POCO F7 Full Review Really the Best Smartphone Under ₹31,000

POCO F7 Full Review Really the Best Smartphone Under ₹31,000 When POCO released the F7, it felt like a breath of fresh air. This phone looked, felt, and most importantly performed like a flagship, yet it launched for under ₹31,000 in India (about CNY 2,299 in China). Whether you’re a serious gamer, a content creator on the go, or someone who simply wants a smooth daily experience, the F7 is worth your attention.

Blis­ter­ing Speed with Snap­drag­on 8s Gen 4

The high­light of this device is Qualcomm’s Snap­drag­on 8s Gen 4. Built on a 4 nm process, it runs its high-per­for­mance cores up to 3.21 GHz. In every­day terms, apps open instant­ly, mul­ti­task­ing is smooth, and even demand­ing tasks like 4K video edits or heavy AR fil­ters run with­out issues. Com­pared to last year’s chip, it offers about 30 per­cent more CPU pow­er and near­ly 50 per­cent bet­ter graph­ics per­for­mance. AI tasks, such as smart pho­to modes or on-device speech recog­ni­tion, feel incred­i­bly fast. Bot­tom line: what­ev­er you throw at it, the F7 han­dles it with ease.

Marathon-Lev­el Bat­tery: 6500 mAh with 90 W Hyper­Charge

Wor­ried about your bat­tery? The F7 has a huge 6500 mAh bat­tery that lasts a full day of heavy use, often spilling into a sec­ond day. In our expe­ri­ence, you can binge-watch videos for 20 hours or game for 16 hours and still have pow­er. When it’s time to recharge, the includ­ed 90 W Hyper­Charge adapter brings you from zero to 80 per­cent in about 30 min­utes. Need to share some pow­er? It has 22.5 W reverse charg­ing, so you can help a friend’s phone too.

A Feast for Your Eyes: 6.83″ 1.5K AMOLED, 120 Hz

If dis­play qual­i­ty mat­ters, the F7 excels. The 6.83-inch AMOLED screen boasts a sharp 2772 × 1280 res­o­lu­tion, cov­ers 100 per­cent of DCI-P3, and dis­plays 68 bil­lion col­ors. Gamers and UI fans will appre­ci­ate the 120 Hz refresh rate, while the 480 Hz touch sam­pling (even faster in Game Tur­bo Mode) ensures every tap feels imme­di­ate. Bright­ness reach­es up to 3,200 nits, mak­ing it easy to read out­doors. TÜV Rhein­land cer­ti­fi­ca­tion means it’s easy on the eyes dur­ing long ses­sions.

Real-Life Gam­ing Ses­sions

I test­ed the F7 with my favorite games Gen­shin Impact, Call of Duty Mobile, and Asphalt 9 and it per­formed won­der­ful­ly. Thanks to the Snap­drag­on® 8s Gen 4 and Wild­Boost 4.0, frame rates remained steady, even after an hour of intense play. The touch response was flaw­less, so I achieved head­shots eas­i­ly, and the screen’s smooth 120 Hz refresh made ani­ma­tions feel silky. Heat? Bare­ly notice­able due to the IceLoop cool­ing, keep­ing my hands cool and pre­vent­ing throt­tling dur­ing match­es. The stereo speak­ers also enhance audio, let­ting you hear ene­my foot­steps and in-game cues clear­ly.

Pro-Lev­el Pho­tos and Video: 50 MP Sony IMX882 + OIS

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POCO has con­sis­tent­ly impressed with its cam­eras, and the F7 is no dif­fer­ent. The 50 MP Sony IMX882 main sen­sor, fea­tur­ing a ƒ/1.5 aper­ture and opti­cal image sta­bi­liza­tion, cap­tures sharp, bright images even in low light. You’ll get clean, detailed shots thanks to its larg­er 1.6 µm super-pix­els and AI scene detec­tion. There’s also an 8 MP ultra-wide lens for land­scapes and a 20 MP front cam­era for great self­ies and video calls. With burst mode, time-lapse, and motion cap­ture, this cam­era sys­tem rivals those found in much prici­er phones.

Shoot­ing and Shar­ing Moments

Record­ing video on the F7 is sim­ple. I made a quick trav­el vlog in 4K at 60 fps, and the OIS kept the footage sta­ble even while walk­ing. The mic cap­tured my voice clear­ly over back­ground noise, and edit­ing on the phone was quick I eas­i­ly cut and spliced clips in Light­room Mobile. Friends praised the sharp­ness and smooth­ness of the footage when I shared it on Insta­gram and What­sApp; you real­ly get flag­ship-lev­el video with­out need­ing a gim­bal or expen­sive cam­era.

Stay Cool: 3D Dual-Chan­nel IceLoop

Heat can harm per­for­mance, and POCO’s IceLoop cool­ing address­es this issue direct­ly. A com­bi­na­tion of graphite and vapor cham­bers spread across 6,000 mm², along with 13 tem­per­a­ture sen­sors, keeps the CPU and GPU cool­er. Com­pared to its pre­de­ces­sor, the F7 runs about 20 per­cent cool­er under stress, result­ing in less throt­tling and smoother frame rates dur­ing long gam­ing ses­sions.

Built Like a Flag­ship: Glass, Met­al, and IP68

When you pick up the F7, you might mis­take it for a prici­er phone. The CNC-cut alu­minum frame feels stur­dy, and the glass back adds a touch of ele­gance with­out attract­ing fin­ger­prints. At just 8.2 mm thick, it’s com­fort­able to hold, and the X‑axis lin­ear motor pro­vides sat­is­fy­ing hap­tic feed­back. POCO also includ­ed IP68 dust and water resis­tance, pro­tect­ing against spills, splash­es, or a quick dunk (up to 1.5 m for 30 min­utes).

