Xiaomi Poco X7 vs Apple iPhone SE (2020)

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X7 Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra, vs Apple iPhone SE (2020), Manufactured in April, 2020 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X7
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5110mAh vs 1821mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone SE (2020)
  • Lighter design: 148g vs 185.5g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco X7 and Apple iPhone SE (2020)
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 IPS LCD
Size 6.67 in 4.7 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 750x1334 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 16:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 1200 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 65.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco X7
1107 nits
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
655 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms29 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite2457:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.33 mm (6.39 in) 138.4 mm (5.45 in)
Width 74.42 mm (2.93 in) 67.3 mm (2.65 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 185.5 g (6.54 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green
- White
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco X7
88.9 %
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
65.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco X7 and Apple iPhone SE (2020) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra Apple A13 Bionic
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Apple A13 GPU
GPU Cores 256 256
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X7
1031
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
1612
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X7
2842
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
4209
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10311612
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)28424209
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2507n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco X7
675069
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
800585
CPU203194196968
GPU143338317041
Memory159275122258
UX169262164318
NanoReview Score675069800585
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
6872
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.3 °C
Stabilityn/a68 %
Graphics Testn/a41 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6872

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 8.4 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5110 mAh 1821 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (62% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 60 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 2:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco X7
19:25
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
16:40
Web Browsing06:50 h06:52 h
Video Playback10:59 h10:09 h
Games05:14 h03:33 h
Standby Mode104 h79 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Bokeh effect
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.5f/1.8
Focal length26 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX882Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.961/3
Pixel size0.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
103
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
98
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
101

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 32 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV20B CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
103
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
122

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
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
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE categoryn/a16
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco X7
91.4 dB
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
86.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January, 2025 yr April, 2020 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr April, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 229 399
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 45 W Yes 5 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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