Poco F7 Pro Review – Full Specs, Performance & Price in the Philippines

🔄 Introduction

The Poco F7 Pro Review kicks off with the device’s official launch, positioning it as a true flagship killer for 2025. Following up on the already capable Poco F6 Pro, the F7 Pro brings meaningful upgrades across the board — from Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 power to a brighter 120Hz OLED display and faster 90W charging. Slotted just below the more premium Poco F7 Ultra, it aims to deliver top-tier performance at a midrange price. But does the Poco F7 Pro truly live up to the hype, or does the Ultra steal the spotlight? Let’s dive in and see how it stacks up.

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1️⃣ Poco F7 Pro Design & Build Quality

The Poco F7 Pro blends minimalist styling with practical durability — a noticeable step up from the F6 Pro and a close cousin to the higher-end F7 Ultra.

While it skips the iconic POCO yellow colorway seen on the Ultra, the F7 Pro is available in three elegant finishes:

• Black
• Silver
• Blue (a punchier option that might appeal to younger users)

All color variants feature a dual-tone glass back: the upper third is glossy, while the rest is matte-frosted to minimize fingerprints — though the surface can still feel slippery. The glass material isn’t officially specified, but the phone does feel premium in-hand.

🛡️ IP68-rated Protection
This time around, the F7 Pro gets a full IP68 rating, a welcome upgrade over the F6 Pro’s IP54. It can survive up to 1.5 meters underwater for 30 minutes, and its dust-tight body ensures better resistance against particles — great for everyday peace of mind.

💡 The F7 Ultra technically offers 2.5m water resistance, but for most users, the F7 Pro’s IP68 is more than sufficient.

🔩 Flat Aluminum Frame
The frame is flat and made of brushed aluminum, offering a clean look with excellent grip. Its satin finish resists fingerprints and complements the premium glass build.

📲 Fingerprint Sensor & Display Protection
The under-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor is fast, reliable, and conveniently placed. However, as with most ultrasonic sensors, some glass screen protectors may reduce accuracy — optical film protectors typically work better.

The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, a newer iteration of Gorilla Glass aimed at mid-to-flagship devices. Poco also includes a factory-applied screen protector, giving users some added scratch resistance out of the box.

📐 Poco F7 Pro Design Specs:

• Dimensions: 160.3 x 75.0 x 8.1 mm
• Weight: 206g
• Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), glass back, aluminum frame
• Colors: Black, Silver, Blue
• Durability: IP68 – Water-resistant up to 1.5m for 30 min, dust-tight
• Fingerprint Scanner: Under-display (ultrasonic)

The Poco F7 Pro’s build quality is easily one of the best in its segment — combining premium materials, flagship-grade protection, and a clean, modern aesthetic. It’s a big leap forward from the F6 Pro and firmly positions the F7 Pro as a serious contender in the mid-flagship space.

2️⃣ Poco F7 Pro Display Quality

• Type: 6.67″ OLED, 68B colors
• Refresh Rate: 120Hz
• Brightness: 1800 nits (HBM), 3200 nits (peak)
• Resolution: 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio, 526ppi
• Support: Dolby Vision, HDR10+

In our testing for this Poco F7 Pro review, the display impressed with exceptional brightness and clarity. Under auto brightness, the F7 Pro reached just under 1,500 nits, while manual mode peaked at nearly 800 nits (around 585 nits with the sunlight boost disabled). While these numbers were slightly below the F7 Ultra, they clearly outshine last year’s F6 Pro—a meaningful upgrade that places the F7 Pro among the brightest in its category.

🔆 Max Display Brightness Test

White Test Pattern, 75% Fill (nits)

Overall, the Poco F7 Pro’s display offers excellent legibility outdoors and true-to-life colors, enhanced by 68 billion colors and Dolby Vision support for immersive media consumption.

💡 Curious about how OLED stacks up against Dynamic AMOLED panels? Read this: Dynamic AMOLED vs. OLED – Which Is Better? to see how the F7 Pro’s display compares with other flagship-grade screens.

🔁 Refresh Rate & Adaptive Behavior

The F7 Pro comes with a standard 120Hz refresh rate setup, giving users three options: Default (Auto), Custom 120Hz, and Custom 60Hz. While it’s not an LTPO panel, it still conserves battery by dialing down to 60Hz when idle. There’s no support for intermediate refresh rates like 90Hz or anything below 60Hz.

