Xiaomi Redmi A5 vs realme C61

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi A5 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: Both Xiaomi Redmi A5 and realme C61 run at the same processing speed of 1.8 GHz.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a screen size of 6.88 inches, while realme C61 offers 6.78 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi A5 and realme C61 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi A5 and realme C61 feature a 32 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while realme C61 offers 5 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a higher battery capacity with 5200 mAh, while realme C61 offers 5000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi A5 and realme C61 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

User Rating: realme C61 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Redmi A5 has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Spec Score

73%

72%

Release Date

16 Apr, 2025

28 Jun, 2024

Performance


Unisoc T7250	Unisoc T612
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.88 inches (17.48 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1650 px (HD+)	720x1600 px (HD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	5 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


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

Storage

64 GB	64 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

4.1/5

(9,282 ratings)

4.3/5

(37,962 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Apr 16, 2025

(Official)

Jun 28, 2024

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v14

OS Updates

2 Years

1 Year

Security Updates

4 Years

3 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Unisoc T7250

Unisoc T612

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MP1

Mali-G57

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB

4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.88 inches (17.48 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

720x1650 px (HD+)

720x1600 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

600 nits

560 nits

HBM Brightness

600 nits

560 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

262 ppi

259 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.27 %

86.54 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.3 %

Design

Height

171.7 mm

167.26 mm

Width

77.8 mm

76.67 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

7.84 mm

Weight

193 grams

187 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52

Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

32 MP
Primary Cameraf/2 Wide Angle0.61µm 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

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6500 x 4920 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Film Camera

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

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

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A	Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5200 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

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 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) / 700(band 28) / 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: 0.818 W/kg Body: 0.770 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v5.0

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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