POCO M7 vs Samsung Galaxy M36

POCO M7

₹8,889

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Samsung Galaxy M36

₹17,499

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Summary

Spec Score

79%

84%

Release Date

07 Mar, 2025

12 Jul, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 4 Gen 2	Samsung Exynos 1380
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 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	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A	8 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	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.8/10

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Pros

Great multimedia output
Good performance
Reliable daylight cameras
Decent battery life

Excellent displays and speakers
Dependable cameras
6 years of software support
Decent everyday performance

Cons

Poor low light cameras
Pre-installed apps

Smaller battery than predecessor
Drop-notch display
Mono speaker

User Ratings

4.1/5

(57,299 ratings)

4.4/5

(2,982 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

436,798 AnTuTu Score	597,495 AnTuTu Score
14h 27m Battery Life (PC Mark)	8h 43m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹8,889 @ Amazon	₹17,499 @ Amazon
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General

Launch Date

Mar 07, 2025

(Official)

Jul 12, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v15

OS Updates

2 Years

6 Year

Security Updates

4 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

Samsung Exynos 1380

CPU

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 613

Mali-G68 MP5

RAM

6 GB / 8 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.

436,798

597,495

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

29.0 s

23.0 s

Gaming Test Results

GFX Score (The higher, the better) GFXBench Manhattan benchmark measures the performance of GPU, which affects gaming experience.

2,796.0

4,223.0

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

33.8 %

18.4 %

* 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

1000 nits

HBM Brightness

600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

260 ppi

385 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.18 %

85.86 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

171.88 mm

164.4 mm

Width

77.8 mm

77.9 mm

Thickness

8.22 mm

7.7 mm

Weight

205 grams

197 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Mineral Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

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 Angle1/1.96" sensor size

N/A	8 MP f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A	2 MP f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

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
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 480 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Slow Motion Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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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

8h 43m

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

1h 36m 0s

1h 6m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Yes Up to 2 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 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

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 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78

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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)