POCO C71 vs Xiaomi Redmi A5

Comparing the POCO C71 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: Both POCO C71 and Xiaomi Redmi A5 run at the same processing speed of 1.8 GHz.

Display: Both POCO C71 and Xiaomi Redmi A5 offer the same screen size of 6.88 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both POCO C71 and Xiaomi Redmi A5 feature a 32 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both POCO C71 and Xiaomi Redmi A5 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Both POCO C71 and Xiaomi Redmi A5 offer the same 5200 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Both POCO C71 and Xiaomi Redmi A5 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi A5 receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while POCO C71 has a rating of 3.8.

POCO C71

₹8,999

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Xiaomi Redmi A5

₹10,990

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

74%

73%

Release Date

08 Apr, 2025

16 Apr, 2025

Performance


Unisoc T7250	Unisoc T7250
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


6.88 inches (17.48 cm)	6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1640 px (HD+)	720x1650 px (HD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


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

Storage

64 GB	64 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.5/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Cameras need improvement
Slow charging speed

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

3.8/5

(65,102 ratings)

4.1/5

(9,723 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

265,154 AnTuTu Score	N/A
13h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Apr 08, 2025

(Official)

Apr 16, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

OS Updates

2 Years

Security Updates

4 Years

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Unisoc T7250

Processor

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)

Mali-G57

Mali-G57 MP1

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB

3 GB / 4 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

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

27.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

40.2 %

N/A

* 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+)

720x1650 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

600 nits

HBM Brightness

600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Pixel Density

260 ppi

262 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.23 %

84.27 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

171.79 mm

171.7 mm

Width

77.8 mm

Thickness

8.26 mm

8.2 mm

Weight

193 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

32 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75 Wide Angle

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

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6500 x 4920 Pixels

Settings

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

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle 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

5200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 15W 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

N/A

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

2h 0m 0s

N/A

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) / 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)

SAR Value

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 v5.2

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 Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

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