POCO M5 vs realme C55

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Comparing the POCO M5 vs realme C55 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 M5 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,961, while realme C55 scores 1,415, making POCO M5 the better performer.


Display: realme C55 offers a screen size of 6.72 inches, while POCO M5 offers 6.58 inches, making realme C55 the larger display of the two. Both POCO M5 and realme C55 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme C55 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while POCO M5 offers 50 MP, making realme C55 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both POCO M5 and realme C55 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: POCO M5 delivers longer battery life with 18h 03m, while realme C55 delivers 10h 28m, making POCO M5 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both POCO M5 and realme C55 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both POCO M5 and realme C55 equally at 7.


User Rating: realme C55 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while POCO M5 has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Spec Score

76%
73%

Release Date

13 Sep, 2022
21 Mar, 2023

Performance

MediaTek Helio G99
MediaTek Helio G88
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.58 inches (16.71 cm)
6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2408 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging
33W Super VOOC Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.2
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Good design
  • Solid battery life
  • Respectable performance
  • Attractive design
  • Good daylight photography
  • Decent battery life
  • Mini capsule looks promising

Cons

  • Low light photography needs improvement
  • Ships with bloatware
  • Portrait mode could have been better
  • Finicky fingerprint scanner
  • Bloatware and ads

User Ratings

4.1/5
(40,500 ratings)
4.4/5
(115,343 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

18h 03m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
10h 28m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Videos
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Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2022
(Official)
Mar 21, 2023
(Official)

Operating System

Android v12
Android v13

Custom UI

MIUI
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G99
MediaTek Helio G88

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2
Mali-G52 MC2

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 s
36.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
4.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.7 %
34.3 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.58 inches  (16.71 cm)
6.72 inches  (17.07 cm)

Resolution

1080x2408 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

500 nits
680 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
392 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.92 %
86.74 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.4 %

Design

Height

163.9 mm
165.6 mm

Width

76 mm
75.9 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

201 grams
189.5 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide AngleS5KJN1 ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Movie Frame
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 33W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 63 minutes

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.

18h 03m
10h 28m

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

1h 56m 54s
1h 0m 34s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

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) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 0.851 W/kg Body: 0.674 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3
Yes v5.1

GPS

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

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

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