Motorola Thinkphone 25 vs Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro

Verdict

Motorola Thinkphone 25 and Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro tie on the OH Rank at a score of 70. Motorola Thinkphone 25 wins on IP Protection and Desktop Replacement; Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro wins on Performance and Battery. Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro is 3.8mm wider than Motorola Thinkphone 25. Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro is the more recent release, from Mar 2025.

Score Breakdown

Category

Motorola Thinkphone 25

71.2mm (2.8in) · Nov 2024 · Rank #83

Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro

75mm (2.95in) · Mar 2025 · Rank #87
Performance /15
5
9
Battery /15
12
14
Screen /15
13
15
IP Protection /15
15
12
Main Camera /15
9
9
Selfie /5
3
3
Video /5
3
3
SD Memory /5
0
0
Software /5
5
5
Desktop Replacement /5
5
0
TOTAL
70
70
Motorola Thinkphone 25
71.2mm (2.8in) · Nov 2024 · Rank #83
5+12+13+15+9+3+3+0+5+5 = 70
* TOP Midranger

EDITORIAL: Motorola has preserved the spirit of innovation and creativity despite transfers to Google (in 2012) and Lenovo (in 2014). Their phones feature solid build with unusual and fun colors, good ingress protection and solid camera tech. The software is a very clean version of Android with useful but minimal additions such as “karate chop” move to turn on the main camera. This phone features a very interesting aramid fibre back, plastic frame, full IP68 water resistance with military grade drop protection, up to 5 years of OS updates and desktop replacement software bundled inside fast and feature rich OS.

PROs
compact and light 171gr build with fibre back panel, industry best ingress and drop protection, good (50MP main 10MP tele booth with OIS OIS and 13MP ultrawide – all three with PDAF) camera setup, long update support of a great OS with excellent desktop replacement functionality
CONs
could be hard to find, Motorola’s software updates can come with a delay (updated Apr 15, 2025)
Xiaomi Poco F7 Pro
75mm (2.95in) · Mar 2025 · Rank #87
9+14+15+12+9+3+3+0+5+0 = 70

EDITORIAL: This Poco scores better than the new Poco X7 Ultra because it trades the top chip for last year’s SD 8 Gen 3 but comes with a much bigger (6000mAh vs 5300 on Ultra) battery. The camera setup is downgraded from the Ultra but still delivers competent main and ultrawide shots and videos. This phone is a pleasure to use too for it’s great IP68 build and smooth OS performance.

PROs
fast SD 8 Gen 3 with UFS4.1 performance, a 2-day 6000mAh battery endurance with a sub-1hr 90W wired charging, excellent >500ppi >1400nits AMOLED screen with Dolby Vision, reliable 50MP OIS PDAF main with a 8MP ultrawide, 4 years of OS updates
CONs
selfie with no AF, no SDmemory expansion, no desktop replacement software (added Apr 27, 2025)

Both phones here were scored by me, using the same ten categories, with no ads, sponsorships, or manufacturer relationships — this comparison is as objective and honest as it gets.

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