POCO C71 vs Lava Shark 5G

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Comparing the POCO C71 vs Lava Shark 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Lava Shark 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while POCO C71 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Lava Shark 5G the better performer.


Display: POCO C71 offers a screen size of 6.88 inches, while Lava Shark 5G offers 6.75 inches, making POCO C71 the larger display of the two. Both POCO C71 and Lava Shark 5G feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: POCO C71 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 32 MP, while Lava Shark 5G offers 13 MP, making POCO C71 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: POCO C71 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Lava Shark 5G offers 5 MP, making POCO C71 better for front camera photography.


Battery: POCO C71 delivers longer battery life with 13h 41m, while Lava Shark 5G delivers 10h 51m, making POCO C71 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both POCO C71 and Lava Shark 5G offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: POCO C71 receives a higher expert rating of 7.5 from the editorial team, while Lava Shark 5G is rated 7.4.


User Rating: Lava Shark 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while POCO C71 has a rating of 3.9.

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Summary

Release Date

08 Apr, 2025
23 May, 2025
06 May, 2026

Performance

Unisoc T7250
Unisoc T765
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
6.75 inches (17.15 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1640 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

32 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

5200 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh
15W Fast Charging
N/A
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
256 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.5/10
7.4/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Standout design
  • Big 120Hz display
  • Android 15 GO + 2 OS updates
  • Clean, Fluid OS
  • 5G on a budget
  • Decent performance
  • Near-stock Android
  • Respectable battery life
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Cameras need improvement
  • Slow charging speed
  • Average cameras
  • Limited RAM & storage
  • Charging speeds could have been better
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3.9/5
(64,625 ratings)
4.3/5
(1,246 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

265,154
AnTuTu Score
387,657
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
13h 41m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
10h 51m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Apr 08, 2025
(Official)
May 23, 2025
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v15
Android v15
Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

4 Years
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Unisoc T7250
Unisoc T765
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

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

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2.1 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
6 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57
Mali-G57 MC2
Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

265,154
387,657
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

27.0 s
20.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
8.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

40.2 %
20.5 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.88 inches  (17.48 cm)
6.75 inches  (17.15 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1640 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

600 nits
N/A
5000 nits

HBM Brightness

600 nits
N/A
N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

260 ppi
260 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.23 %
84.14 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

171.79 mm
168.04 mm
150.83 mm

Width

77.8 mm
77.8 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.26 mm
8.2 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

193 grams
200 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52
Yes Splash proof IP54
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75 Wide Angle
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

6500 x 4920 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
N/A
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Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
N/A
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5200 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

13h 41m
10h 51m
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 0m 0s
2h 38m 10s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
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)
N/A
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SIM 2

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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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