realme 7i 128GB vs POCO M3 128GB

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Comparing the realme 7i 128GB vs POCO M3 128GB 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 M3 128GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,381, while realme 7i 128GB scores 1,293, making POCO M3 128GB the better performer.


Display: POCO M3 128GB offers a screen size of 6.53 inches, while realme 7i 128GB offers 6.5 inches, making POCO M3 128GB the larger display of the two. Both realme 7i 128GB and POCO M3 128GB feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme 7i 128GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while POCO M3 128GB offers 48 MP, making realme 7i 128GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme 7i 128GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while POCO M3 128GB offers 8 MP, making realme 7i 128GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: POCO M3 128GB delivers longer battery life with 20h 44m, while realme 7i 128GB delivers 16h 06m, making POCO M3 128GB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both realme 7i 128GB and POCO M3 128GB offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: POCO M3 128GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while realme 7i 128GB is rated 7.


User Rating: realme 7i 128GB and POCO M3 128GB both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

75%
75%

Release Date

07 Oct, 2020
03 Feb, 2021

Performance

Snapdragon 662
Snapdragon 662
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
6000 mAh
18W Quick Charging
18W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Daylight photography is quite good
  • RealmeUI has become cleaner
  • Decent battery life
  • One-of-a-kind design
  • Capable stereo speakers
  • Excellent battery life

Cons

  • Average chipset
  • Design could be improved
  • Charging speeds not up to the usual standard
  • Display should have been FHD+
  • Cameras could have been better
  • Gaming performance isn't a strong suite

User Ratings

4.3/5
(313,481 ratings)
4.3/5
(488,135 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

179,231
AnTuTu Score
N/A
16h 06m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
20h 44m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 07, 2020
(Official)
Feb 03, 2021
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

Realme UI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 610
Adreno 610

RAM

4 GB
4 GB / 6 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.

179,231
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

38.0 s
24.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.8 %
59.9 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

480 nits
400 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.33 %
83.25 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
90.34 %

Design

Height

164.1 mm
162.3 mm

Width

75.5 mm
77.3 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
9.6 mm

Weight

188 grams
197 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.825.1 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size CMOS image sensor
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size S5KGM1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.62 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.88 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera21.88 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes 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)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.1 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.05 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Quick 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.

16h 06m
20h 44m

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

2h 14m 17s
2h 18m 51s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

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 Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

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) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 1.098 W/kg Body: 0.531 W/kg
Head: 0.868 W/kg Body: 0.865 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

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 Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass