Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A25
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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 Samsung Galaxy A25, which is powered by Exynos 1280 and came out 1 year and 2 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
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1930K versus 617K)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
- Shows 25% longer battery life (23:02 vs 18:26 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 25W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (1253 against 1030 nits)
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 396 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A25
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 396 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 1000 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 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.8% | 84.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | 145.1% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.75 mm (6.33 inches) | 161 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 75.24 mm (2.96 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Green, Yellow | Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
| Max clock | 3250 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.1 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.25 GHz: Cortex-A725 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 MC7 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 897 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2329.6 GFLOPS | ~229.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 12162 | 2348 |
| Single-core score | 1573 | 957 |
| Multi-core score | 6102 | 2095 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 621813 | 246621 |
| GPU | 602568 | 71605 |
| Memory | 295421 | 102085 |
| UX | 411049 | 197004 |
| Total score | 1930851 | 617315 |
| Samples | [212 tests] | [22 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 80% | 95% |
| Graphics test | 10 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1285 | 226 |
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 | - |
| Video editing | 6707 | - |
| Photo editing | 23231 | - |
| Data manipulation | 12242 | - |
| Writing score | 18327 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-14 (Soroush) | AnTuTu 12 | 2013987 |
| 📘 2026-10-12 (ASAZALI3005) | AnTuTu 12 | 2147378 |
| 📘 2026-10-11 (Sn1per) | AnTuTu 12 | 2150690 |
| 📘 2026-10-05 (Muhamad Rosyid (indonesia)) | AnTuTu 12 | 2280224 |
| 📘 2026-10-04 -> Timur55 | AnTuTu 11 | 1910022 |
Samsung Galaxy A25
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-10 -> Black_KRGM | AnTuTu 12 | 765124 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (James) | AnTuTu 11 | 612157 |
| 📘 2026-07-14 (DJ) | AnTuTu 11 | 651423 |
| 📘 2026-06-15 (OmPhanLaoRaBien) | AnTuTu 11 | 637428 |
| 📘 2026-06-02 (MusteryLodall) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 936 / 2053 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| 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 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | One UI 6 |
| OS size | - | 20 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 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 | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 17 min) | Yes (49% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 1:24 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:29 hr | 06:44 hr |
| Watching video | 15:22 hr | 11:34 hr |
| Gaming | 05:54 hr | 04:52 hr |
| Standby | 93 hr | 91 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6120 |
| 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° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | Smartsens SC820CS | Samsung ISOCELL (S5K)4HA |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Stabilization | - | No |
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 | Hynix Hi-1339 |
| 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 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 | 5.3 |
| 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 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2025 | December 2023 |
| Release date | January 2025 | December 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $299 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max | - Samsung Galaxy A26 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.46 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | 1.19 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
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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