Xiaomi Redmi 8 vs realme C61

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 8 vs realme C61 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi 8 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.95 GHz, while realme C61 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi 8 the better performer.


Display: realme C61 offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 8 offers 6.22 inches, making realme C61 the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi 8 and realme C61 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme C61 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 32 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 8 offers 12 MP, making realme C61 better for rear camera photography.


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


Battery: Both Xiaomi Redmi 8 and realme C61 offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: realme C61 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi 8 offers 32 GB, making realme C61 the better option for storage.


User Rating: realme C61 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Redmi 8 has a rating of 4.

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Xiaomi Redmi 8
₹7,999
(Not Released in India)
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₹7,249
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

71%
72%

Release Date

24 Apr, 2020
28 Jun, 2024

Performance

Snapdragon 439
Unisoc T612
Octa Core (upto 1.95 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.22 inches (15.8 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1520 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Good design and solid build
  • Long battery life
  • USB Type-C and fast charging support
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Average performance
  • Cameras could be better
  • Bloatware and spam notifications in MIUI
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4/5
(6 ratings)
4.3/5
(37,673 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

96,995
AnTuTu Score
N/A
22h 58m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
3 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Jun 28, 2024
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v14

OS Updates

N/A
1 Year

Security Updates

N/A
3 Year

Custom UI

MIUI
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
Unisoc T612

Processor

Octa core

1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.45 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

1.8 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)

12 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 505
Mali-G57

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
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.

96,995
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.22 inches  (15.8 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

720x1520 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Brightness

400 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
560 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
560 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
90 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
180 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19:9
20:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
259 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.48 %
86.54 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
90.3 %

Design

Height

156.4 mm
167.26 mm

Width

75.4 mm
76.67 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm
7.84 mm

Weight

188 grams
187 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.55" sensor size IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
32 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view28 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.7µm pixel size
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
6500 x 4920 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
N/A

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.

22h 58m
N/A

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

2h 35m 6s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 2 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

Head: 0.339 W/kg Body: 1.000 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Side

Other Sensors

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