Notably, Custom 120Hz mode allows per-app refresh rate control, letting you force select apps or games to utilize higher frame rates or restrict others to save power. During testing, most games ran smoothly at above 60fps, confirmed by HyperOS’s gaming utility.

🔍 Want to dive deeper into display refresh rates? Check out our guide: 120Hz vs. 144Hz vs. LTPO – The Truth About High Refresh Rate Displays to understand how these technologies impact performance, smoothness, and battery life.

🎥 Streaming & HDR Experience

Streaming on the Poco F7 Pro is top-tier. It supports Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and HDR10, delivering rich contrast and punchy highlights across supported content. Netflix and YouTube recognized the panel’s HDR capabilities, with the former reporting full Dolby Vision compliance. Thanks to Widevine L1 certification, you can enjoy high-res, DRM-protected streams without compromise.

Additionally, the F7 Pro adheres to Android’s Ultra HDR standard, which enhances compatible images in Google Photos, Chrome, and the native gallery. Expect vivid highlights and enhanced depth across supported content.

3️⃣ Poco F7 Pro Performance & Hardware

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4nm)
CPU: Octa-core – 1×3.3 GHz Cortex-X4, 3×3.2 GHz Cortex-A720, 2×3.0 GHz Cortex-A720, 2×2.3 GHz Cortex-A520
GPU: Adreno 750
RAM: 12GB LPDDR5X
Storage: 256GB / 512GB UFS 4.0

While it doesn’t pack the cutting-edge Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Elite like the Poco F7 Ultra, the F7 Pro still brings flagship-level performance with the standard Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Paired with 12GB of RAM, it offers blazing-fast speeds for multitasking, heavy apps, and sustained gaming — making it a real value performer in its segment.

There’s no 16GB variant here, unlike the Ultra, but both the 256GB and 512GB models include the same RAM configuration and high-speed UFS 4.0 storage for rapid read/write operations.

🎮 Curious how the F7 Pro stacks up in real-world gaming? Check out our roundup of the Best Gaming Phones 2025 to see how it competes in performance and thermal management.

🔍 Want to understand how flagship chipsets compare with mid-range options? Don’t miss our detailed Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 vs Other Midrange Chipsets Comparison — including Dimensity 8200, Exynos 1480, and more.

🧪 Benchmark Scores

📊 Geekbench 6 – Multi-core

In Geekbench 6, the Poco F7 Pro scored 6,661 points in the multi-core test — just behind other Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered phones like the OnePlus 13R and Xiaomi 14. (Curious how these numbers translate into real-life performance? Check out our Geekbench Explained guide.)

📊 AnTuTu 10

📊 3DMark (Wild Life Extreme – GPU)

🔥 Thermal & Stability Notes

In sustained performance testing, the Poco F7 Pro’s CPU remained impressively stable, rarely dipping below 80% performance — with only a momentary blip to around 40%. GPU thermal performance was decent but not perfect, with 3DMark’s stress test showing 58% stability, indicating some throttling under extreme gaming loads.

4️⃣ Poco F7 Pro Software Experience

OS: Android 15 with HyperOS 2.0 (for POCO)

The Poco F7 Pro ships with Android 15, layered with Xiaomi’s custom HyperOS 2.0 interface — part of the ‘for POCO’ software branch. While visually similar to standard Xiaomi phones and the flagship Xiaomi 15 series, the POCO flavor includes subtle tweaks like custom icons and launcher behavior.

📆 Long-Term Support Promise:

• ✅ 4 years of major Android version updates
• ✅ 6 years of security patch coverage

🌟 HyperOS 2.0 – Features & Usability

HyperOS 2 on the Poco F7 Pro brings:

• Fluid animations & optimized performance
• Split UI panels for Notifications and Control Center (not merged)
• Dual homescreen options: App drawer or icon-only layout
• Support for large folders, widgets, and custom -1 screen content (Google Discover or Xiaomi App Vault)

While the minimalist “Lite UX” mode (with enlarged icons and simpler navigation) is missing, everything else feels modern and responsive.

🤖 AI Features – Gemini & Xiaomi HyperAI

The F7 Pro boasts robust AI functionality, blending Google Gemini with Xiaomi’s in-house HyperAI tools for a smart and productive user experience.

