Xiaomi Poco F7 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Xiaomi POCO F7 - visible progress

F-series of smartphones from Poco (a sub-brand of Xiaomi) from its very inception included exclusively "flagship killers". In common parlance, this category of phones includes smartphones with top or close to it performance and relatively balanced other parameters. However, with each generation, the line became closer to expensive analogues. The hero of today's review was no exception to the rule, but its price tag has also increased slightly in comparison with its predecessors.

The appearance of the new product is stylish and pleasing to the eye. A neat block of cameras, beautiful colors of the rear glass panel, reasonable thickness of the case with moisture protection according to IP68 standards, narrow screen frames with a built-in fingerprint scanner make the gadget more attractive than many competitors. Except that the developer never got rid of the plastic edging due to the desire to reduce the already considerable cost. The quality of the 6.67-inch AMOLED panel is impressive. The resolution of 3200x1440 pixels provides phenomenal picture clarity, which is also pleasing with smoothness at a refresh rate of 120 Hz, excellent peak brightness of over 3000 nits. It is difficult to find fault with both the color rendering and the oleophobic coating. The PWM effect is also almost non-existent.

The technical characteristics are suddenly approaching the best for today. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 CPU, 8 GB / 12 GB RAM and Adreno 750 graphics accelerator will win the hearts of not only ordinary users, but also sophisticated gamers. The chipset's power is more than enough for all modern games at maximum graphics settings, as evidenced by the result of two million points in the AnTuTu test. The cooling system is slightly simplified, but throttling is still small, and the device heats up only after several hours of gameplay in something demanding. A battery of 6550 mAh guarantees good autonomy. You can not think about looking for sockets for a couple of days. Fast charging at 90 W will bring the time to charge the battery to a ridiculous 40-45 minutes. The size of the permanent memory is 256/512 GB of UFS 4.0 format.

Perhaps, it is possible to criticize only the photo capabilities. There is no telephoto lens, and the wide-angle module of eight megapixels is frankly simple. But the main 50-megapixel sensor from OmniVision (Light Hunter 800) does not fall flat on its face even in difficult shooting scenarios. The shots taken in the evening will retain detail even with the mobility of the photographed objects. Of course, it could not do without loud stereo speakers producing surround sound. In addition to NFC contactless payments and 5G frequency support, the device also offers an IR port for controlling household appliances, an updated HyperOS shell based on Android 15. Thus, if the lack of flagship cameras does not scare you, then the device will be an amazing mobile assistant for years to come.