Tecno Pova 7 VS Xiaomi Poco M7 4G

Both the Tecno Pova 7 and the Xiaomi Poco M7 4G offer water resistance, ensuring protection from water splashes and light exposure. When it comes to weight, the Tecno Pova 7 is slightly lighter at 207 g compared to the Poco M7's 224 g. The Poco M7 is also a bit slimmer with a thickness of 8.6 mm, while the Tecno Pova 7 has a thickness of 9.3 mm, making it slightly bulkier.

In terms of dimensions, the Poco M7 is slightly taller and wider, measuring 171.1 mm in height and 80.5 mm in width, compared to the Tecno Pova 7's 168.6 mm height and 76.6 mm width. The volume of both phones is quite similar, with the Tecno Pova 7 having a volume of 120.1 cm³, while the Poco M7's volume is slightly smaller at 118.5 cm³.

Neither phone features a rugged build, and neither is capable of being folded, so their form factors are designed to be traditional and solid, rather than flexible or reinforced.

The Tecno Pova 7 features an OLED/AMOLED display, while the Xiaomi Poco M7 4G has an LCD, IPS display. The screen size on the Poco M7 is slightly larger at 6.9″, compared to the Tecno Pova 7's 6.78″. In terms of pixel density, the Tecno Pova 7 has a higher value at 396 ppi, while the Poco M7 has 374 ppi, meaning the Pova 7's screen might offer slightly sharper visuals.

When it comes to resolution, both phones share a similar Full HD+ display, with the Tecno Pova 7 offering a resolution of 1080 x 2460 px and the Poco M7 at 1080 x 2340 px. The Tecno Pova 7’s screen is marginally taller in terms of pixel count. For refresh rate, the Poco M7 offers a faster 144Hz, while the Tecno Pova 7 has a 120Hz refresh rate, which means the Poco M7’s display could provide smoother motion during fast-moving content.

Neither phone includes branded damage-resistant glass, HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision support, and neither features a secondary screen. Both devices do have touchscreens, ensuring standard responsive interaction with the displays.

Both the Tecno Pova 7 and the Xiaomi Poco M7 4G come with 256GB of internal storage and 8GB of RAM, providing ample space and memory for most users. In terms of performance, the two phones use different chipsets. The Tecno Pova 7 is powered by the MediaTek Helio G100, while the Poco M7 uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G. The Pova 7's chipset has a CPU configuration of 2 x 2.2 GHz and 6 x 2 GHz, whereas the Poco M7 has a configuration of 4 x 2.8 GHz and 4 x 1.9 GHz, which may result in different performance characteristics in certain tasks.

The GPU in the Tecno Pova 7 is the Mali G57 with a clock speed of 1000 MHz, while the Poco M7 uses the Adreno 610 GPU, which has a higher clock speed of 1260 MHz. Both phones have integrated LTE, integrated graphics, and support for 64-bit processing. They also both use big.LITTLE technology, with 8 CPU threads and TrustZone for security.

Other specifications that are comparable include RAM speed and semiconductor size. The Tecno Pova 7 has a faster RAM speed of 4266 MHz, compared to the Poco M7’s 2133 MHz, which could give the Pova 7 an edge in tasks requiring high memory bandwidth. Both phones are built with a 6 nm semiconductor size, and both support OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2, and DirectX 11 (Tecno Pova 7) or DirectX 12 (Poco M7). The maximum memory bandwidth on the Tecno Pova 7 is 17.1 GB/s, slightly higher than the Poco M7’s 17 GB/s, but both are similar in overall performance. Finally, the maximum memory capacity on the Poco M7 is 16GB, while the Pova 7 is limited to 12GB.

The Tecno Pova 7 and the Xiaomi Poco M7 4G both feature a dual-lens main camera, but with different specifications. The Pova 7 offers a 108 MP primary camera paired with a 2 MP secondary lens, while the Poco M7 has a 50 MP primary camera and a 2 MP secondary lens. Both devices have an 8 MP front-facing camera, ensuring similar selfie quality.

Neither phone includes built-in optical image stabilization, but both support continuous autofocus during video recording and phase-detection autofocus for photos. Both devices also offer manual controls, including exposure, ISO, and white balance, as well as features like serial shot mode, manual focus, and the ability to create panoramas in-camera. Additionally, both support slow-motion video recording and timelapse functions, but neither shoots raw photos or HDR10/Dolby Vision video.

