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

₹8,999

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Summary

Spec Score

77%

73%

Release Date

07 Mar, 2025

16 Apr, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 4 Gen 2	Unisoc T7250
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


6.88 inches (17.48 cm)	6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1640 px (HD+)	720x1650 px (HD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	32 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


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

Storage

128 GB	64 GB
UFS 2.2	eMMC 5.1

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

(82,031 ratings)

4.1/5

(9,799 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)

Apr 16, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v15

OS Updates

2 Years

Security Updates

4 Years

Custom UI

HyperOS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

Unisoc T7250

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 613

Mali-G57 MP1

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

3 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

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.88 inches (17.48 cm)

Resolution

720x1640 px (HD+)

720x1650 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

600 nits

HBM Brightness

600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

Pixel Density

260 ppi

262 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.18 %

84.27 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

171.88 mm

171.7 mm

Width

77.8 mm

Thickness

8.22 mm

8.2 mm

Weight

205 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

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

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

6500 x 4920 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

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5160 mAh

5200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging

Yes 15W 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

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

eMMC 5.1

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

Network Support

5G 4G

5G Not Supported 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)

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