Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco X7 and Huawei Honor 9X - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco X7 vs Huawei Honor 9X

66 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X7
VS
38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
Xiaomi Poco X7
Huawei Honor 9X

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X7 Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra, vs Huawei Honor 9X, Manufactured in September, 2019with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710F. 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
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 185.5g vs 196.8g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5110mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 4.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 9X

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options - 8/128 GB
    - 8/256 GB
    - 12/512 GB    		 - 4/64 GB
    - 4/128 GB
    - 6/128 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Xiaomi Poco X7 and Huawei Honor 9X
    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
    vs
    Huawei Honor 9X

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED IPS LCD
    Size 6.67 in 6.59 in
    Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
    Pixel density 446 ppi 391 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
    Max brightness 1200 nits 460 nits
    HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
    Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 84.3 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 n/a
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Xiaomi Poco X7
    1107 nits
    Huawei Honor 9X
    481 nits
    sRGB gamut100 %99 %
    PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
    Response time1 ms29 ms
    Contrast∞ Infinite969:1
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco X7], [Huawei Honor 9X]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 162.33 mm (6.39 in) 163.5 mm (6.44 in)
    Width 74.42 mm (2.93 in) 77.3 mm (3.04 in)
    Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
    Weight 185.5 g (6.54 oz) 196.8 g (6.94 oz)
    Water resistance IP68 No
    Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
    Back panel Plastic Plastic
    Frame Plastic Plastic
    Colors - Black
    - Silver
    - Green    		 - Black
    - Blue
    - Green
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Xiaomi Poco X7
    88.9 %
    Huawei Honor 9X
    84.3 %

    Performance

    Testing Xiaomi Poco X7 and Huawei Honor 9X In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra HiSilicon Kirin 710F
    Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2200 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
    Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
    - 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)    		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
    - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
    Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 No
    Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Mali-G51 MP4
    GPU Cores 256 64
    GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 650 MHz
    FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Xiaomi Poco X7
    1031
    Huawei Honor 9X
    512
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Xiaomi Poco X7
    2842
    Huawei Honor 9X
    1555
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1031512
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)28421555
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)2507n/a
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco X7]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Xiaomi Poco X7
    675069
    Huawei Honor 9X
    248602
    CPU20319489924
    GPU14333834025
    Memory15927559171
    UX16926265482
    NanoReview Score675069248602
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Xiaomi Poco X7
    n/a
    Huawei Honor 9X
    559
    Max Surface Temp.n/a43.9 °C
    Stabilityn/a99 %
    Graphics Testn/a3 fps
    Graphics Scoren/a559
    Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 9X]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Xiaomi Poco X7
    n/a
    Huawei Honor 9X
    6430
    Writing scoren/a6877
    Web scoren/a5821
    Video editingn/a4885
    Data manipulationn/a5361
    NanoReview Scoren/a6430

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 8 GB
    - 12 GB    		 - 4 GB
    - 6 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
    Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
    Channels 2 2
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 128 GB
    - 256 GB
    - 512 GB    		128 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 2.2eMMC 5.1
    Memory CardNoMicroSD

    Software

    OS Android 14 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
    OS Size n/a 15.4 GB
    UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 EMUI 12

    Battery

    Volume 5110 mAh 4000 mAh
    Max Charging Power 45 W 10 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No No
    Reverse Charging No No
    Fast Charging Yes (62% in 30 min) No
    Full Charge Time 1:05 h 2:25 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Xiaomi Poco X7
    19:25
    Huawei Honor 9X
    19:04
    Web Browsing06:50 h07:29 h
    Video Playback10:59 h10:29 h
    Games05:14 h04:36 h
    Standby Mode104 h98 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
    Zoom Digital Digital
    Flash LED LED
    Stabilization Optical Digital
    8K Recording No No
    4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
    Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP
    Macro: 2 MP    		 Standard: 48 MP
    Depth: 2 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP48 MP
    Aperturef/1.5f/1.8
    Focal length26 mm27 mm
    SensorSony IMX882Sony IMX582
    Sensor size1/1.961/2
    Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalDigital
    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

    Front camera

    Matrix 20 MP 16 MP
    Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
    Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
    Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
    Sensor Omnivision OV20B BSI CMOS
    Sensor size 1/4.0 1/3
    Pixel size 0.7 μm 1 μm
    Autofocus No No
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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
    Bluetooth version 5.4 4.2
    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
    - 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*22
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *YesNo
    Hybrid SlotNoYes
    2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
    3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
    LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)
    LTE categoryn/a4
    5G SupportYesn/a

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo Mono
    3.5 mm Jack No Yes
    FM Radio No Yes
    Dolby Atmos Yes No
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Xiaomi Poco X7
    91.4 dB
    Huawei Honor 9X
    78 dB

    Other

    Class Mid-range Mid-range
    Announced January, 2025 yr July, 2019 yr
    Release Date January, 2025 yr September, 2019 yr
    Launch Price ($) 229 n/a
    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 X7 the clear winner in this comparison.

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