Consensus of 7 reviews (5 scored) from 5 independent publishers. PC-Welt and Tech Advisor (both Foundry); TechRadar and Android Central (both Future plc) count as one voice. How this is calculated.
consensus 77
Trusted Reviews84
Android Central79
PC-Welt77
Tech Advisor76
TechRadar63
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Each dot is one review, adjusted for how that publication usually scores; the line is our consensus. The closer the dots sit to the line, the more the reviewers agree.
Where the reviewers agree
Performance is strong, driven by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, with good gaming capability. — TechRadar, Tech Advisor, Android Central, SmartWorld, Phonandroid, PC-Welt
Battery life is excellent, with the large 6500mAh cell lasting a day and a half or more. — TechRadar, Tech Advisor, Android Central, SmartWorld, Trusted Reviews
The display is bright, with a 120Hz AMOLED panel. — TechRadar, Tech Advisor, Android Central, SmartWorld, Phonandroid, PC-Welt, Trusted Reviews
The cameras are the weak point, particularly the ultrawide and the lack of a telephoto lens. — TechRadar, Tech Advisor, Android Central, SmartWorld, Phonandroid, PC-Welt, Trusted Reviews
Where they disagree
Value is praised as strong by Android Central and Trusted Reviews, while SmartWorld and Phonandroid call out the large size and weight, with Phonandroid noting it is heavy at around 218 g. — Android Central, Trusted Reviews, SmartWorld, Phonandroid
Tech Advisor and PC-Welt note the phone gets warm during extended gaming or use, while the other reviews do not raise heat as an issue. — Tech Advisor, PC-Welt
Bottom line: Suits buyers who want top performance, long battery life and a bright screen for the price, especially gamers. The trade-offs are weaker cameras, heavy bloatware, a large heavy body and no eSIM.
Summarised with AI from the 7 reviews below — each one is linked in full.
Photos belong to the publications credited; each links to the full review.
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Key specs
Released
June 2025
Launch price (USD)
$399
Launch price (UK)
£389
Launch price (Europe)
€449
Form factor
Standard
OS
Android
Display
6.8″
Main camera
50 MP
Telephoto lens
No
Battery
6,500 mAh
Wired charging
90 W
Chipset
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Base storage
256 GB
Weight
216 g
Water resistance
IP68
Software updates
6 years
Sold in
UK, Europe, India · not in US
What the reviewers said
SmartWorld IT
No scoreAug 4, 2025
An interesting top-end POCO phone with strong power, fast charging and good battery life. Large size and lack of eSIM hold it back, but discounts make it attractive.
Very fast and well built with excellent battery life for under £400, but the HyperOS software, camera and bulk hold it back. A strong budget pick for power users and…
Fast Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 performance for the price
Excellent build quality with metal frame and glass back
POCO's F7 is the best mid-range phone of 2025, with excellent battery life, a bright AMOLED screen, top performance and long update support, though cameras lag.
Outstanding battery life, over a day and a half
Top performance in the mid-range category
Vivid, bright AMOLED panel with PWM dimming
Strong value for money
Four OS updates and six years of security patches
Wide-angle camera is average and weak in low light
Global model has smaller 6,500mAh battery than India version
Verdicts, pros and cons are short summaries in our words of each publisher's review; scores are as the publisher gave them. Specs are taken from the reviews' spec boxes — where they differ, we show the value most of them give; price is the US launch price of the base model. Read the originals for the full picture.
