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Business Standard
4 days ago
- Business Standard
POCO F7 debuts with Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, 7,550mAh battery, from Rs 31,999
POCO F7 launched in India with Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, 6.83-inch AMOLED display, 7,550mAh battery, 90W charging and Android 15-based HyperOS 2. Prices start at Rs 31,999 and sales begin July 1 POCO has launched the F7 smartphone in India, priced from Rs 31,999. One of the first smartphones in the country to feature a 7,550mAh battery, the POCO F7 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor and features a 6.83-inch AMOLED display. The company claims the ultra-slim bezels make it the segment's largest and most immersive display for gaming, streaming, and creative tasks. POCO F7: Price and variants 12GB + 256GB: Rs 31,999 12GB + 512GB: Rs 33,999 Colours: White, black, silver POCO F7: Availability and launch offers The POCO F7 will go on sale in India from July 1 via Flipkart. As an introductory offer, buyers can avail of a Rs 2,000 bank discount on select cards or a Rs 2,000 exchange bonus on trade-ins. No-cost EMI options are available for up to 12 months. Additionally, the company is offering one-year screen damage protection and an extended one-year warranty at no extra cost. POCO F7: Features The smartphone sports a 6.83-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and peak brightness of up to 3,200 nits. It is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i. Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip, the F7 comes with 12GB RAM and up to 512GB storage. The device runs on Xiaomi's HyperOS 2 based on Android 15. On the camera front, the POCO F7 offers a 50MP Sony IMX882 primary sensor with optical image stabilisation, and an 8MP ultra-wide camera. It supports 4K video recording on both the rear and 20MP front camera. The phone packs a 7,550mAh battery with 90W wired charging support and up to 22.5W reverse charging. It is also IP66, IP68 and IP69 certified for dust and water resistance. To ensure consistent performance, the device features POCO's IceLoop cooling system for improved heat dissipation, which helps maintain stable frame rates and low latency during prolonged usage. POCO F7: Specifications Display: 6.83-inch 1.5K AMOLED display, 120Hz refresh rate, 3200nits of peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip RAM: 12GB Storage: up to 512GB Rear camera: 50MP primary (Sony IMX882) + 8MP ultrawide Front camera: 20MP Battery: 7550mAh Charging: 90W wired charging OS: Xiaomi HyperOS 2 based on Android 15 Protection: IP66/68/69
Nylon
5 days ago
- Nylon
POCO unveils its next flagship phone — the POCO F7
POCO sets a new benchmark for flagship performance in its category and a deeper collaboration with Qualcomm in the all new POCO F7, which is powered by the recently launched Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Mobile Platform for faster, more efficient processing. Offering over 30% performance improvement over the previous generation, POCO F7 also features the brand's most advanced and effective cooling system yet, and a 6,500mAh battery which charges the battery to 80% in just 30 minutes, in addition to supporting reverse charging for devices across Xiaomi and other major smartphone brands. Image courtesy of POCO. On the gaming front, the POCO F7 offers WildBoost Optimisation 4.0 with support for 1.5K Super Resolution and Smart Frame Rate for up to 120FPS in Genshin Impact. Aesthetically, the POCO F7 Cyber Silver Edition makes a bold statement that is inspired by the Cyber aesthetic with its mechanical-style overlay and prominent Snapdragon logo above the division to embody the raw power driving the device. It is also designed to endure, with a reinforced structure that offers bending resistance rated up to 70kg to help reduce the impact from accidental pressure, as well as built to remain dependable across unpredictable environments with its IP68 dust and water resistant rating. Featuring a 6.83-inch 1.5K ultra-bright display, the POCO F7 is able to deliver flagship-level clarity, comfort and control with the ability to enhance brightness across a larger screen area for clear visibility even in harsh light, as well as enhance contrast in real time for vivid, accurate visuals using POCO's Sunlight Display 4.0. The display helps to reduce eye strain during extended sessions too, with the TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light (Hardware Solution) Certification, TÜV Rheinland Flicker Free Certification, and TÜV Rheinland Circadian Friendly Certification. Paired with 3,840Hz PWM dimming, Wet Touch Display 2.0, and an ultra-responsive 2,560Hz instant touch sampling rate, you will be able to adjust the screen seamlessly across different use scenarios such as navigating the display with damp fingers, or responding to fast-paced gaming. Image courtesy of POCO. At the heart of the POCO F7's camera system is the 50MP Sony IMX882 main camera with OIS to help deliver high-quality images across diverse lighting conditions. You can further elevate your shooting experience too, with features like UltraSnap and Live Photo. For portrait photography, POCO F7 offers you a versatile 26mm, 35mm, and 52mm focal lengths, that is paired with a real light spot feature to give your background a soft, beautiful blur. On the AI front for photography, you'll be able to further enhance your image quality with the AI Beautify, which helps to refine tone, clarity, contrast, and brightness levels to bring out rich detail across all scenes without over processing.
