Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra, vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 195g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro and Huawei Mate 20 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 538 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1400 nits 660 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.8 % 87.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
1268 nits
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz245 Hz
Response time1 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.75 mm (6.33 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 75.24 mm (2.96 in) 72.3 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 8.29 mm (0.33 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Yellow
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
88.8 %
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro and Huawei Mate 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 3250 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.1 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.25 (Cortex-A725)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 880 Yes
Graphics Mali-G720 MP7 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 896 360
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
1595
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
6333
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1595933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)63332383
Geekbench Compute (GPU)10422n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
1623938
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
CPU378096192149
GPU563744158975
Memory378539112523
UX303559126437
NanoReview Score1623938590084
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.8 °C
Stabilityn/a48 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2480
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Writing scoren/a10968
Web scoren/a6821
Video editingn/a5781
Data manipulationn/a7579
NanoReview Scoren/a8592

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 15 Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 15.2 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 EMUI 10.1

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 40 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 17 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
23:02
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Web Browsing10:29 h07:46 h
Video Playback15:22 h11:44 h
Games05:54 h04:55 h
Standby Mode93 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.5f/1.8
Focal length26 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX882Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.961/1.73
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm16 mm
SensorSmartsens SC820CSn/a
Sensor size1/4.01/2.7
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV20B CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115

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
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
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
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a21
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
91.5 dB
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr October, 2018 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr November, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 1050
MSRP ($) 299 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W n/a

Note

Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro:

The eco-leather version is thicker at 8.43 and weighs 198 grams.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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