POCO X7 - Dimensity 7300 Ultra, 3D curved display for $X29
POCO X7 Review
Poco X7 is the new gaming smartphone from Poco and it is a member of the Poco X series. Poco X7 was released globally on January 09, 2025 and before that its predecessor Poco X6 was released on January 12, 2024. So within a year, Poco has upgraded many things in the Poco X7. The first major upgrade from Poco is the new MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra processor which is an upgrade from the Snapdragon 7S Gen 2 used in the Poco X6 and the second major upgrade is in the display which is Poco’s first 3D curved AMOLED display added to the X series.
Apart from this there are also upgrades in the design, camera and other things which we will talk about and we will also compare things with its predecessor Poco X6 but before that let’s take a look at the key specifications of the Xiaomi Poco X7.
POCO X7 Specifications
- Poco X7 release date: January 09, 2025 (Global)
- 162.3 x 74.4 x 8.4 mm or 8.6 mm (6.39 x 2.92 x 0.33 in), 185.5g or 190g (6.70oz), IP54 rating
- 6.67-inch 1.5K Amoled display, 120Hz, HDR10+, 3000nits
- MediaTek Dimensity 7300 ultra (4nm), LPDDR4X, UFS 2.2
- 5110mAh battery, 45W
- 50MP, 8MP, 2MP and 20MP
1) Poco X7 Design and Colors
Poco has upgraded the design of Poco X7, now it comes with 3D curved design but the frame is made of plastic with 8.4 mm or 8.63 mm thickness and weighs 185.5 grams or 190 grams (6.70 ounces). Looking at the back of Poco X7, it has new square shape camera module with triple cameras with LED flash and Poco has given two material options, first is plastic back which comes with green, silver color option and second is eco leather back which has black color option and Poco has also upgraded the IP rating which is upgraded from IP54 to IP68.
There is a center punch hole camera on the front and a 6.67-inch 3D curved display with Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection and Poco has also provided an under display optical fingerprint scanner in the Poco X7 and looking at dimensions, poco X7 measures 162.3mm (6.39in) in length, 74.4mm (2.92in), 8.4 mm or 8.6 mm (0.33 in) in thickness.
Talking about buttons and ports, the Poco X7 has power on/off and volume buttons on the right side and the left side is empty. There is a speaker, dual microphone, IR sensor on the top and a speaker, microphone USB Type C 2.0 and SIM card slot with dual nano SIM support on the bottom.
2) Poco X7 Display
The Poco X7 comes with a 6.67-inch 3D curved AMOLED display with 1.5K resolution. This display has a 120Hz refresh rate, 480Hz touch sampling rate, 2560Hz instantaneous touch sampling rate, and 1920Hz PWM dimming. The display also supports HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and 12 bit colour depth that shows up to 68 billion colours and has 446 ppi density. In terms of brightness, the Poco X7 has 500nits typical brightness, 1200nits HBM brightness, and up to 3000nits peak brightness.
3) Poco X7 Processor and Memory
The Poco X7 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra processor which is an upgrade from the Snapdragon 7S Gen 2 used in the Poco X6. This processor is an octa core processor based on 4nm architecture and has a max clock speed of 2500 MHz which is 100 MHz higher than the Snapdragon 7S Gen 2. Looking at the cores, it has 4 cores at 2.5 GHz (Cortex-A78), 4 cores at 2.0 GHz (Cortex-A55) and Mali-G615 MC2 GPU.
- Poco X7 single core score: 1031
- Poco X7 single core score: 2915
- Poco X7 single core score: 675161
4) Poco Software and Connectivity
Poco X7 comes with Android 14 HyperOS and will get up to 3 major Android upgrades. Talking about connectivity, Bluetooth 5.4 and wifi 6 connectivity have been provided in Poco X7.
5) Poco X7 Battery and Charging
The next thing we are talking about is the battery, the Poco X7 has a 5110mAh battery which is just 10mAh bigger than the Poco X6 battery and there is a downgrade in the charging speed which is downgraded from 67W to 45W. With the 45W charger, Poco X7 will get 62% charged in 30 minutes and will get fully charged in 1:05 hours and talking about the battery capacity which is given below.
- Web browsing: 6:50 hours
- Watching Video: 10:59 hours
- Gaming: 5:14 hours
- General Battery life: 19:25 hours
6) Poco X7 Camera
There is a triple camera on the back consisting of a 50MP OiS main camera with Sony IMX882 (1/1.95"), an 8MP ultrawide with 120° field of view and this camera comes with a Sony IMX355 (1/4.0") sensor, 2MP macro and a 20MP selfie camera with 1/4.0" sensor on the front. With the back camera, you can record videos up to 4K at 30fps and with the front camera, you can record videos up to 1080p at 60fps.
7) Poco X7 Price
Poco X7 price in USA is $229 for the base variant of 8GB+256GB and Poco X7 has been released globally as well so below are the prices for different countries
- Poco X7 128GB /8GB: ₹23,999 (India)
- Poco X7 256GB /8GB: €249 (Europe)
- Poco X7 256GB /8GB: £199 (UK)
- Poco X7 512GB /12GB: £249 (UK)