Android Authority
5 days ago
- Android Authority
This $400 budget gaming phone runs the same chip as the Nothing Phone 3
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR POCO has launched the POCO F7 globally today. The new phone offers a powerful Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset and a 6,500mAh or 7,550mAh battery, depending on the region. Expect to pay a starting price of $399 or £389 for the POCO F7. The POCO F5 and POCO F6 were two of the best gaming phones on a budget as they offered powerful chips for the price. Now, the Xiaomi sub-brand is back with the POCO F7. The POCO F7 continues the trend of offering great performance for your buck, as it uses the brand-new Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor. This chipset offers an impressive CPU (1x Cortex-X4, 7x Cortex-A720) with no little cores. The chip also uses an Adreno GPU based on the Snapdragon 8 Elite's sliced architecture, albeit with two slices instead of the high-end chip's three slices. This processor theoretically means that the POCO F7 could offer performance that's roughly on par with last year's flagship phones. However, our own POCO F7 benchmark article reveals a sizable gap to Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 phones when it comes to peak CPU and GPU performance, but sustained performance is another matter altogether. In any event, I tried a few demanding games like Genshin Impact, GRID Legends, and War Thunder Mobile, and they all ran smoothly in extended play sessions. I also had enough headroom to turn up the graphics in GRID and War Thunder, and the device didn't get hot, either. So you should definitely keep this phone in mind if you're a mobile gamer on a budget. POCO's phone also has an impressively large 6,500mAh battery to keep the lights on. This means you should be able to game for a while compared to other handsets. This is a downgrade compared to the Chinese model (Redmi Turbo 4 Pro), which features a ridiculously large 7,550mAh battery, but a 6,500mAh battery is still plenty large in 2025. I'm also glad to see 90W wired charging here, with POCO claiming an 80% charge in 30 minutes. I reached the 80% mark in a slightly slower but still great 33 minutes. In fact, it only took 45 minutes for a 100% charge. Very impressive for a 6,500mAh battery. Hadlee Simons / Android Authority The POCO F7 isn't a photography champion by any measure. Expect a 50MP main camera (IMX882, OIS) and an 8MP ultrawide shooter. Meanwhile, a 20MP camera is available in a central punch-hole cutout for selfies. The cameras do a good job at 1x, but the ultrawide lens is a budget-tier camera that falls apart indoors and after sunset. The ultrawide camera also tends to differ wildly from the 1x camera in terms of image consistency. These cameras aren't going to threaten the likes of the Pixel 9a, then. However, I am glad to see features like 4K/60fps video capture and motion capture functionality. 1x Ultrawide Selfie 1x Ultrawide Otherwise, the new phone also offers a 6.83-inch 120Hz OLED screen (1.5K) that gets bright enough for outdoor viewing. As for the phone's durability, you can expect an aluminum frame, Gorilla Glass 7i on the front, a glass back covered in Panda Glass, and an IP68 rating. In fact, this might be the first standard POCO F series phone (i.e., not Pro) with full-fledged water resistance. The F7 is quite hefty at 217 grams, though, putting it on par with the Galaxy S25 Ultra. POCO is offering four years of major OS upgrades and six years of security patches. That's not on par with Samsung's six years of OS/security updates for the Galaxy A36 5G and seven years for the Pixel 9a, but it's still a respectable update policy. POCO F7 pricing and availability Hadlee Simons / Android Authority The POCO F7 starts at just $399/£389 for the base 12GB/256GB model, while the 16GB/512GB model costs $449/£429. This makes it slightly cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G (£399) and significantly cheaper than the Google Pixel 9a (£499). The company is also offering early bird promotional pricing, taking the phone down to a base price of $339 and £319. The phone will be available in various markets, including Europe, India, Latin America, the UK, and Southeast Asia. POCO is also offering the device in Black, White, and a special Silver option with a Snapdragon logo on the back. So you should definitely give this a look if you want a cheap, powerful, and long-lasting phone — if you don't care about the camera experience. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
Android Authority
5 days ago
- Android Authority
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 benchmarks show why Nothing Phone 3 might not be truly Elite
