Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro vs Asus ROG Phone 5

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Asus ROG Phone 5, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 526ppi
  • Lighter design: 206g vs 239g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 5
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro and Asus ROG Phone 5
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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2448 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 526 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1800 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 83.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
1468 nits
Asus ROG Phone 5
806 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a568 Hz
Response timen/a2.4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.26 mm (6.31 in) 173 mm (6.81 in)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 in) 77 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 8.12 mm (0.32 in) 9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
89.4 %
Asus ROG Phone 5
83.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro and Asus ROG Phone 5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
2177
Asus ROG Phone 5
1512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
6283
Asus ROG Phone 5
4067
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21771512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)62834067
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16596n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
1988562
Asus ROG Phone 5
810336
CPU390210193057
GPU812061260802
Memory410971160768
UX375320195709
NanoReview Score1988562810336
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
n/a
Asus ROG Phone 5
5728
Max Surface Temp.n/a40.9 °C
Stabilityn/a90 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5728
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
n/a
Asus ROG Phone 5
16849
Writing scoren/a21635
Web scoren/a14782
Video editingn/a7658
Data manipulationn/a12565
NanoReview Scoren/a16849

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 ROG UI

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 65 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging n/a Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 16 min) Yes Quick Charge 5 (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
27:18
Asus ROG Phone 5
22:26
Web Browsing11:10 h09:10 h
Video Playback14:33 h13:32 h
Games05:59 h06:22 h
Standby Mode141 h104 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 125 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800Sony IMX686
Sensor size1/1.551/1.7
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a11 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.9
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6000x4000 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.5
Focal length n/a 35 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
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
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8/6/19WCDMA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
n/a
Asus ROG Phone 5
92.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date April, 2025 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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