Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro vs Honor X9c
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra) that was released on January 9, 2025, against the Honor X9c, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
- 2.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1930K versus 760K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 66W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 68% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1573 and 935 points
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 | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1224 x 2700 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.85:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 437 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 4000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.8% | 90.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.75 mm (6.33 inches) | 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 75.24 mm (2.96 inches) | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Green, Yellow | Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 3250 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.1 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.25 GHz: Cortex-A725 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 MC7 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 676 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2329.6 GFLOPS | ~346.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 12162 | 246 |
| Single-core score | 1573 | 935 |
| Multi-core score | 6102 | 2719 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 621813 | 284852 |
| GPU | 602568 | 55762 |
| Memory | 295421 | 201468 |
| UX | 411049 | 218250 |
| Total score | 1930851 | 760332 |
| Samples | [212 tests] | [12 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 80% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 10 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1285 | 200 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 24 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 23 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 20 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5931 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14924 | 12996 |
| Video editing | 6707 | 7162 |
| Photo editing | 23231 | 24195 |
| Data manipulation | 12242 | 10073 |
| Writing score | 18327 | 15092 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-14 (Soroush) | AnTuTu 12 | 2013987 |
| π 2026-10-12 (ASAZALI3005) | AnTuTu 12 | 2147378 |
| π 2026-10-11 (Sn1per) | AnTuTu 12 | 2150690 |
| π 2026-10-05 (Muhamad Rosyid (indonesia)) | AnTuTu 12 | 2280224 |
| π 2026-10-04 -> Timur55 | AnTuTu 11 | 1910022 |
Honor X9c
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-28 (LenslyWhite) | AnTuTu 11 | 764283 |
| π 2026-03-14 (ΠΠ°Π°) | AnTuTu 11 | 611007 |
| π 2026-02-19 (trixeee) | AnTuTu 11 | 603217 |
| π 2026-02-11 (Zver) | AnTuTu 11 | 773303 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Mohammed) | AnTuTu 11 | 743177 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | MagicOS 9.0 |
| OS updates | 3 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 6600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 17 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:29 hr | - |
| Watching video | 15:22 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:54 hr | - |
| Standby | 93 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 12000 x 9000 |
| 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) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Samsung HM6 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/1.67" (β 0.6 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | Smartsens SC820CS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 3456 x 4608 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.1 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | 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 | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 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
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2025 | November 2024 |
| Release date | January 2025 | November 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $350 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max | - Honor X9d |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 66 W |
Further details
Notes on Poco X7 Pro:
- The eco-leather version is thicker at 8.43 mm and weighs 198 grams.
*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 X7 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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