POCO C61 vs Xiaomi Redmi A5

Comparing the POCO C61 vs Xiaomi Redmi A5 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO C61 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi A5 runs at 1.8 GHz, making POCO C61 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a screen size of 6.88 inches, while POCO C61 offers 6.71 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 the larger display of the two. Both POCO C61 and Xiaomi Redmi A5 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 32 MP, while POCO C61 offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while POCO C61 offers 5 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a higher battery capacity with 5200 mAh, while POCO C61 offers 5000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both POCO C61 and Xiaomi Redmi A5 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

User Rating: POCO C61 and Xiaomi Redmi A5 both receive the same user rating of 4.1.

POCO C61

₹7,499

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Summary

Spec Score

71%

73%

Release Date

28 Mar, 2024

16 Apr, 2025

Performance


MediaTek Helio G36	Unisoc T7250
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


6.71 inches (17.04 cm)	6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1650 px (HD+)	720x1650 px (HD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	32 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	N/A

Front Camera


5 MP	8 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	5200 mAh
N/A	15W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

4.1/5

(110,944 ratings)

4.1/5

(9,925 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 28, 2024

(Official)

Apr 16, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v15

OS Updates

2 Years

Security Updates

3 Years

4 Years

Custom UI

MIUI	Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G36

Unisoc T7250

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320

Mali-G57 MP1

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB

3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.71 inches (17.04 cm)

6.88 inches (17.48 cm)

Resolution

720x1650 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

500 nits

600 nits

HBM Brightness

500 nits

600 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

Pixel Density

268 ppi

262 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.34 %

84.27 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

168.4 mm

171.7 mm

Width

76.3 mm

77.8 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

8.2 mm

Weight

199 grams

193 grams

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0 Wide Angle

32 MP
Primary Cameraf/2 Wide Angle0.61µm pixel size

2 MP
Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

6500 x 4920 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Film Camera

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

5200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes 15W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 0.839 W/kg Body: 0.773 W/kg

Head: 0.818 W/kg Body: 0.770 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.4

Yes v5.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

HDMI

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

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