Xiaomi Poco X7 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X7 Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus, Manufactured in August, 2019 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X7
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 185.5g vs 196g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5110mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 495ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco X7 and Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1440x3040 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 495 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 1200 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 92.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco X7
1107 nits
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
792 nits
sRGB gamut100 %95.4 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz250 Hz
Response time1 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.33 mm (6.39 in) 162.3 mm (6.39 in)
Width 74.42 mm (2.93 in) 77.2 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 185.5 g (6.54 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
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-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco X7
88.9 %
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
92.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco X7 and Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2730 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.4 (Cortex-A75)
- 2/2.73 (M4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Yes
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Cores 256 432
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 770 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 651.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X7
1031
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X7
2842
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
2544
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1031963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)28422544
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2507n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco X7
675069
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
667934
CPU203194169143
GPU143338208710
Memory159275148420
UX169262141661
NanoReview Score675069667934
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
3377
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.8 °C
Stabilityn/a97 %
Graphics Testn/a20 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3377
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
9038
Writing scoren/a10979
Web scoren/a7212
Video editingn/a5811
Data manipulationn/a6704
NanoReview Scoren/a9038

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size n/a 31.6 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 One UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 5110 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi/PMA (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (62% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (65% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco X7
19:25
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
19:33
Web Browsing06:50 h06:30 h
Video Playback10:59 h11:51 h
Games05:14 h04:44 h
Standby Mode104 h105 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED 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 240 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.5f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX882Samsung SAK2L4
Sensor size1/1.961/2.55
Pixel size0.8 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.1
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3M3
Sensor sizen/a1/3.6
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm12 mm
SensorSony IMX355Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size1/4.01/3.1
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
126
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
98
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
117

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.6
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/4.0 1/2.65
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
103
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
93

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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, 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
- 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 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 (B/B20/B150/B2048)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco X7
91.4 dB
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
85.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr August, 2019 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr August, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 229 1099
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 45 W Yes 25 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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