POCO F7 Ultra Review

Poco’s greatest is a fine sub-flagship. There are some compromises of course – but you can’t expect anything more at this price.

“The Poco F7 Ultra improves on Poco phones of the past in design, camera, and software, making it the best phone from the brand we've used.”

The Poco F7 Ultra brings the flagship Snapdraon 8 Elite chip to the mid-range smartphone market, as well as a serviceable camera system that's as good as any other competitor at this price. Oh, and a frankly staggering battery life.

The Poco F7 Ultra packs solid performance, a great display, and super-fast charging, making it a true flagship killer. The camera does well for everyday shots, but the lack of a 3.5mm jack and the average ultra-wide camera are a bit disappointing. Still, for the price, you're getting a lot of premium features, which makes it a pretty sweet deal overall.

I've only spent a weekend with this budget Poco camera phone, and I'm already in love. Xiaomi's Poco F7 Ultra is a flagship in disguise, and the camera quality has seriously shocked me. I'm mega impressed with how sharp it can capture a moving subject (like my dog mid-air flying after a tennis ball), and I think in this aspect it might even be better than the Samsung S25 Ultra, which I've recently tested. Despite this being an AI camera phone, it's very subtle. There's no overprocessing images with ultra HDR, but the shots do look very well exposed and sharp in every scene. I'm hoping to dive deeper into the Poco F7 Ultra's camera the more time I spend with it, but as far as first impressions go, this Poco knocked it out of the park for me.

POCO always knew how to make phones with great hardware, but its devices didn't have the best cameras. It's changing that with the F7 Ultra; the phone is an all-rounder that delivers the latest Qualcomm silicon, a sizable battery, vibrant OLED with 120Hz refresh, and IP68 ingress protection. But where it stands out against its predecessors is the cameras; POCO finally outfitted high-quality auxiliary lenses in addition to a great main camera, and the phone takes much better photos as a result. It still doesn't quite measure up to the best Chinese phones in this regard, but considering what you pay for the phone, the F7 Ultra is the ultimate value-focused flagship of 2025.