POCO F7 vs iQOO Neo 10 comparison poll: vote for the best phone based on specs!

POCO F7 was launched in India recently as a mid-range successor to the POCO F6. The POCO phone has a stunning new design, Android 15-based HyperOS 2 software with 4 OS upgrades, a massive 7,550mAh battery, a bigger and brighter display, up to IP69 dust and water resistance, and a 4nm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SoC. Another midranger with this same chip and OS version is the iQOO Neo 10. The iQOO phone was launched in the country a month ago and has several distinctive differences from the POCO F7. 

Here, we will discern those distinctions and see which is the better phone among the two. You can also participate by voting for your preferences in the poll questions given below.

POCO F7 vs iQOO Neo 10: design

iQOO Neo 10 (review) is available in a Titanium Chrome (solid colour) and Inferno Red (dual-tone colour). The POCO F7 is out in Black, White, and Cyber Silver (dual-tone).

While iQOO Neo 10 has a familiar and not-so-fresh design, the POCO F7, especially with the Cyber Silver version, looks unique and head-turning. The POCO phone has a flatter industrial look. Its corners are much more rounded, and the bezels are slimmer and more symmetrical compared to the iQOO phone. 

The iQOO Neo 10, meanwhile, is lighter and slimmer too. But, the POCO F7 has better water resistance up to 1.5m for 30 minutes with IP68.

POCO F7 vs iQOO Neo 10: display

You get a bigger panel with higher pixel density on the POCO F7. It has 12-bit colour, allowing for a wider colour depth than the 10-bit panel on the iQOO Neo 10. The POCO phone also supports advanced HDR formats like Dolby Vision and HDR10+, while the iQOO Neo 10 has standard HDR support only. 

However, when it comes to screen smoothness and brightness, you are better off with the iQOO Neo 10, which offers a 144Hz refresh rate and 4,400nits peak brightness. It is better for your eyes, with 4,320Hz PWM dimming support.

As for screen protection, POCO has chosen Gorilla Glass 7i, while the iQOO has used Schott Xensation Up. 

POCO F7 vs iQOO Neo 10: performance

Both share the same Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset built on a 4nm process node. Their CPU layouts and clock speeds are identical. The difference appears in the accompanying memory configuration.

POCO gives more base RAM and storage as it starts with a 12GB (LPDDR5x) + 256GB (UFS 4.1) combination. iQOO offers LPDDR5x Ultra RAM (which has varying performance based on use cases) and UFS 4.1 (with the 256GB and 512GB models). 

POCO F7 vs iQOO Neo 10: camera

The Poco F7’s f/1.5 lens is slightly faster than the Neo 10’s f/1.8, allowing more light for cleaner low-light shots. The Neo 10 counters with multi-directional PDAF that locks focus faster on moving subjects.

For selfies, the iQOO Neo 10 has a higher resolution 32MP sensor compared to the 20MP sensor on the POCO F7.

iQOO offers 4K60 videography from front and back, while the POCO phone’s back camera can shoot at 4K60, but the front taps out at 1080P30. Notably, iQOO provides OIS on the back camera, but POCO gives gyro-EIS only. This could mean more stable footage. 

POCO F7 vs iQOO Neo 10: battery

The Indian POCO F7 brings a bigger 7,550mAh battery than the 7,000mAh cell inside the iQOO Neo 10. But if you need faster charging, the iQOO phone’s 120W charging could do the job quicker than a 90W charging on the POCO phone.

POCO F7 vs iQOO Neo 10: Software

Both phones run Android 15 on top of their skins (POCO’s HyperOS 2 vs iQOO’s Funtouch 15). HyperOS 2 comes with more apps preloaded, which means you’ll spend extra time uninstalling what you don’t need. On the plus side, it promises four years of OS upgrades and six years of security fixes, so your phone stays current longer.

That’s about it with our comparison. We look forward to your poll responses!