POCO M7 vs Xiaomi Redmi A5

Comparing the POCO M7 vs Xiaomi Redmi A5 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO M7 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi A5 runs at 1.8 GHz, making POCO M7 the better performer.

Display: Both POCO M7 and Xiaomi Redmi A5 offer the same screen size of 6.88 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: POCO M7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers 32 MP, making POCO M7 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both POCO M7 and Xiaomi Redmi A5 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a higher battery capacity with 5200 mAh, while POCO M7 offers 5160 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while POCO M7 offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 the better option for storage.

User Rating: POCO M7 and Xiaomi Redmi A5 both receive the same user rating of 4.1.

POCO M7

₹12,499

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Xiaomi Redmi A5

₹8,995

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Spec Score

77%

73%

80%

Release Date

07 Mar, 2025

16 Apr, 2025

19 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 4 Gen 2	Unisoc T7250	Samsung Exynos 1330
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	3 GB RAM	4 GB/ 6 GB/ 8 GB/ RAM

Display


6.88 inches (17.48 cm)	6.88 inches (17.48 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
720x1640 px (HD+)	720x1650 px (HD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	32 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5160 mAh	5200 mAh	5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging	15W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	64 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.2

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Poor low light cameras
Pre-installed apps

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.1/5

(80,769 ratings)

4.1/5

(9,929 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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General

Launch Date

Mar 07, 2025

(Official)

Apr 16, 2025

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v14

Android v15

OS Updates

2 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

4 Years

5 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Android Go

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

View Details

Unisoc T7250

View Details

Samsung Exynos 1330

View Details

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

12 nm

5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 613

Mali-G57 MP1

Mali-G68 MP2

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

3 GB / 4 GB

4 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

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

Very Good

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+)

720x1650 px (HD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

600 nits

1100 nits

HBM Brightness

600 nits

800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

90 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

260 ppi

262 ppi

387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.18 %

84.27 %

85.86 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

84.70 %

Design

Height

171.88 mm

171.7 mm

164.4 mm

Width

77.8 mm

77.9 mm

Thickness

8.22 mm

8.2 mm

7.5 mm

Weight

205 grams

193 grams

192 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52

Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

Dust proof

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

32 MP
Primary Cameraf/2 Wide Angle0.61µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 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 Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

6500 x 4920 Pixels

8160 x 6120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Film Camera

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 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

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5160 mAh

5200 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging

Yes 15W 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

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

eMMC 5.1

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

5G Not Supported 4G

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

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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / 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)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

N/A

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) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)