This week Xiaomi launched the brand new Poco X7 sequence and the pair is already obtainable within the UK. There are two fashions, vanilla and Professional, which primarily differ in efficiency and battery.
The Poco X7 Professional is powered by the Dimensity 8400 Extremely and has quicker UFS 4.0 storage. The shows on each fashions are primarily the identical and each are glorious – flat 6.67” 120Hz OLED panels with 12-bit colours (Dolby Imaginative and prescient, HDR10+) and Gorilla Glass 7i.
These shows have a decision of 1,220 x 2,712px. The cellphone is supplied with a big 6,000mAh battery with 90W HyperCharge (100% in 42 minutes).
The vanilla Poco X7 is round £60-70 cheaper, nevertheless it drops right down to a Dimensity 7300 Extremely (which relies on the older ARMv8 tech, not v9 just like the 8400 Extremely) and UFS 2.2 storage. Additionally, the battery is smaller at 5,110mAh with slower 45W charging (100% in 52 minutes).
Each telephones are rated IP68, however this one has Gorilla Glass Victus to guard the display. They’ve the identical cameras too – 50MP major (1/1.95”, OIS), 8MP ultra-wide (120°) and 20MP selfie cameras. Notice that due to the older chipset, the X7 can’t document 4K @ 60fps (it tops out at 4K @ 30fps), however the X7 Professional does have that possibility.
Let’s take a look at what else is offered. The Poco F6 Professional is £90 greater than the X7 Professional and that’s if we’re evaluating the 12/512GB variations as this one lacks a 256GB possibility. You do get a higher-end chipset, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and a better decision 6.67” show (1,440 x 3,200px).
Additionally, the battery is smaller at 5,000mAh however quicker with 120W charging (getting to 100% takes half as lengthy at simply 19 minutes). The digital camera is barely higher (1/1.55” sensor) however not a lot. The water resistance is notably worse at IP54.
The Xiaomi 14T is simply £13 greater than the F6 Professional on the similar 12/512GB configuration. This one makes use of the Dimensity 8300 Extremely, which is the predecessor of the X7 Professional chipset.
You do get correct IP68 safety, however the battery is each small and sluggish (5,000mAh, 45 minutes for a full cost at 67W). When it comes to digital camera, you do get a telephoto module – a 50MP 50mm digital camera with 2x optical and 4x in-sensor zoom.
Another choice is the OnePlus Nord 4, costing £400 however this one for less than 256GB storage (and 12GB RAM). The all-metal physique is definitely nice and the Snapdragon 7+ gen 3 is quick.
The IP65 score just isn’t so nice, nonetheless, and neither is the 50+8MP digital camera. The 5,500mAh battery with 100W charging (28 minutes to full) does evaluate higher with the X7 Professional than among the others.
Now let’s take a look at options to the Poco X7. The Motorola Edge 50 Neo is pricier at £330 for a similar 8/256GB configuration, however you get a comparable 6.4” 1200p+ display – an LTPO panel besides – IP68 score and a vegan leather-based again.
The chipset is a Dimensity 7300 non-Extremely for all of the distinction that makes. The battery is on the small aspect (4,310mAh) nevertheless it helps each 68W wired and 15W wi-fi charging. The digital camera combines a 50MP major (1/1.55”, OIS) with a 10MP 73mm (3x) telephoto and 13MP ultra-wide, plus a 32MP selfie digital camera.
For a less expensive possibility, an 8/256GB OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite goes for £240. Nevertheless, you’ll be saddled with the Snapdragon 695 chipset and an IP54 score. The 6.67” show is a 120Hz OLED with 1080p+ decision and respectable 2,100 nits peak brightness, however is in any other case no match for the Poco.
This one has a microSD slot and a 3.5mm headphone jack, which is good. The battery has the identical capability (5,110mAh) and the identical cost pace regardless of the completely different score (80W, however a 100% cost nonetheless takes 50 minutes, solely 2 minutes much less). The digital camera is kind of fundamental with solely a 50MP on the again, there isn’t even an ultra-wide lens.
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