🔹 Google Gemini Integration:

• Smart replies and content generation
• Circle to Search support
• Image generation and conversation capabilities

🔹 Xiaomi HyperAI Tools: Accessed via a centralized HyperAI hub in Settings (but launched from respective apps), these tools include:

📋 Productivity:

• Notes App: AI translation, proofreading, summarizing, and formatting
• Recorder App: Real-time transcription with speaker detection, translation, and separation
• Live Subtitles: System-wide captions for multimedia playback
• AI Interpreter: Translates voice calls and in-person conversations

🖼️ AI Image Editing:

• Object & background remover
• Reflection elimination
• Content-aware fill & expansion
• Sky replacement for dramatic edits

With HyperOS 2, POCO users aren’t missing out on any of the flagship-grade AI enhancements seen in Xiaomi’s high-end models. The AI features are seamlessly integrated, offering real-world utility without feeling like gimmicks.

5️⃣ Poco F7 Pro Camera System

📷 Main Camera

• Sensor: 50MP OmniVision OVX8000 (likely OV50E)
• Specs: f/1.6, 24mm, 1/1.55″, 1.0µm → 2.0µm (binning), multi-directional PDAF
• Video: 8K @ 24fps, 4K @ 60fps

The Poco F7 Pro uses the same 50MP main sensor found on both the F6 Pro and F7 Ultra — which is great news. This mid-range sensor delivers solid flagship-like results, with sharp detail, natural color reproduction, and excellent dynamic range, especially in daylight.

📸 Daylight Performance

• Minimal noise in darker areas
• Well-rendered, natural-looking details
• Accurate white balance and pleasing color tones
• Slightly less saturated than the Ultra in some scenes

Portrait mode offers decent separation and skin tones, though slightly softer than the Ultra’s results. While the 50MP full-res mode is available, the default 12.5MP binned shots and 2x digital zoom provide more consistent results.

🔍 2x Digital Zoom

The 2x zoom option delivers surprisingly sharp images, often outperforming the 50MP full-res mode on a pixel level. Ideal for portraits and architectural shots, though it’s still digital — not a substitute for a dedicated telephoto lens.

🌆 Low-Light Performance – Main Camera

Nighttime shots from the main camera are excellent for the class, holding their own even against pricier competition:

• Sharp details with well-controlled noise
• Great dynamic range — both shadows and highlights are well preserved
• Accurate white balance and rich color saturation
• Auto Night Mode kicks in reliably and enhances results

📉 At 2x zoom in low light, detail drops noticeably. It’s fine for casual use but not ideal for cropping or pixel-peeping.

🌐 Ultrawide Camera

• Sensor: 8MP OmniVision OV08D
• Specs: f/2.2, 15mm, 1/4″, 1.12µm, fixed focus
• Video: 1080p @ 60fps

Although less capable than the Ultra’s 32MP Quad Bayer ultrawide, the F7 Pro’s 8MP shooter performs above expectations in its class:

📸 Daylight Performance

• Good contrast and balanced saturation
• Strong color consistency with the main camera
• Decent sharpness for social media or casual shooting

The lack of autofocus limits its use for close-up or perspective-heavy shots, but for landscapes and group photos, it’s effective.

🔦 Low-Light Performance – Ultrawide

Night performance is acceptable given the sensor:

• Shadows and midtones can appear soft or mushy
• Dynamic range is still respectable
• White balance remains mostly accurate, even in tricky lighting

🤳 Front Camera

• Sensor: 20MP OmniVision OV20B
• Specs: f/2.2, 21mm, 1/4″, 0.7µm–1.4µm, fixed focus
• Video: 1080p @ 60fps

Selfies on the Poco F7 Pro are serviceable but not standout:

👍 Pros:

• Wide field of view — great for group shots
• Lively colors and decent dynamic range

👎 Cons:

• Detail is lacking, especially in hair and skin textures
• No autofocus

Still, it’s a modest upgrade over the F6 Pro’s 16MP unit, and it performs well for video calls, social media, and casual selfies.

📹 Video Recording – Poco F7 Pro

🎥 Rear Camera Video

• Max Resolution: 8K @ 24fps
• 4K Modes: 24fps, 30fps, 60fps (with HDR10+ available at 30fps)
• Full HD: 1080p @ 30/60/120/240/960fps
• Super Slow-Mo: 720p @ 1920fps
• Stabilization: gyro-EIS across all modes
• Codecs: H.264 and H.265 options
• HDR: Records in HDR10+ (no Dolby Vision support)

In daylight, video quality is sharp, detailed, and vibrant with stable frame delivery. The Poco F7 Pro is a strong choice for content creators, vloggers, and mobile videographers.

