POCO M7 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro 5G

Comparing the POCO M7 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO M7 Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro 5G runs at 2.2 GHz, making POCO M7 Plus the better performer.

Display: Both POCO M7 Plus and Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro 5G offer the same screen size of 6.9 inches, but POCO M7 Plus features a IPS LCD display compared to Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro 5G's LCD, making POCO M7 Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: POCO M7 Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro 5G offers 32 MP, making POCO M7 Plus better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both POCO M7 Plus and Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro 5G feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: POCO M7 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 7000 mAh, while Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro 5G offers 6300 mAh, making POCO M7 Plus better for longer battery life.

Storage: Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro 5G offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while POCO M7 Plus offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro 5G the better option for storage.

User Rating: POCO M7 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro 5G has a rating of 3.8.

POCO M7 Plus

₹16,999

(Out of Stock)

Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro 5G

₹14,497

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

08 2025

04 2026

03 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6s Gen 3	Unisoc T8300	MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD	LCD	LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	900x1600 px (HD+)	720x1570 px (HD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	32 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	8 MP	5 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	6300 mAh	7000 mAh
33W Fast Charging	15W	15W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	64 GB	64 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.2/10

N/A

Pros

Reliable battery life
Great thermal efficiency
Large display for streaming content

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Feels oversized
Struggles in low-light

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5

(13,295 ratings)

3.8/5

(7,741 ratings)

4.2/5

(15,204 ratings)

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Not Available in any store

₹14,497

@ Amazon

₹15,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

August 13, 2025

(Official)

April 13, 2026

(Official)

March 19, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Year

4 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 SM6375

Unisoc T8300

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 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)

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 619

Mali-G57

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

4 GB

4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

456,138

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

14.3 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD

LCD

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

900x1600 px (HD+)

720x1570 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

850 nits

800 nits

N/A

Brightness

N/A

700 nits

HBM Brightness

850 nits

N/A

900 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

288 Hz

240 Hz

180 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

374 ppi

266 ppi

254 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.62 %

96.04 %

87.52 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91 %

N/A

Design

Height

169.4 mm

171.56 mm

166.07 mm

Width

80.4 mm

79.47 mm

77.93 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

8.15 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

217 grams

210 grams

212 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Splash proof IP52

Yes Water resistant IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle

32 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.01.12µm pixel size

13 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/2.2

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Beautify

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

N/A

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30/60 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

6300 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 40 minutes

Yes 15W

Yes 15W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 18W Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

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 58m

N/A

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

1h 5m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

64 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1700(band 66)