Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro

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Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
VS
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G Manufactured in December, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, Manufactured in May, 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
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5110mAh vs 5020mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro

    Versions

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

    Review

    Key Specs Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    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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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
    vs
    Redmi Note 9 Pro

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED IPS LCD
    Size 6.67 in 6.67 in
    Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
    Pixel density 395 ppi 395 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
    Max brightness 1200 nits 450 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
    Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 87.3 % 84.4 %
    Features DCI-P3 n/a
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    615 nits
    sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
    PWM (Flicker)n/a2404 Hz
    Response timen/a35.2 ms
    Contrastn/a1649:1
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 162.4 mm (6.39 in) 165.8 mm (6.53 in)
    Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
    Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
    Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
    Water resistance IP64 No
    Back panel Plastic Glass
    Frame Plastic Plastic
    Colors - Black
    - Blue
    - Purple    		 - White
    - Gray
    - Green
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
    87.3 %
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    84.4 %

    Performance

    Testing Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
    Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2300 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
    Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
    - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A78)    		 - 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55))
    - 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76))
    Process TSMC Samsung
    Transistor Size 6 nm 8 nm
    Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 692
    Graphics IMG BXM-8-256 Adreno 618
    GPU Cores 144 256
    GPU Frequency 950 MHz 750 MHz
    FLOPS 274 GFLOPS 384 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
    937
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    719
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
    2248
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    1874
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)937719
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)22481874
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)135n/a
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
    501574
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    389839
    CPU163523139577
    GPU9569473153
    Memory10806472832
    UX134293104277
    NanoReview Score501574389839
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    1044
    Max Surface Temp.n/a42.3 °C
    Stabilityn/a99 %
    Graphics Testn/a6 fps
    Graphics Scoren/a1044
    Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    8136
    Writing scoren/a9643
    Web scoren/a6022
    Video editingn/a5453
    Data manipulationn/a6923
    NanoReview Scoren/a8136

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 6 GB
    - 8 GB    		 - 4 GB
    - 6 GB
    - 8 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
    Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
    Channels 2 2
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 128 GB
    - 256 GB    		- 64 GB
    - 128 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 2.1
    Memory Cardn/aMicroSD

    Software

    OS Android 14 Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
    OS Size n/a 18.9 GB
    UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 14

    Battery

    Volume 5110 mAh 5020 mAh
    Max Charging Power 45 W 33 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No No
    Reverse Charging No No
    Fast Charging Yes (52% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
    Full Charge Time 1:08 h 1:20 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    26:36
    Web Browsingn/a10:27 h
    Video Playbackn/a13:57 h
    Gamesn/a05:33 h
    Standby Moden/a143 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
    Photo resolution n/a 9248x6920 pixels
    Zoom Digital Digital
    Flash LED LED
    Stabilization Optical Digital
    8K Recording No No
    4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
    Wide-angle lens n/a 119 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Depth: 2 MP    		 Standard: 64 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP
    Macro: 5 MP
    Depth: 2 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP64 MP
    Aperturef/1.5f/1.9
    Focal length26 mm26 mm
    SensorSony LYT-600Samsung Bright S5KGW1
    Sensor size1/1.951/1.72
    Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalDigital
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrixn/a8 MP
    Aperturen/af/2.2
    Focal lengthn/a13 mm
    Sensorn/aGalaxyCore GC8034
    Sensor sizen/a1/4.0
    Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
    Stabilizationn/aDigital

    Front camera

    Matrix 20 MP 16 MP
    Photo resolution n/a 4920x3264 pixels
    Aperture f/2.2 f/2.48
    Sensor CMOS OmniVision OV32A1Q
    Sensor size 1/4.0 1/3.1
    Pixel size 0.7 μm 1 μm
    Autofocus No No
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
    TOF 3D sensor No No

    Connectivity

    Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
    Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
    - Wi-Fi Direct
    - Wi-Fi Hotspot
    - Wi-Fi Display    		 - Dual Band
    - Wi-Fi Direct
    - Wi-Fi Hotspot
    - Wi-Fi Display
    Bluetooth version 5.3 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    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - NAVIC
    NFC* n/a Yes
    Infrared Port Yes Yes
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*22
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *NoNo
    Hybrid SlotNoNo
    2G BandsGSM 3/5/8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500
    3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
    LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B40/B41)LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
    LTE categoryn/a12
    5G SupportYesNo

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo Mono
    3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
    FM Radio n/a Yes
    Dolby Atmos No No
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    87.1 dB

    Other

    Class Budget Mid-range
    Announced December, 2024 yr April, 2020 yr
    Release Date December, 2024 yr May, 2020 yr
    Launch Price ($) 170 185
    Sensors - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included Yes 45 W n/a
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

    Results

    After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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