Audio and Con­nec­tiv­i­ty That Impress

A strong dis­play and proces­sor deserve equal­ly impres­sive audio, and the F7’s dual stereo speak­ers with Dol­by Atmos deliv­er. If you pre­fer ear­buds, Hi-Res Audio and Hi-Res Wire­less cer­ti­fi­ca­tions ensure top-qual­i­ty sound. Con­nec­tiv­i­ty improves with the ded­i­cat­ed Surge T1S tuner, enhanc­ing cel­lu­lar speeds by about 20 per­cent and Wi-Fi/Blue­tooth by about 31 per­cent com­pared to the F6. With Wi-Fi 7, Blue­tooth 6.0, and full GNSS (includ­ing Nav­IC), you’re set for fast down­loads and pre­cise nav­i­ga­tion.

Every­day Essen­tials: Calls, Chats, and Social Scrolling

Of course, it’s not all games and videos. Mak­ing video calls with the 20 MP front cam­era felt seam­less faces remained clear, even in low­er light. Brows­ing social feeds, scrolling through pho­tos, and switch­ing between chats and emails was instant. Whether you’re join­ing Zoom meet­ings or stream­ing music on the go, the com­bi­na­tion of sta­ble Wi-Fi 7 and long bat­tery life means you won’t be scram­bling for a charg­er dur­ing the day.

Game On: Wild­Boost 4.0 and Smart Frame Tech

Gamers will appre­ci­ate the soft­ware adjust­ments that max­i­mize per­for­mance. Wild­Boost Opti­miza­tion 4.0 dynam­i­cal­ly man­ages CPU/GPU resources for con­sis­tent per­for­mance, while frame inter­po­la­tion smooths out games like Gen­shin Impact with­out strain­ing the hard­ware. Super Res­o­lu­tion enhances in-game visu­als, and Game Audio helps iden­ti­fy direc­tion­al sounds for a com­pet­i­tive advan­tage. Edge-touch sup­pres­sion and ges­ture track­ing pre­vent acci­den­tal taps per­fect for long gam­ing ses­sions.

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Fea­ture	High­lights
Proces­sor	Snap­drag­on 8s Gen 4, 3.21 GHz; +30% CPU; +50% GPU; instant AI
Bat­tery & Charg­ing	6500 mAh; 16–20 h use; 90 W (0→80 % in 30 m); 22.5 W reverse
Dis­play	6.83″ 1.5K AMOLED; 120 Hz; 480 Hz touch; 3200 nits; TÜV
Cam­era & Video	50 MP IMX882 OIS; 8 MP ultra‑wide; 20 MP front; 4K 60 fps
Cool­ing	IceLoop 3D; 6000 mm²; ~20% cool­er; sta­ble under load
Build & Dura­bil­i­ty	Alu­minum frame; glass back; 8.2 mm; IP68; strong hap­tics
Audio & Con­nec­tiv­i­ty	Stereo Dol­by Atmos; Hi‑Res Audio; Surge T1S tuner; Wi‑Fi 7; BT 6.0; GNSS
Gam­ing	Wild­Boost 4.0; frame inter­po­la­tion; Super Res­o­lu­tion; edge‑touch sup­pres­sion
Soft­ware & AI	Hyper­OS 2; AI Writ­ing; Speech‑to‑text; real‑time trans­la­tion; Gem­i­ni
Pric­ing	Chi­na: CNY 2,299 (12+256 GB); India: ₹31,999 (12+256 GB)

Hyper­OS 2 and the AI Edge

POCO’s Hyper­OS 2 adds Xiaomi’s AI fea­tures on top of Android, result­ing in a pol­ished expe­ri­ence. AI Writ­ing helps you draft texts any­where, AI Speech Recog­ni­tion turns voice into clear tran­scripts, and the AI Inter­preter pro­vides real-time trans­la­tion dur­ing calls or face-to-face. Inte­gra­tion with Google Gem­i­ni allows brain­storm­ing, search­ing, or con­trol­ling apps through nat­ur­al lan­guage. It’s not just a phone OS—it feels like hav­ing an AI com­pan­ion.

Pric­ing That Seals the Deal
Here’s where the F7 tru­ly stands out:

• Chi­na (12 GB + 256 GB): CNY 2,299 (≈ ₹26,500)
• Chi­na (12 GB + 512 GB): CNY 2,599 (≈ ₹29,950)
• India (12 GB + 256 GB): ₹31,999
• India (12 GB + 512 GB): ₹34,999

Even with tax­es and duties, the base mod­el is sev­er­al thou­sand rupees cheap­er than most com­peti­tors. In sim­ple terms, you get flag­ship-grade specs for mid-range prices.

The Bot­tom Line

POCO has done some­thing remark­able with the F7: it makes pre­mi­um per­for­mance, bat­tery life, dis­play qual­i­ty, and camera/video capa­bil­i­ties acces­si­ble to every­one. Whether you’re gam­ing, binge-watch­ing, cre­at­ing con­tent, or just get­ting through a busy day of calls and chats, this phone excels in every aspect with­out ever feel­ing like a com­pro­mise. At under ₹31,000, the POCO F7 is not just a “flag­ship killer,” it shows that you don’t need to spend a for­tune to own an excel­lent smart­phone.