POCO F7
What you’d gain
- 1.5× faster
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Better water resistance
What you’d give up
- No charger in the box
- Heavier: 179 → 216 g
Should You Upgrade From the POCO F6?
How the POCO F6 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Our take
Worth considering
Security updates end around 2028 Newer phones are about 2.4× faster The best upgrade scores 3.0 points higher on camera and 2.7 on battery
Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.
Upgrades we’d look at
We don’t have a US launch price for the POCO F6, so phones at any price are shown. Choose a budget above to narrow it down.
OPPO Find X9 Ultra
What you’d gain
- 2.4× faster
- Camera score: 6.0 → 9.0
- Display score: 8.0 → 8.9
- Battery: 5,000 → 7,050 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Telephoto lens (10× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No charger in the box
- Heavier: 179 → 236 g
POCO F9 Ultra
What you’d gain
- 2.4× faster
- Camera score: 6.0 → 8.7
- Display score: 8.0 → 8.7
- Battery: 5,000 → 8,050 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Telephoto lens (5× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No charger in the box
- Heavier: 179 → 235 g
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Scores, speed and updates come from official specs, chip benchmarks (Geekbench 6, 3DMark) and the makers’ update policies. How we rate phones
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POCO F6 upgrade FAQ
Is the POCO F6 still supported?
POCO promises 4 years of security updates for the POCO F6, counted from its announcement in May 2024, so they should continue until around 2028. It gets 3 years of OS upgrades, until around 2027.
What is the best upgrade from the POCO F6?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, with a PhoneRanked score of 9.4 vs 6.8 for the POCO F6. The newest model of the same family is the POCO F7. We don’t have a US launch price for the POCO F6, so we looked at phones at any price.
How much faster is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra than the POCO F6?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the OPPO Find X9 Ultra is about 2.4 times as fast as the POCO F6. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 10,941 vs 4,880, and in the 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics test 2,706 vs 1,018.