Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

77 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
VS
94 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra, vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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 X7 Pro
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 218g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 498ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
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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Display:
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Gaming:
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Connectivity:
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
vs
Galaxy S25 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 498 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1400 nits 2600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.8 % 92.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
1268 nits
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
1403 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %97.7 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro], [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.75 mm (6.33 in) 162.8 mm (6.41 in)
Width 75.24 mm (2.96 in) 77.6 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8.29 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Yellow		 - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
88.8 %
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
92.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 3250 MHz 4470 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2.1 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.25 (Cortex-A725)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 880 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G720 MP7 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 896 1536
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
1595
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
3147
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
6333
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
9750
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)15953147
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)63339750
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1042225681
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro], [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
1623938
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
2795139
CPU378096659871
GPU5637441294167
Memory378539471319
UX303559369782
NanoReview Score16239382795139

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 5333 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 15
OS Size n/a 30.4 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 One UI 7.0

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 45 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 17 min) Yes (72% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 0:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
23:02
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
31:10
Web Browsing10:29 h11:10 h
Video Playback15:22 h19:32 h
Games05:54 h06:22 h
Standby Mode93 h160 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.5f/1.7
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX882Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2
Sensor size1/1.961/1.3
Pixel size0.8 μm0.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/3.4
Focal lengthn/a111 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX854
Sensor sizen/a1/2.52
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.9
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSmartsens SC820CSSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN3
Sensor size1/4.01/2.5
Pixel size1.12 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
144
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
143
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
146
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a81
Zoomn/a149
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/4.0 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),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/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

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
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
93 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr January, 2025 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr February, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 1299
MSRP ($) 299 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W No

Note

Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro:

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

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra:

Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. version has 1.","Uses Grade 5 titanium and Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass on both sides.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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