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Nothing announced last week that its Nothing Phone 3 will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset. This is a somewhat polarizing move in light of the company marketing the phone as a 'true' or 'real' flagship, where customers would expect a top-flight Snapdragon 8 Elite processor. However, the POCO F7 just launched today, and it's the first global phone powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. So, should you be worried about the Nothing Phone 3's horsepower? How does this chip compare to full-blown flagship processors? We put the POCO F7 through a series of benchmarks to find out. Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 CPU and system benchmarks I decided to pit the POCO F7 against last year's Galaxy S24 Plus, the current Galaxy S25 Plus, and the Google Pixel 9a. Bear in mind that the POCO F7 is a mid-range phone that starts at $399/£389, so its closest rival is the Pixel 9a more than anything else. Hadlee Simons / Android Authority It's worth noting that the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 doesn't have any little CPU cores; Qualcomm opted for one Cortex-X4 clocked at 3.2GHz and seven Cortex-A720 cores clocked at various frequencies. I initially thought this CPU setup would pay dividends for multi-core CPU performance, but that's not how it plays out. Geekbench 6 testing reveals that the POCO F7 doesn't beat last year's Galaxy S24 Plus and its Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. Samsung's phone is 9.3% faster and 7.7% faster in single-core and multi-core benchmarks, respectively. Nevertheless, the POCO phone still keeps the S24 Plus honest. I'm guessing that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3's higher overall clock speed and increased cache helped offset any performance penalty associated with retaining the power-sipping little cores. The POCO F7 enjoys a notable ~20.6% single-core CPU advantage over the Pixel 9a. This is a bit of a surprise as the Pixel's Tensor G4 chip has the same Cortex-X4 CPU core, albeit at a slightly lower clock speed. This balloons into a massive 48.7% advantage in POCO's favor when we look at multi-core scores. This isn't a shock due to the Tensor G4's four little CPU cores. However, there's a humungous gap to the Galaxy S25 Plus and its Snapdragon 8 Elite chip in both tests. Samsung's latest phone is 48.5% and 53.3% faster in single- and multi-core tests, respectively. That's in large part due to Qualcomm's Oryon CPU cores, which blow past Arm's latest IP, let alone previous-generation CPU tech. I'm guessing that increased cache also plays a role. Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 GPU benchmarks One of the best ways to really push a phone is to put it through a GPU stress test. So we put it through our preferred tests, namely 3DMark's Wild Life, Wild Life Extreme, and Solar Bay Stress Tests. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 inside the POCO F7 uses an Adreno GPU with a so-called sliced architecture, much like the Snapdragon 8 Elite. However, the Elite chipset uses three slices while the 8s Gen 4 uses two of them. The two Wild Life tests show that the POCO F7 isn't a stable performer, scoring just 59.7% and 56.7% stability. That's a pretty poor showing in isolation, suggesting that bleeding-edge games and apps will slow down significantly over time. The device also sees peak temperatures of just over 45 degrees Celsius in these two tests, with only the S25 Plus beating it in this regard. However, the POCO phone does enjoy lower average temperatures than both Samsung phones. Xiaomi's phone absolutely loses out in terms of peak scores, as the Galaxy S24 Plus beats it by about 30% while the Galaxy S25 Plus is ~66% faster. That looks like a major advantage when running demanding titles. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4's GPU doesn't match even last year's Snapdragon chip for peak performance, but stress testing reveals a different story. Take a close look at these graphs, though, and the POCO phone actually beats the S24 Plus in portions of each test. In fact, it just pips the S24 Plus at the end of the Wild Life Extreme Test. The POCO F7 doesn't beat the Galaxy S25 Plus at all here, but it comes extremely close a few times. Samsung's latest phone offers a disappointing ~53% stability for both tests, while the S24 Plus offers 58.5% and 60.9% stability, respectively. The graph also reveals that the Samsung phones suffer from significant performance drops almost immediately, while the POCO phone only sees severe drops from runs 14 to 18. Google's Pixel 9a is clearly a step below the competition in terms of peak performance, but it displays unmatched stability in these tests. The phone maintained 79.1% and 77.1% stability in these benchmarks, and this allowed it to almost match the POCO F7 for extended runs. The