POCO M7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G

Comparing the POCO M7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while POCO M7 Plus runs at 2.3 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G the better performer.

Display: POCO M7 Plus offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G offers 6.7 inches, making POCO M7 Plus the larger display of the two. Both POCO M7 Plus and Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both POCO M7 Plus and Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both POCO M7 Plus and Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: POCO M7 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 7000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G offers 6000 mAh, making POCO M7 Plus better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both POCO M7 Plus and Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both POCO M7 Plus and Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G equally at 8.2.

User Rating: POCO M7 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G has a rating of 3.9.

POCO M7 Plus

₹16,900

@ Amazon

Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G

₹13,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

78%

77%

Release Date

19 Aug, 2025

20 Mar, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	4/6 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	720x1600 px (HD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A	2 MP Depth Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	8 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	6000 mAh
33W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.2/10

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8.2/10

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Pros

Reliable battery life
Great thermal efficiency
Large display for streaming content

Consistent camera performance across scenarios
Best-in-class video playback
Capable front camera

Cons

Feels oversized
Struggles in low-light

25W charging
LCD display with HD+ resolution

User Ratings

4.3/5

(11,697 ratings)

3.9/5

(516 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

456,138 AnTuTu Score	N/A
13h 58m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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₹16,900

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General

Launch Date

Aug 13, 2025

(Official)

Mar 17, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Year

6 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 SM6375

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 1.95 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 619

Mali-G57

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

456,138

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

14.3 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

720x1600 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

850 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

850 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

374 ppi

260 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.62 %

83.65 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91 %

84.86 %

Design

Height

169.4 mm

167.4 mm

Width

80.4 mm

77.4 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

8.2 mm

Weight

217 grams

199 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP54

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle0.64µm pixel size

N/A	2 MP Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Beautify

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 40 minutes

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

13h 58m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 5m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

N/A

SAR Value

Head: 0.862 W/kg Body: 0.815 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

N/A

NFC

IR Blaster

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A	Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

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₹16,900

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