POCO M7 vs Samsung Galaxy F16 5G

Comparing the POCO M7 vs Samsung Galaxy F16 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy F16 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while POCO M7 runs at 2.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy F16 5G the better performer.

Display: POCO M7 offers a screen size of 6.88 inches, while Samsung Galaxy F16 5G offers 6.7 inches, making POCO M7 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy F16 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to POCO M7's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy F16 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both POCO M7 and Samsung Galaxy F16 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy F16 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while POCO M7 offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy F16 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO M7 offers a higher battery capacity with 5160 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy F16 5G offers 5000 mAh, making POCO M7 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both POCO M7 and Samsung Galaxy F16 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

User Rating: POCO M7 and Samsung Galaxy F16 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.1.

POCO M7

₹12,499

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₹12,499

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Summary

Spec Score

77%

76%

Release Date

07 Mar, 2025

13 Mar, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 4 Gen 2	MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.88 inches (17.48 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
720x1640 px (HD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5160 mAh	5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	N/A

Expert Review

7.8/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Great multimedia output
Good performance
Reliable daylight cameras
Decent battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Poor low light cameras
Pre-installed apps

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.1/5

(81,557 ratings)

4.1/5

(4,321 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

436,798 AnTuTu Score	N/A
14h 27m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Mar 07, 2025

(Official)

Mar 13, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

OS Updates

2 Years

6 Years

Security Updates

4 Years

6 Years

Custom UI

HyperOS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

MediaTek Dimensity 6300

Processor

Octa core

2.2 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)

4 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 613

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

N/A

Performance Test Results

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

436,798

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

29.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

33.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.88 inches (17.48 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

720x1640 px (HD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

600 nits

800 nits

HBM Brightness

600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

260 ppi

385 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.18 %

85.86 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with notch

Design

Height

171.88 mm

164.4 mm

Width

77.8 mm

77.9 mm

Thickness

8.22 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

205 grams

192 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.9" sensor size IMX852 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

N/A	5 MP f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A	2 MP f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter

10 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

N/A	Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5160 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging

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.

14h 27m

N/A

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

1h 36m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Yes Up to 1.5 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)