Samsung Galaxy A35 5G vs POCO M7

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G vs POCO M7 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 A35 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,962, while POCO M7 scores 2,228, making Samsung Galaxy A35 5G the better performer.

Display: POCO M7 offers a screen size of 6.88 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A35 5G offers 6.6 inches, making POCO M7 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A35 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to POCO M7's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A35 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A35 5G and POCO M7 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A35 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while POCO M7 offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A35 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO M7 delivers longer battery life with 14h 27m, while Samsung Galaxy A35 5G delivers 13h 19m, making POCO M7 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A35 5G and POCO M7 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy A35 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while POCO M7 is rated 7.8.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A35 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while POCO M7 has a rating of 4.1.

Samsung Galaxy A35 5G

₹18,999

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POCO M7

₹12,499

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Summary

Release Date

14 Mar, 2024

07 Mar, 2025

11 Feb, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 1380	Snapdragon 4 Gen 2	MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.6 inches (16.76 cm)	6.88 inches (17.48 cm)	6.75 inches (17.15 cm)
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD	LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	720x1640 px (HD+)	720x1570 px (HD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


13 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP Wide Angle Lens	5 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	5160 mAh	6500 mAh
25W Fast Charging	18W Fast Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	64 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.8/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Vivid display
IP67 rating
4-year Android OS updates
50MP camera works well in daylight

Great multimedia output
Good performance
Reliable daylight cameras
Decent battery life

Classy, subtle design
Battery easily lasts an entire day
Smooth everyday performance
Good thermal management

Cons

Only 25W charging
Low-light photography could be better

Poor low light cameras
Pre-installed apps

Comes with an HD+ display
Android 15
Mono speaker

User Ratings

4.4/5

(78,445 ratings)

4.1/5

(80,739 ratings)

4.3/5

(8,684 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

612,769 AnTuTu Score	436,798 AnTuTu Score	565,613 AnTuTu Score
13h 19m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 27m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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₹18,999

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₹12,499

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₹16,999

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General

Launch Date

Mar 14, 2024

(Official)

Mar 07, 2025

(Official)

Feb 10, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v15

OS Updates

4 Years

2 Years

2 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

4 Years

3 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

HyperOS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 1380

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

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MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

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Processor

Octa core

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

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)

5 nm

4 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G68 MP5

Adreno 613

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

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.

612,769

436,798

565,613

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s

29.0 s

37.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

357

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.6 %

33.8 %

13.1 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

LCD

Screen Size

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

6.88 inches (17.48 cm)

6.75 inches (17.15 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

720x1640 px (HD+)

720x1570 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

1000 nits

600 nits

N/A

Brightness

N/A

700 nits

HBM Brightness

1000 nits

600 nits

1125 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

N/A

Pixel Density

390 ppi

260 ppi

256 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.6 %

84.18 %

85.34 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

85.6 %

N/A

90.6 %

Design

Height

161.7 mm

171.88 mm

166.6 mm

Width

78 mm

77.8 mm

78.5 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

8.22 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

209 grams

205 grams

212 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes Splash proof IP52

Yes Water resistant IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size

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 Angle

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

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

N/A

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

5160 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

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 19m

14h 27m

N/A

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

1h 16m 50s

1h 36m

1h 28m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Yes

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 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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 / N28B
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

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
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)