Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco X7 and Samsung Galaxy S23 - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco X7 vs Samsung Galaxy S23

66 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X7
VS
75 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S23
Xiaomi Poco X7
Samsung Galaxy S23

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X7 Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra, vs Samsung Galaxy S23, Manufactured in February, 2023with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy. 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 battery capacity: 5110mAh vs 3900mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23
  • Lighter design: 168g vs 185.5g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco X7 and Samsung Galaxy S23
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
Samsung Galaxy S23

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 425 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1200 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 88 %
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 S23
1197 nits
sRGB gamut100 %98.9 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco X7], [Samsung Galaxy S23]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.33 mm (6.39 in) 146.3 mm (5.76 in)
Width 74.42 mm (2.93 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 185.5 g (6.54 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Green
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco X7
88.9 %
Samsung Galaxy S23
88 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco X7 and Samsung Galaxy S23 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 719 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X7
1031
Samsung Galaxy S23
1831
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X7
2842
Samsung Galaxy S23
4914
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10311831
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)28424914
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25079422
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco X7], [Samsung Galaxy S23]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco X7
675069
Samsung Galaxy S23
1522811
CPU203194380535
GPU143338598896
Memory159275273271
UX169262270109
NanoReview Score6750691522811
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
12039
Max Surface Temp.n/a34.3 °C
Stabilityn/a60 %
Graphics Testn/a72 fps
Graphics Scoren/a12039
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S23]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
15602
Writing scoren/a19330
Web scoren/a14262
Video editingn/a7840
Data manipulationn/a12674
NanoReview Scoren/a15602

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 29.7 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 5110 mAh 3900 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (10 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (62% in 30 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 1:16 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco X7
19:25
Samsung Galaxy S23
22:02
Web Browsing06:50 h08:12 h
Video Playback10:59 h13:41 h
Games05:14 h05:20 h
Standby Mode104 h109 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.5f/1.8
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX882Samsung S5KGN3
Sensor size1/1.961/1.57
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3K1
Sensor sizen/a1/3.94
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX564
Sensor size1/4.01/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
129
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
137
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco X7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a126
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S23]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/4.0 1/3.24
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 6E (802.11 a/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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
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		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
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 850/1700/1900/2100Mhz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS 6/5/8/34
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B16/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

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
Samsung Galaxy S23
91.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr February, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 229 799
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 45 W No

Note

Samsung Galaxy S23:

The 128GB version uses slower UFS 3.1 memory, while the 256GB and 512GB models have UFS 4.0.

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

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