Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro vs M7 Pro 5G
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860) that was released on March 22, 2021, against the Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra and came out 3 years and 10 months after. 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 X3 Pro
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (822K versus 671K)
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
- Delivers 122% higher peak brightness (1175 against 529 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Optical image stabilization
- Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- The phone is 3 years and 10 months newer
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
- Weighs 25 grams less
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 | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 600 nits | 2100 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 87.3% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 95.1% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 2404 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Response time | 37.4 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | 995:1 | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) | 162.4 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP64 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Blue | Black, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.61/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Average (D) Β· 45 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra |
| Max clock | 2960 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | MediaTek NPU 550 |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | IMG BXM-8-256 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 675 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1036.8 GFLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2985 | 135 |
| Single-core score | 1004 | 937 |
| Multi-core score | 2653 | 2248 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 299294 | 262554 |
| GPU | 119740 | 53544 |
| Memory | 162141 | 146793 |
| UX | 241258 | 208682 |
| Total score | 822433 | 671573 |
| Samples | [45 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 91% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 979 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8774 | 10402 |
| Video editing | 6020 | 4636 |
| Photo editing | 22475 | 23419 |
| Data manipulation | 8724 | 8321 |
| Writing score | 13390 | 16909 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-10 (Tanat) | CPU Throttle | 94% |
| π 2026-10-10 (Tanat) | AnTuTu 11 | 826051 |
| π 2026-10-04 -> Bifoth | AnTuTu 12 | 963448 |
| π 2026-10-04 (Bifoth) | AnTuTu 12 | 963448 |
| π 2026-09-15 (Mohammad Ali) | AnTuTu 12 | 932069 |
Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-11 (Magist) | AnTuTu 12 | 801660 |
| π 2026-06-24 (CMOs) | AnTuTu 11 | 692215 |
| π 2026-06-02 (kokofish) | AnTuTu 11 | 680125 |
| π 2026-05-16 (Luka) | AnTuTu 11 | 687348 |
| π 2026-05-11 (Muhamad Sodikin) | AnTuTu 11 | 625753 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 125 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | HyperOS 2.0 |
| OS size | 13 GB | 28 GB |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5160 mAh | 5110 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:00 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:43 hr | 10:36 hr |
| Watching video | 12:45 hr | 14:05 hr |
| Gaming | 05:20 hr | 05:10 hr |
| Standby | 117 hr | 93 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX582 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV8856 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-259 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5480 x 3648 | 5184 x 3888 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | OmniVision OV20B40 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (β 0.29 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | March 2021 | December 2024 |
| Release date | April 2021 | December 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $250 | $199 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max | - Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 45 W |
*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 M7 Pro 5G is definitely a better buy.
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