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Realme Neo 7 SE vs Xiaomi Poco M5s

82 out 100
Realme Neo 7 SE
VS
51 out 100
Xiaomi Poco M5s
Realme Neo 7 SE
Xiaomi Poco M5s

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme Neo 7 SE Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8400 Max, vs Xiaomi Poco M5s, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetMediatek Helio G95. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme Neo 7 SE
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco M5s
  • Lighter design: 178.8g vs 212g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme Neo 7 SE and Xiaomi Poco M5s
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Realme Neo 7 SE
vs
Xiaomi Poco M5s

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.43 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 83.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme Neo 7 SE
n/a
Xiaomi Poco M5s
752 nits
sRGB gamutn/a91.8 %
Response timen/a3 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco M5s]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.53 mm (6.4 in) 160.46 mm (6.32 in)
Width 76.27 mm (3 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.56 mm (0.34 in) 8.29 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 178.8 g (6.31 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme Neo 7 SE
89.5 %
Xiaomi Poco M5s
83.5 %

Performance

Testing Realme Neo 7 SE and Xiaomi Poco M5s In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Max Mediatek Helio G95
Max Frequency 3250 MHz 2050 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2.1 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.25 (Cortex-A725)		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 880 MediaTek APU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP7 Mali-G76 MP4
GPU Cores 896 144
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 259.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme Neo 7 SE
1540
Xiaomi Poco M5s
674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme Neo 7 SE
6054
Xiaomi Poco M5s
1833
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1540674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)60541833
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco M5s]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme Neo 7 SE
1817902
Xiaomi Poco M5s
414311
CPU437392129382
GPU67847282755
Memory35584892473
UX346190109701
NanoReview Score1817902414311
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme Neo 7 SE
n/a
Xiaomi Poco M5s
1482
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.7 °C
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a8 fps
Graphics Scoren/a1482
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Poco M5s]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme Neo 7 SE
n/a
Xiaomi Poco M5s
8097
Writing scoren/a9269
Web scoren/a5447
Video editingn/a6019
Data manipulationn/a6525
NanoReview Scoren/a8097

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 61 GB 16 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 6.0 MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 7000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 33 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging n/a No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:24 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme Neo 7 SE
n/a
Xiaomi Poco M5s
24:16
Web Browsingn/a09:24 h
Video Playbackn/a14:15 h
Gamesn/a05:40 h
Standby Moden/a122 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX882OmniVision OV64B
Sensor size1/1.9531/2
Pixel size0.7 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/4.01/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4208x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV20B OmniVision OV13B
Sensor size 1/3.09 1/3.06
Pixel size 1 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version 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
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B19/B20/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme Neo 7 SE
n/a
Xiaomi Poco M5s
81.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced February, 2025 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 240 209
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes 33 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme Neo 7 SE the clear winner in this comparison.

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