POCO C71 vs POCO M7

Comparing the POCO C71 vs POCO M7 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: POCO M7 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,228, while POCO C71 scores 1,481, making POCO M7 the better performer.

Display: Both POCO C71 and POCO M7 offer the same screen size of 6.88 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: POCO M7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while POCO C71 offers 32 MP, making POCO M7 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both POCO C71 and POCO M7 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: POCO M7 delivers longer battery life with 14h 27m, while POCO C71 delivers 13h 41m, making POCO M7 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: POCO C71 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while POCO M7 offers 128 GB, making POCO C71 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: POCO M7 receives a higher expert rating of 7.8 from the editorial team, while POCO C71 is rated 7.5.

User Rating: POCO M7 receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while POCO C71 has a rating of 3.8.

POCO C71

₹11,490

@ Amazon

POCO M7

₹12,499

@ Flipkart

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Summary

Spec Score

74%

77%

Release Date

08 Apr, 2025

07 Mar, 2025

Performance


Unisoc T7250	Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.88 inches (17.48 cm)	6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1640 px (HD+)	720x1640 px (HD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5200 mAh	5160 mAh
15W Fast Charging	18W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	128 GB
eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.5/10

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7.8/10

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Pros

Standout design
Big 120Hz display
Android 15 GO + 2 OS updates
Clean, Fluid OS

Great multimedia output
Good performance
Reliable daylight cameras
Decent battery life

Cons

Cameras need improvement
Slow charging speed

Poor low light cameras
Pre-installed apps

User Ratings

3.8/5

(62,770 ratings)

4.1/5

(81,607 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

265,154 AnTuTu Score	436,798 AnTuTu Score
13h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 27m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Apr 08, 2025

(Official)

Mar 07, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v14

OS Updates

2 Years

Security Updates

4 Years

Custom UI

N/A

HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Unisoc T7250

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 1.95 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57

Adreno 613

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

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

436,798

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

27.0 s

29.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

40.2 %

33.8 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.88 inches (17.48 cm)

Resolution

720x1640 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

600 nits

HBM Brightness

600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

260 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.23 %

84.18 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

171.79 mm

171.88 mm

Width

77.8 mm

Thickness

8.26 mm

8.22 mm

Weight

193 grams

205 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

32 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.9" sensor size IMX852 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6500 x 4920 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

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
Voice Shutter

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5200 mAh

5160 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging

Yes 18W Fast 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

14h 27m

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

2h 0m 0s

1h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) 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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) 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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)