
Apple
Good

Poco
Great
iPhone 17 Air
At 5.5mm thick, the iPhone 17 Air redefines what a smartphone can look like. The all-aluminum construction is both a design statement and a compromise enabler.
Poco F7 Ultra
A meaningful step up from previous Poco F-series phones with a premium glass-sandwich design, aluminum frame, and IP68 water resistance (immersible up to 2.5m for 30 minutes). At 212g it feels substantial without being heavy. The design is competent but not distinctive — it lacks the visual identity of competitors like the OnePlus 13R.
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iPhone 17 Air
The 6.6-inch OLED display with ProMotion 120Hz is excellent, though peak brightness does not match the Pro models.
Poco F7 Ultra
The 6.67-inch QHD+ OLED is one of the brightest panels on the market at 3,200 nits peak, with sharp 1440x3200 resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. GSMArena noted it was the third-brightest phone they had tested at the time. The lack of LTPO technology is the main shortcoming at this tier.
iPhone 17 Air
A single 48MP main camera delivers good photos but severely limits versatility compared to the dual and triple camera systems on other iPhone 17 models.
Poco F7 Ultra
The first Poco phone with a telephoto camera (50MP, 2.5x optical zoom) is a landmark addition. The 50MP main sensor delivers nicely detailed images with excellent dynamic range, and Creative Bloq called it potentially "the best value camera phone of 2025." However, the 32MP ultrawide delivers muddy results, the selfie camera lacks autofocus, and video recording options are limited.
iPhone 17 Air
The A19 (non-Pro) chip handles daily tasks effortlessly but lacks the GPU horsepower and Neural Engine cores of the Pro variant.
Poco F7 Ultra
The Snapdragon 8 Elite with VisionBoost D7 GPU delivers raw benchmark scores that exceed even the Xiaomi 15 Ultra in some tests, with an AnTuTu score around 2.63 million. Lightning-fast OS navigation and multitasking. However, thermal management is aggressive — the aluminum frame reaches 45°C+ during extended gaming.