The main difference in the camera flash setup is that the Tecno Pova 7 includes two flash LEDs, while the Poco M7 has only one. Neither phone has a front-facing LED flash. Both phones lack laser autofocus, 360° panorama shooting, or RGB LED flash capabilities, and neither has a front camera under the display or 3D photo/video recording features.

Both the Tecno Pova 7 and the Xiaomi Poco M7 4G run Android 15 and offer similar software features. They both include clipboard warnings, location privacy options, and camera/microphone privacy options, ensuring user security and control. Additionally, both phones support theme customization, app tracking blocking, on-device machine learning, notification permissions, media picker, game downloads while playing, dark mode, battery health check, extra dim mode, dynamic theming, and offloading apps.

In terms of functionality, both devices support customizable notifications, Live Text, full-page screenshots, split screen, PiP (Picture-in-Picture), sharing intents, child lock, widgets, offline voice recognition, voice commands, and tracking the device's current position. Both are multi-user systems and are free and open source. They also share the lack of a Quick Start feature.

The only difference is that both phones do not receive direct OS updates, and neither supports Wi-Fi password sharing or focus modes. Therefore, the software experience is almost identical between the Tecno Pova 7 and the Poco M7, with no major differences in terms of operating system capabilities.

Both the Tecno Pova 7 and the Xiaomi Poco M7 4G feature a large 7000 mAh battery, ensuring long-lasting usage. Neither phone supports wireless charging, but both support fast charging, with the Tecno Pova 7 offering a faster charging speed of 45W, compared to the Poco M7's 33W. Both phones have a non-removable rechargeable battery and come equipped with a battery level indicator, allowing users to easily monitor their battery status.

In terms of battery specifications, the key difference lies in the charging speed, where the Tecno Pova 7 offers a faster 45W charge compared to the Poco M7's 33W, providing a quicker recharge time for the Tecno device. Other than that, both devices share similar battery features, ensuring solid performance for long usage periods.

The Tecno Pova 7 and the Xiaomi Poco M7 4G differ in their audio features. The Pova 7 includes a 3.5 mm audio jack, allowing users to connect wired headphones or speakers, while the Poco M7 does not have a 3.5 mm jack. Additionally, the Pova 7 is equipped with stereo speakers, providing a more immersive audio experience, whereas the Poco M7 lacks stereo speakers.

Neither device supports advanced audio technologies like aptX, LDAC, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, or aptX Lossless, ensuring basic audio performance for both. The Tecno Pova 7 also features a built-in radio, which is not available on the Poco M7.

In summary, the Pova 7 offers more traditional audio options with a 3.5 mm audio jack, stereo speakers, and a radio, while the Poco M7 lacks these features, focusing on more modern wireless audio solutions.

Both the Tecno Pova 7 and the Xiaomi Poco M7 4G support 2 SIM cards, but neither has 5G support. The Pova 7 lacks an external memory slot, while the Poco M7 includes one, allowing for expandable storage. Both devices feature USB Type-C ports with USB version 2, and they both have NFC capabilities for easy contactless transactions.

In terms of connectivity, the Tecno Pova 7 offers a faster download speed of 650 MBits/s compared to the Poco M7's 390 MBits/s, though both have the same upload speed of 150 MBits/s. Both phones are equipped with a fingerprint scanner for security and have GPS and compass support. The Pova 7 additionally has a gyroscope, which the Poco M7 lacks.

Other features are largely similar between the two phones. Both devices lack an external infrared sensor, barometer, HDMI output, 3D facial recognition, iris scanner, or a built-in projector. They also support Galileo for navigation and have an accelerometer. Neither phone supports ANT+, motion tracking, or optical tracking, and neither includes a stylus or emergency SOS via satellite.

Both the Tecno Pova 7 and the Xiaomi Poco M7 4G feature a video light, allowing for better lighting during video recording. Neither device comes with sapphire glass for the display, nor do they have curved displays or e-paper displays, indicating they both use standard flat displays with regular glass.

In summary, both phones share identical features in this group, offering a video light but lacking advanced display technologies like sapphire glass, curved displays, or e-paper screens.