Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S

82 out 100
Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
VS
49 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, Manufactured in April, 2020with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G. 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 Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 526ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 206g vs 210g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5020mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S

    Versions

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

    Review

    Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
    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
    NanoReview Score
    Overall score by NanoReview
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    Function
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
    vs
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED IPS LCD
    Size 6.67 in 6.67 in
    Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
    Pixel density 526 ppi 395 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
    Max brightness 1800 nits 628 nits
    HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
    Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 84 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 n/a
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
    1468 nits
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
    571 nits
    sRGB gamutn/a114.9 %
    Response timen/a34 ms
    Contrastn/a1111:1
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 160.26 mm (6.31 in) 166 mm (6.54 in)
    Width 74.95 mm (2.95 in) 77 mm (3.03 in)
    Thickness 8.12 mm (0.32 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
    Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
    Water resistance IP68 No
    Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
    Back panel Glass Glass
    Frame Metal Plastic
    Colors - Black
    - Silver
    - Blue    		 - White
    - Black
    - Blue
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
    89.4 %
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
    84 %

    Performance

    Testing Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
    Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2300 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
    Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
    - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
    - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
    - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)    		 - 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55))
    - 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76))
    Process TSMC Samsung
    Transistor Size 4 nm 8 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 692
    Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 618
    GPU Cores 1536 256
    GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 750 MHz
    FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 384 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
    2177
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
    722
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
    6283
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
    1880
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2177722
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)62831880
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)16596n/a
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
    1988562
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
    387217
    CPU390210130988
    GPU81206190091
    Memory41097172615
    UX37532093523
    NanoReview Score1988562387217
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
    1041
    Max Surface Temp.n/a42.4 °C
    Stabilityn/a98 %
    Graphics Testn/a6 fps
    Graphics Scoren/a1041
    Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
    8091
    Writing scoren/a9663
    Web scoren/a5943
    Video editingn/a5437
    Data manipulationn/a6802
    NanoReview Scoren/a8091

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size 12 GB - 4 GB
    - 6 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
    Memory Frequency 4800 MHz 2133 MHz
    Channels 4 2
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 256 GB
    - 512 GB    		- 64 GB
    - 128 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 2.1
    Memory CardNoMicroSD

    Software

    OS Android 15 Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
    OS Size n/a 18 GB
    UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 MIUI 14

    Battery

    Volume 6000 mAh 5020 mAh
    Max Charging Power 90 W 18 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 50 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:37 h 2:30 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
    27:18
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
    26:58
    Web Browsing11:10 h10:56 h
    Video Playback14:33 h15:15 h
    Games05:59 h05:45 h
    Standby Mode141 h136 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) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
    Wide-angle lens n/a 119 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP    		 Standard: 48 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP
    Macro: 5 MP
    Depth: 2 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP48 MP
    Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
    Focal length24 mm26 mm
    SensorOmnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800Samsung S5KGM2
    Sensor size1/1.551/2
    Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalDigital
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix8 MP8 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
    Focal lengthn/a13 mm
    Sensorn/aOmnivision OV8856
    Sensor sizen/a1/4.0
    Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital

    Front camera

    Matrix 20 MP 16 MP
    Photo resolution n/a 4920x3264 pixels
    Aperture n/a f/2.5
    Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV16A1Q
    Sensor size n/a 1/3.06
    Pixel size n/a 1 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 LE, HID, 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
    - NAVIC
    NFC* Yes No
    Infrared Port Yes Yes
    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 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500
    3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8/6/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
    LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
    LTE categoryn/a12
    5G SupportYesNo

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo Mono
    3.5 mm Jack No Yes
    FM Radio No Yes
    Dolby Atmos Yes No
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
    81 dB

    Other

    Class Mid-range Mid-range
    Announced March, 2025 yr March, 2020 yr
    Release Date April, 2025 yr April, 2020 yr
    Launch Price ($) 499 200
    Sensors - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint 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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