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Xiaomi Poco F7 vs Vivo iQOO 13

76 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F7
VS
85 out of 100
Vivo iQOO 13
Xiaomi Poco F7
Vivo iQOO 13

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 Vivo iQOO 13, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 8 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
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • The phone is 8 months newer
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 13
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Shows 17% longer battery life (30:28 vs 26:05 hours)
  • 39% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3150K versus 2263K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 90W)
  • Delivers 19% higher peak brightness (1793 against 1512 nits)
  • 14% higher pixel density (510 vs 447 PPI)
  • 47% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3008 and 2040 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Vivo iQOO 13 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Poco F7
68*
iQOO 13
78*
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*
iQOO 13
85*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
75.0
(Good)
Value Index
60.5
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco F7
vs
iQOO 13

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.82 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1440 x 3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 447 ppi 510 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1700 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Schott Xensation Alpha
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 89.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 100% -
PWM 240 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco F7
1512 nits
iQOO 13 +19%
1793 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) 163.37 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) 76.71 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.13 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 215.7 g (7.61 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver White, Black, Silver, Green
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 +1%
90.1%
iQOO 13
89.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Vivo iQOO 13
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 3210 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
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		 - 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 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 825 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1150 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F7 and Vivo iQOO 13
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco F7
2040
iQOO 13 +47%
3008
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco F7
6373
iQOO 13 +46%
9297
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco F7
13641
iQOO 13 +82%
24763
Compute Score (GPU) 13641 24763
Single-core score 2040 3008
Multi-core score 6373 9297
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco F7
2263357
iQOO 13 +39%
3150555
CPU 632157 903944
GPU 793892 1153744
Memory 365292 415491
UX 472016 677376
Total score 2263357 3150555
Samples [170 tests] [33 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco F7
1688
iQOO 13 +49%
2509
Stability 83% 77%
Graphics test 13 FPS 19 FPS
Graphics score 1688 2509
3DMark Solar Bay
Poco F7
7708
iQOO 13 +49%
11463
Graphics test 29 FPS 44 FPS
Section 1 33 FPS 49 FPS
Section 2 30 FPS 44 FPS
Section 3 25 FPS 37 FPS
Graphics score 7708 11463
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Poco F7
n/a
iQOO 13
6250
Graphics test - 37 FPS
Graphics score - 6250
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco F7
15335
iQOO 13 +3%
15763
Web score 15597 14234
Video editing 7750 6801
Photo editing 26988 39527
Data manipulation 13734 13253
Writing score 17764 20704
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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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Vivo iQOO 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-02 (Fenix)AnTuTu 123392682
📘 2026-09-25 (Asuna)AnTuTu 113203192
📘 2026-09-24 (Fenix)AnTuTu 123343403
📘 2026-08-15 (Kh)AnTuTu 113166164
📘 2026-08-03 (ShiNo_Maebure)AnTuTu 113090760
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4800 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3.0 Funtouch 16
OS size 44 GB -
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 6150 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 120 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes (91% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 0:32 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:24 hr 14:22 hr
Watching video 14:33 hr 17:57 hr
Gaming 07:05 hr 08:12 hr
Standby 130 hr 129 hr
General battery life
Poco F7
26:05 hr
iQOO 13 +17%
30:28 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 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/1.9
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX882 Sony IMX921
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/1.9
Focal length - 50 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX816
Sensor size - 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08F Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 28 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV20B GalaxyCore GC32E1
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
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
89.5 dB
iQOO 13
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced June 2025 October 2024
Release date June 2025 November 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $650
Successor - - Vivo iQOO 15
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 90 W Yes, 120 W
Further details
Notes on Poco F7:
    - The Indian model has a larger battery — 7550 mAh.
Notes on iQOO 13:
    - Only the 16/512 GB variant has UFS 4.1 storage; the rest use 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 Vivo iQOO 13 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
8 (36.4%)
14 (63.6%)
Total votes: 22

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