Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime 128GB vs POCO M7

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime 128GB 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: POCO M7 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,228, while Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime 128GB scores 1,203, making POCO M7 the better performer.


Display: POCO M7 offers a screen size of 6.88 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime 128GB offers 6.53 inches, making POCO M7 the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime 128GB and POCO M7 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: POCO M7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime 128GB offers 13 MP, making POCO M7 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime 128GB and POCO M7 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: POCO M7 delivers longer battery life with 14h 27m, while Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime 128GB delivers 13h 31m, making POCO M7 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime 128GB and POCO M7 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime 128GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while POCO M7 is rated 7.8.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime 128GB receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while POCO M7 has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Spec Score

73%
77%

Release Date

06 Aug, 2020
07 Mar, 2025

Performance

MediaTek Helio G80
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5020 mAh
5160 mAh
18W Fast Charging
18W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.8/10

Pros

  • Full HD display
  • Solid battery life
  • Decent performance
  • Great multimedia output
  • Good performance
  • Reliable daylight cameras
  • Decent battery life

Cons

  • Average cameras
  • Lacks Night mode
  • Hefty build
  • Poor low light cameras
  • Pre-installed apps

User Ratings

4.3/5
(327,566 ratings)
4.1/5
(80,797 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

191,437
AnTuTu Score
436,798
AnTuTu Score
13h 31m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
14h 27m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 06, 2020
(Official)
Mar 07, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v14

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years

Security Updates

N/A
4 Years

Custom UI

MIUI
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G80
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
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Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52
Adreno 613

RAM

4 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
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.

191,437
436,798

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s
29.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

13.4 %
33.8 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)
6.88 inches  (17.48 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)

Brightness

400 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
600 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi
260 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.06 %
84.18 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

163.3 mm
171.88 mm

Width

77 mm
77.8 mm

Thickness

9.1 mm
8.22 mm

Weight

198 grams
205 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.9" sensor size IMX852 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

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

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera27 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5020 mAh
5160 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 18W 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.

13h 31m
14h 27m

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

2h 52m 44s
1h 36m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78
N/A
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)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78
N/A
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)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.854 W/kg Body: 0.417 W/kg
Head: 0.851 W/kg Body: 0.764 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

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