Introduction
Poco M7 Pro & Poco C75. These 2 phones have been launched by Poco. This phone comes under Rs 15K & the price range between Rs 10K-15K is very interesting. And there are times when 1-2 features are good & some are not. You don’t get a balanced phone. And according to me, the M7 Pro is a balanced phone under Rs 15K. And I’m saying this because if you talk about the display, performance & camera, everything has been looked at. So this comes out as a balanced phone.
The 45W charger comes inside the box & that’s nice. You get good phones in this price range but if you don’t get a charger in the box, you’ll have to spend Rs 1-2K for it. And then you have USB Type A to Type C charging cable.
Overview
It looks very different but I like it. It’s written 5G on the bottom & Poco’s camera model branding. It’s very nice with flat sides. It has a screen guard of 189mm. It’s 188-189g weight. The in hand feel of the phone is good. If I talk about the ports & buttons, there’s a sim card tray at the bottom. There’s a USB Type C port, a microphone & a speaker grill.
There’s a power on & off button on the right. Interestingly, there’s an in display fingerprint sensor. There’s a volume rocker at the top & it’s busy. There’s a 3.5mm jack at the top. It’s a rare commodity but it’s there. There’s a speaker grill, an IR blaster & a noise cancelling microphone. If I talk about the sim card tray, there’s a hybrid sim card slot. You can use 1 sim card & 1 SD card or 2 sim cards. If I talk about the protection, there’s Gorilla Glass 5 protection.
Display
It has a flat display. Display is very important & it’s display is good. In this price range, it’s under Rs 15K. The display is 6.67” with 120Hz FHD+. And it’s a G OLED display with 92% screen-to-body ratio. In this price range, it has the brightest display with 2100 nits. So when you go out & you’re viewing something, there shouldn’t be any problems. If I talk about the display, the colors are very good. The bezels on the sides are thin. The chin is of average size. But overall, it’s a nice & punchy display. So for multimedia, you’ll definitely enjoy it.
Multimedia
Let’s talk about the multimedia here. We’ve seen that it gives HDR on Netflix, but we’re not sure. Sometimes it doesn’t give it on YouTube, but yes, it shows. If I talk about the speakers, you get stereo speakers. Even the video viewing experience is excellent. The viewing angles are good. You can amplify the sound by 300%. If you want a loud sound, you can do that as well. So that’s very nice.
Specifications
Let’s talk about the specifications. It comes on Dimensity 7025 Ultra. And it’s Antutu score is close to 5 Lakhs. It’s around 4.85-4.95 Lakhs. The base variant is 6GB RAM & 128GB storage. It has UFS 2.2 storage, LPDDR4X RAM. It has a 5110mAh battery & supports 45W charging.
As I said, the display is good & it’s 120Hz. So you enjoy playing on this flat display. We did long gaming sessions. In terms of stability, we got 86-87% CPU stability score. It wasn’t too hot, so thermals are also in check. Overall, in terms of performance, it’s quite decent. And the thermals are in check because it has a 7820mm^2 vapor cooling chamber. So the thermals are amazing.
Operating System
Let’s talk about the OS. It comes with HyperOS & it’s based on Android 14. But POCO has said that you’ll get 2 years of major updates & 4 years of security updates. If I talk about the OS, you get pre-installed apps which you can uninstall. In fact, you can disable system apps as well.
Features
If I talk about the features, you get Xiaomi’s own dialer. So if you want to record a call, you don’t have to do it. If I talk about the sensors, you get an in-display fingerprint sensor, face unlock, etc. And everything works well. If I talk about connectivity, you get 7 5G bands. And yes, it’s standalone. It supports SA & NSA. So, if you’re on Airtel, Jio or any other network, you shouldn’t have any problems. You get dual band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.3 & IR Blaster. There’s no NFC support. Another important thing is the display performance & then comes the camera. You don’t get good cameras under Rs 15K. You get soft photos.
Camera
It doesn’t have ultrawide, but the primary sensor is Sony’s 50MP LYT600. And it supports OIS. So, the primary sensor is quite good. The colors are good & the dynamic range is good. We don’t expect under Rs 15K. If we take 10 photos, they’ll come out good in 7-8 HDR. 2-3 photos are hit & miss, which is good. If we talk about selfies, you get a 20MP selfie sensor. And selfies are amazing! Yes, the skin tones are good, the colors are on point. We’ve taken a lot of photos & videos. If we talk about camera features, you get a 50MP native photo. You get video, photos, portrait mode, night mode. If I talk about the pro mode, you get shutter speed, ISO, panorama, slow motion, time lapse, AI watermark. So, all that is there. And the photos are decent in low light too. There’s a reason. Because it has the lowest aperture in this segment. F1.5 means there’s more light on the camera sensor. Because of which the photos are good even in low light. And yes, you get AI too. You can zoom in & out the portraits. It keeps all the details in the photos decently.
Conclusion
So, I can’t nitpick which is good & which is bad. It’s not like it’s great in some cases & not so good in others. Everything is quite balanced. And if I talk about the other features, you get IP64. In this price range, you get IP52 & IP62. But this has IP64. SAR value is within limits. You get FM radio support, 3.5mm jack, IR blaster, and noise cancelling microphone. So again, it has all the important features.