Pixel 9a also ran cooler than rivals in terms of peak and average temperatures. Hadlee Simons / Android Authority The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 also sports hardware-based ray tracing, although the technology is a bit of a dud in the mobile space right now. Nevertheless, this test provides a unique workout for a GPU and its ray tracing components. The Pixel 9a doesn't offer this tech, though. The results are quite surprising here, as the Snapdragon 8 Elite falls apart with 52.2% stability. Last year's S24 Plus doesn't fare better as it's only able to maintain 50.2% stability. Meanwhile, the POCO F7 maintains an impressive 87.1% stability by the end of the test. That rock-solid performance means that the POCO F7 is actually able to beat both the Galaxy S24 Plus and the S25 Plus over long stretches. The Xiaomi device ends the test a smidge behind the S25 Plus and just edges out the S24 Plus. Something for Nothing to worry about? Hadlee Simons / Android Authority The POCO F7 shares the same chipset as the Nothing Phone 3, and these benchmarks show that the processor is still a step behind last year's flagship Snapdragon silicon when it comes to CPU performance and peak GPU workloads. That means Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and 8 Elite phones should enjoy a handy advantage in less demanding games. These full-blown flagship phones should also offer better performance when playing advanced games for a short period of time. Sustained GPU workloads are another matter, though, as the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is able to outdo the Galaxy S24 Plus and seriously threaten the S25 Plus. This strongly suggests that the Nothing Phone 3 can take the fight to some Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 phones and maybe even a few Snapdragon 8 Elite devices when playing demanding games in an extended session, or if you're in a hot country. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is far from perfect in the POCO F7, though. It enjoys a healthy lead over the Pixel 9a in CPU workloads, but the POCO F7's throttling and the Pixel 9a's rock-solid stability mean the Google phone was within touching distance in GPU stress tests. So I hope Nothing doesn't skimp on cooling measures. Ultimately, it looks like the Nothing Phone 3 won't enjoy peak performance on par with even last year's flagship phones, but things should even out over an extended workout. However, it looks like performance might not be the main worry for the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. The chip misses out on mmWave 5G, 8K recording, and 4K/120fps video capture, but offers Bluetooth 6.0, Wi-Fi 7, and XPAN support. You'll just have to decide for yourself whether this is a fair trade.
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Business Standard
18-06-2025
- Business Standard
POCO F7 to launch in India on June 24 with 7550 mAh battery: What to expect
Chinese smartphone manufacturer POCO is set to expand its smartphone lineup in India with the launch of the POCO F7. The upcoming smartphone is scheduled to launch on June 24. As per the company, the POCO F7 is designed to deliver raw and uncompromised power to cater to consumers who demand speed, power, and performance—minus the fluff. POCO F7 5G: What to expect According to a Flipkart microsite, the POCO F7 will be shipped with a 7550mAh battery which its maker claimed to deliver battery backup of up to 2.18 days when used moderately. As per the company, the battery has been designed to deliver up to 1600 full-charge cycles with 80 per cent efficiency retention. Beyond 1600 cycles, the battery efficiency is expected to decline. The 7550 mAh battery comes with a flash charging support of up to 90W. Additionally, as per the Flipkart microsite, it comes with reverse charging support for up to 22.5W, which can charge Android, iOS smartphones and AIoT devices. As per a Gizmochina report, the POCO F7 is expected to sport a 6.83-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It might be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset, paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB of internal storage. As for the imaging department, the POCO F7 is expected to sport a dual rear camera setup consisting of a 50MP main sensor with optical image stabilisation (OIS) and an 8MP ultra-wide lens. On the front, it may house a 20MP selfie camera suitable for video calls and content creation, as reported by Gizmochina. POCO F7 5G: Expected specifications Display: 6.83-inch 1.5K AMOLED display, 120Hz refresh rate Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip RAM: 12GB (LPDDR5X) Storage: up to 512GB Rear camera: 50MP primary with OIS + 8MP ultrawide Front: 20MP Battery: 7550mAh Charging: 90W wired charging, 22.5W reverse charging
