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Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro vs Google Pixel 8a

80 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
VS
75 out of 100
Google Pixel 8a
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
Google Pixel 8a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra) that was released on January 9, 2025, against the Google Pixel 8a, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 8 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 Pro
  • Has a 0.57 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 1508 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4492 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 18W)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1590K versus 1223K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Thinner bezels – 7.5% more screen real estate
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8a
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro and Google Pixel 8a 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 Pro
vs
Pixel 8a

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 430 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 88.8% 81.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.1%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 2 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Pixel 8a
1514 nits

Design and build

Height 160.75 mm (6.33 inches) 152.1 mm (5.99 inches)
Width 75.24 mm (2.96 inches) 72.7 mm (2.86 inches)
Thickness 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP67
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Green, Yellow White, Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco X7 Pro +9%
88.8%
Pixel 8a
81.3%

Performance

Tests of Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro and Google Pixel 8a in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra Google Tensor G3
Max clock 3250 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.1 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.25 GHz: Cortex-A725		 - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3
L3 cache 6 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 Yes
Graphics Mali-G720 MP7 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units - 896
GPU clock 1300 MHz 890 MHz
FLOPS ~2329.6 GFLOPS ~1594.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco X7 Pro
1595
Pixel 8a +6%
1683
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco X7 Pro +46%
6333
Pixel 8a
4330
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Poco X7 Pro +30%
1590303
Pixel 8a
1223695
CPU 344895 368321
GPU 576126 432077
Memory 352426 218319
UX 316856 204978
Total score 1590303 1223695
Samples Less then 3 [3 tests]

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8, 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock - 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256, 512 GB 128, 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14
ROM HyperOS 2.0 Stock Android
OS size - 18.4 GB

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 4492 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 18 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 17 min) Yes (33% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:42 hr 2:09 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:15 hr
Watching video - 13:00 hr
Gaming - 04:54 hr
Standby - 86 hr
General battery life
Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Pixel 8a
19:43 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution - 9000 x 7000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.5 f/1.9
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Sony IMX787
Sensor size 1/1.95" 1/1.73"
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Smartsens SC820CS Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/4.0" 1/3.06"
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 60
Preview - 71
Zoom - 126
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 8a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV20B -
Sensor size 1/4.0" -
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Autofocus No -
Stabilization Digital -
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (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 MiMO
- 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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
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 Pro
n/a
Pixel 8a
89.3 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2025 May 2024
Release date January 2025 May 2024
Launch price $299 $499
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 90 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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