✅ ShootSteady Mode

• Adds an extra layer of stabilization
• Crops the frame slightly
• Limited to 1080p @ 30fps (main camera only)

📸 Front & Ultrawide Cameras

• Front Camera: 1080p @ 30/60fps
• Ultrawide: 1080p @ 30fps only
• No 4K support on either of these lenses
  While limited in resolution, both offer decent stabilization and color consistency, making them viable for social video or selfie vlogs — just not ideal for cinematic work.

🎬 Pro & Director Modes for Creators

The Poco F7 Pro offers advanced video tools for enthusiasts and professionals:

• Pro Mode:
  • Full manual controls (ISO, shutter, white balance)
  • LOG recording support for color grading
  • Live histogram, focus peaking, and zebras for exposure
• Director Mode:
  • Shares most features with Pro mode
  • Adds custom UI layout and access to waveforms
  • Useful for framing and storytelling control

These modes are rare in this price range, making the F7 Pro a solid pick for budding filmmakers or anyone wanting to elevate their mobile video workflow.

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6️⃣ Poco F7 Pro Battery Life & Charging

Battery Capacity: 6,000mAh
Charging: 90W wired, PD3.0, QC3+

The Poco F7 Pro gets a major endurance upgrade this year, packing a 6,000mAh battery — up from the F6 Pro’s 5,000mAh and even higher than the F7 Ultra’s 5,300mAh cell. Despite the boost in capacity, overall battery life remains comparable to the Ultra, with some minor gains in certain tasks.

In our testing, the F7 Pro achieved:

• ~17 hours of video playback
• ~14 hours of web browsing
• ~7 hours of continuous gaming
• Active Use Score: 13h 51m, a strong all-around showing for daily usage

📊 Battery Life Comparison Table

Overall, the Poco F7 Pro holds up well, easily lasting a full day or more under mixed usage.

⚡ Charging Speed & Features

The F7 Pro supports 90W wired fast charging using the included Xiaomi HyperCharge adapter (unless you’re in the EU, where a charger may not be bundled). Despite the large battery, it charges from 0 to 100% in around 34 minutes, slightly beating Xiaomi’s own promotional 37-minute claim.

📈 Charging Speed Comparison (0 to 100%)

While it doesn’t support wireless charging, the F7 Pro includes battery health tools via HyperOS, such as:

• Smart Charging Mode: Learns your schedule and slows final charge to preserve battery health
• Fast Charging Limiters: Disable high-speed charging if desired
• 80% Cap Toggle: Set a hard cap to avoid unnecessary full cycles

These features help extend long-term battery longevity—great for power users and frequent chargers.

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7️⃣ Poco F7 Pro Connectivity & Extras

• 5G support
• Wi-Fi 7
• Bluetooth 5.4, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5
• NFC
• Infrared Port
• Ultrasonic Fingerprint Scanner (under display)
• Stereo speakers

The latest connectivity standards ensure faster, more stable wireless experiences with audiophile-grade Bluetooth codec support.

8️⃣ Poco F7 Pro Price & Availability (Philippines)

The Poco F7 Pro is now available in the Philippines, with pricing that starts from:

• 12GB + 256GB – ₱23,999 PHP (estimated retail / starting price)
• 12GB + 512GB – ₱26,999 PHP (expected retail price)

Units are available via official Poco LazMall and Shopee stores, often bundled with early bird deals, limited-time vouchers, and exclusive launch bundles.

9️⃣ Pros & Cons – Should You Buy the Poco F7 Pro?

📊 Poco F7 Pro Review Score Summary

⭐ Overall Rating: 9.1 / 10

A near-flagship experience at a midrange price — the Poco F7 Pro impresses with class-leading performance, battery life, and display quality, while only slightly held back by its camera versatility and lack of eSIM or wireless charging.

🔹 Final Thoughts – Poco F7 Pro Review Verdict

The Poco F7 Pro Review confirms its status as a true flagship killer. With Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 power, one of the best displays in the category, massive battery, and premium build, it’s hard to beat at this price.

If you’re after a high-end experience without paying flagship prices, the Poco F7 Pro should be on your shortlist.

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