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Xiaomi Poco X7 vs Nothing Phone (2a)

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Xiaomi Poco X7 vs Nothing Phone (2a)

66 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X7
VS
71 out of 100
Nothing Phone (2a)
Xiaomi Poco X7
Nothing Phone (2a)

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X7 (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra) that was released on January 9, 2025, against the Nothing Phone (2a), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro and came out 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X7
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Delivers 13% higher peak brightness (1114 against 984 nits)
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 394 PPI)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (2a)
  • Shows 54% longer battery life (29:55 vs 19:25 hours)
  • 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1125 and 1031 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X7 and Nothing Phone (2a) crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco X7
vs
Phone (2a)

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9% 87.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.3%
PWM - 90 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco X7 +13%
1114 nits
Phone (2a)
984 nits

Design and build

Height 162.33 mm (6.39 inches) 161.7 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 74.42 mm (2.93 inches) 76.3 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 185.5 g (6.54 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP54
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Green White, Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco X7 +1%
88.9%
Phone (2a)
87.8%

Performance

Tests of Xiaomi Poco X7 and Nothing Phone (2a) in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro
Max clock 2500 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 MediaTek APU 650
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Mali-G610 MP4
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1047 MHz 1130 MHz
FLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS ~578.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco X7
1031
Phone (2a) +9%
1125
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco X7 +11%
2842
Phone (2a)
2563
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Poco X7
684951
Phone (2a) +4%
714660
CPU 204203 216662
GPU 144136 175938
Memory 165600 152470
UX 171012 169590
Total score 684951 714660
Samples Less then 3 [17 tests]

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8, 12 GB 8, 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128, 256, 512 GB 128, 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 14
ROM HyperOS 1.0 Nothing OS 2.5
OS size - 21 GB

Battery

Capacity 5110 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (62% in 30 min) Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:05 hr 1:03 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:50 hr 11:32 hr
Watching video 10:59 hr 18:30 hr
Gaming 05:14 hr 06:26 hr
Standby 104 hr 148 hr
General battery life
Poco X7
19:25 hr
Phone (2a) +54%
29:55 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 114°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.5 f/1.9
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX882 Samsung ISOCELL GN9
Sensor size 1/1.95" 1/1.56"
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX355 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/4.0" 1/2.76"
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor Omnivision OV02B10 -
Sensor size 1/5" -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution - 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/4.0" 1/2.74"
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco X7
n/a
Phone (2a)
88.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2025 March 2024
Release date January 2025 March 2024
Launch price $229 $329
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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