
Poco
Good

Realme
Great
Poco X7 Pro
The first Poco phone with IP68 water resistance, featuring a flat frame design and Gorilla Glass 7i protection. The Yellow Signature Edition with eco-leather back stands out as premium-feeling, though standard models use plain plastic. At 195g and 8.3mm thick, it balances the large battery well.
Realme GT 7 Pro
Premium aviation aluminum frame with Gorilla Glass 7i and IP68/IP69 water resistance — a first for Realme. At 223g and 8.55mm thick, it's reasonable for the battery size. However, the phone is extremely slippery and practically demands a case.
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Poco X7 Pro
The 6.67-inch AMOLED display punches well above its price class with 1220x2712 resolution, 120Hz refresh, 12-bit color depth, and an astounding 3,200 nits peak brightness. Dolby Vision and HDR10+ support make it excellent for media consumption.
Realme GT 7 Pro
The 6.78-inch Samsung Eco2 LTPO OLED is the phone's crown jewel, with up to 6,500 nits peak brightness making it one of the brightest smartphone displays ever made. GSMArena measured 2,336 nits in real testing — surpassing the company's own claims. Excellent color calibration, Dolby Vision support, and 120Hz refresh rate complete the package.
Poco X7 Pro
The Dimensity 8400-Ultra is the fastest mid-range chipset of 2025, rivaling the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. Gaming performance is exceptional — PUBG runs at 118fps with 100% smoothness, and LiquidCool 4.0 vapor chamber cooling helps sustain performance during extended sessions.
Realme GT 7 Pro
One of the first phones with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, scoring 2.62-2.78 million on AnTuTu — roughly 24% better than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Real-world performance is smooth and multitasking is excellent with best-in-class RAM management. However, the phone gets uncomfortably hot under sustained load, and there's evidence of benchmark manipulation.
Poco X7 Pro
The 50MP main camera with Sony IMX882 delivers good daylight photos with faithful colors and wide dynamic range. The 2x in-sensor zoom works well. However, the 8MP ultrawide is significantly weaker with muddy results, and the 20MP selfie camera is particularly poor — effectively upscaled from 5MP.
Realme GT 7 Pro
The 50MP main camera produces great daylight photos with excellent detail, and the 3x periscope telephoto delivers solid results with good dynamic range. However, the 8MP ultrawide is embarrassingly weak for a phone at this price — better suited to budget devices. The main sensor was also downgraded from the GT5 Pro.
Poco X7 Pro
The 6,000mAh battery provides excellent all-day endurance with 6-9 hours of real-world screen-on time. 90W HyperCharge does 0-100% in about 46 minutes. Expert Reviews measured 21 hours 43 minutes in their looping video test. The charger is included in the box in some markets.
Realme GT 7 Pro
The undisputed champion category. The 6,500mAh battery delivers 17:31 hours of active use in GSMArena's testing — near the top of their all-time chart. 120W wired charging goes from zero to 50% in just 13-14 minutes and full in 37 minutes with the included charger. The only downside is the complete removal of wireless charging.
Poco X7 Pro
HyperOS 2.0 on Android 15 with 3 OS updates and 4 years of security patches (through 2029). The UI is smooth with nice animations once set up, but the out-of-box experience is marred by heavy bloatware (~8 preinstalled games, TikTok, ads in the lock screen) that requires significant cleanup.
Realme GT 7 Pro
Ships with Android 15 and Realme UI 6.0 with integrated AI features. Realme promises 3 OS upgrades and 4 years of security patches, which falls short of Samsung and Google's 7-year commitments. Some users report RAM management bugs and bloatware.