Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 9 - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 9

77 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
VS
50 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 9
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
Xiaomi Mi 9

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra, vs Xiaomi Mi 9, Manufactured in April, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855. 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
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 3300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 9
  • Lighter design: 173g vs 195g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/64 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 9
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 X7 Pro
vs
Xiaomi Mi 9

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1400 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.8 % 85.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
1268 nits
Xiaomi Mi 9
619 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %95.4 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz245 Hz
Response time1 ms4.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro], [Xiaomi Mi 9]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.75 mm (6.33 in) 157.5 mm (6.2 in)
Width 75.24 mm (2.96 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.29 mm (0.33 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Yellow		 - Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
88.8 %
Xiaomi Mi 9
85.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 9 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max Frequency 3250 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.1 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.25 (Cortex-A725)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 880 Hexagon 690
Graphics Mali-G720 MP7 Adreno 640
GPU Cores 896 768
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 585 MHz
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
1595
Xiaomi Mi 9
898
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
6333
Xiaomi Mi 9
2206
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1595898
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)63332206
Geekbench Compute (GPU)10422n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
1623938
Xiaomi Mi 9
651041
CPU378096209300
GPU563744191747
Memory378539113809
UX303559136185
NanoReview Score1623938651041
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
3100
Max Surface Temp.n/a35.6 °C
Stabilityn/a91 %
Graphics Testn/a18 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3100
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 9]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
10649
Writing scoren/a14618
Web scoren/a7084
Video editingn/a6715
Data manipulationn/a7931
NanoReview Scoren/a10649

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size n/a 13.5 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 3300 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 27 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (20 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 17 min) Yes Quick Charge 4 (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
23:02
Xiaomi Mi 9
17:14
Web Browsing10:29 h06:08 h
Video Playback15:22 h11:37 h
Games05:54 h04:07 h
Standby Mode93 h83 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.5f/1.8
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX882Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.961/2
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a54 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3M5
Sensor sizen/a1/3.6
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSmartsens SC820CSSony IMX481
Sensor size1/4.01/3.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
112
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
99
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
107
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 9]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 5184x3880 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 18 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV20B CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0 1/3
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.9 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 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
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host 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 SlotNoNo
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/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
91.5 dB
Xiaomi Mi 9
87.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr April, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 460
MSRP ($) 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 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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