Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A21s
Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy A21s, Manufactured in June, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 850. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
- Larger display: 6.67in
- Higher pixel density: 526ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A21s
- Lighter design: 192g vs 206g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 2/32 GB - 3/32 GB - 3/64 GB - 3/128 GB - 4/32 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/64 GB - 6/128 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 720x1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 526 ppi | 270 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 1800 nits | 540 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 480 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4 % | 82.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 88.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 500 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 30.4 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | 1500:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.26 mm (6.31 in) | 163.6 mm (6.44 in) |
| Width | 74.95 mm (2.95 in) | 75.3 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 8.12 mm (0.32 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Blue |
- Black - Blue - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 850 |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (8) |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
8/2 (Cortex-A55) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 8 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | No |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Mali-G52 MP1 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 24 |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 40.8 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2177 | 484 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6283 | 1523 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 16596 | n/a |
| CPU | 390210 | 68748 |
| GPU | 812061 | 26807 |
| Memory | 410971 | 59210 |
| UX | 375320 | 36610 |
| NanoReview Score | 1988562 | 191375 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 43.2 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 98 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 2 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 425 |
| Writing score | n/a | 5426 |
| Web score | n/a | 4708 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5145 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 3808 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 5429 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | - 3 GB - 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 4800 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 32 GB - 64 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12) |
| OS Size | n/a | 12 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 4.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 6000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 90 W | 15 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 16 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:37 h | 2:10 h |
| Web Browsing | 11:10 h | 09:45 h |
| Video Playback | 14:33 h | 14:13 h |
| Games | 05:59 h | 05:34 h |
| Standby Mode | 141 h | 128 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 1920 fps (720p) | No |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 | Samsung S5KGM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55 | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 20 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| 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 | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 2/3/5/8 | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8/6/19 | B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| 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/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28) |
| LTE category | n/a | 13 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | May, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2025 yr | June, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 499 | 200 |
| 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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