iQOO Z7 vs POCO X5

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Comparing the iQOO Z7 vs POCO X5 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: iQOO Z7 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,270, while POCO X5 scores 2,019, making iQOO Z7 the better performer.


Display: POCO X5 offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while iQOO Z7 offers 6.38 inches, making POCO X5 the larger display of the two. POCO X5 features a Super AMOLED display compared to iQOO Z7's AMOLED, making POCO X5 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: iQOO Z7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while POCO X5 offers 48 MP, making iQOO Z7 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: iQOO Z7 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while POCO X5 offers 13 MP, making iQOO Z7 better for front camera photography.


Battery: POCO X5 delivers longer battery life with 16h 06m, while iQOO Z7 delivers 15h 00m, making POCO X5 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both iQOO Z7 and POCO X5 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both iQOO Z7 and POCO X5 equally at 7.


User Rating: POCO X5 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while iQOO Z7 has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Spec Score

81%
79%

Release Date

21 Mar, 2023
21 Mar, 2023

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 920
Snapdragon 695
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.38 inches (16.21 cm)
6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
AMOLED
Super AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
13 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4500 mAh
5000 mAh
44W Flash Charging
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Decent AMOLED display
  • Good fast charging support
  • OIS camera helps with stability
  • Lightweight and thin
  • Lovely screen
  • Capable selfie camera
  • Decent battery life

Cons

  • Screen design looks dated
  • Ships with bloatware
  • No stereo speakers
  • Underwhelming primary camera
  • Chipset could have been better

User Ratings

4.1/5
(13,534 ratings)
4.2/5
(39,358 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

15h 00m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 06m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 21, 2023
(Official)
Mar 21, 2023
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0
Android v12

OS Updates

2 Years
2 Year

Security Updates

3 Years
3 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 920 MT6877T
Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
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Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 660 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 660

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G68 MC4
Adreno 619

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s
28.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.4 %
12.5 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.38 inches  (16.21 cm)
6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1300 nits
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

360 Hz
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

413 ppi
395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.14 %
85.02 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Design

Height

158.9 mm
165.8 mm

Width

73.5 mm
76.2 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

173 grams
188 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP54
Yes Splash proof IP53

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/1.97" sensor size S5KGW3 CMOS image sensor ISOCELL Plus 0.7µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.7" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
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
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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
Beautify

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter
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Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Vlog Mode
Movie Frame
Macro Video
Kaleidoscope

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 44W Flash Charging 50% in 25 minutes
Yes 33W Fast Charging 100% in 60 minutes

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.

15h 00m
16h 06m

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

56m 27s
1h 3m 8s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N8 / N28
TDD N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N8 / N28
TDD N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 0.84 W/kg
Head: 0.842 W/kg Body: 0.682 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.1

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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