inches)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) 70.9 mm (2.79 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 215.7 g (7.61 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver White, Black, Gray, Green, Purple, Yellow
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 +2%
90.1%
Galaxy S23
88%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Samsung Galaxy S23
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
Max clock 3210 MHz 3360 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
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		 - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 825 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1150 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Samsung Galaxy S23
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco F7 +3%
2040
Galaxy S23
1987
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco F7 +23%
6373
Galaxy S23
5171
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco F7 +45%
13641
Galaxy S23
9410
Compute Score (GPU) 13641 9410
Single-core score 2040 1987
Multi-core score 6373 5171
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco F7 +32%
2263357
Galaxy S23
1712393
CPU 632157 587063
GPU 793892 434955
Memory 365292 275390
UX 472016 414985
Total score 2263357 1712393
Samples [170 tests] [29 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco F7 +58%
1688
Galaxy S23
1069
Stability 83% 76%
Graphics test 13 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 1688 1069
3DMark Solar Bay
Poco F7 +44%
7708
Galaxy S23
5348
Stability - 73%
Graphics test 29 FPS 20 FPS
Section 1 33 FPS 23 FPS
Section 2 30 FPS 20 FPS
Section 3 25 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 7708 5348
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Poco F7
n/a
Galaxy S23
3669
Stability - 61%
Graphics test - 21 FPS
Graphics score - 3669
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco F7
15335
Galaxy S23 +4%
15924
Web score 15597 15188
Video editing 7750 7873
Photo editing 26988 33939
Data manipulation 13734 12935
Writing score 17764 19390
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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 S23
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-13 (Ct)AnTuTu 121868238
📘 2026-09-21 (Mil)AnTuTu 121763249
📘 2026-09-16 (Fluffyicebite:3)AnTuTu 121835927
📘 2026-09-09 -> Rafarobbie22AnTuTu 111708074
📘 2026-09-09 (Rafa)AnTuTu 111708074
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4800 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3.0 One UI 8.0
OS size 44 GB 29.7 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 3900 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 25 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (10 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 1:16 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:24 hr 08:12 hr
Watching video 14:33 hr 13:41 hr
Gaming 07:05 hr 05:20 hr
Standby 130 hr 109 hr
General battery life
Poco F7 +18%
26:05 hr
Galaxy S23
22:02 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.5 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX882 Samsung S5KGN3
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 10 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 70 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size - 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 13 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08F Sony IMX564
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 70
Preview - 72
Zoom - 126
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S23 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 4000 x 3000
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 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, DP 1.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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
LTE Cat* - 20
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 S23 +2%
91.5 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced June 2025 February 2023
Release date June 2025 February 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $799
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
SAR (head) - 0.96 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.3 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 Yes, 90 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Poco F7:
    - The Indian model has a larger battery — 7550 mAh.
Notes on Galaxy S23:
    - The 128GB version uses slower UFS 3.1 memory, while the 256GB and 512GB models have UFS 4.0.
*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?
33 (62.3%)
20 (37.7%)
Total votes: 53

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