realme C55 vs POCO X5

Comparing the realme C55 vs POCO X5 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 X5 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,019, while realme C55 scores 1,415, making POCO X5 the better performer.

Display: realme C55 offers a screen size of 6.72 inches, while POCO X5 offers 6.67 inches, making realme C55 the larger display of the two. POCO X5 features a Super AMOLED display compared to realme C55's IPS LCD, making POCO X5 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme C55 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while POCO X5 offers 48 MP, making realme C55 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: POCO X5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while realme C55 offers 8 MP, making POCO X5 better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO X5 delivers longer battery life with 16h 06m, while realme C55 delivers 10h 28m, making POCO X5 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: realme C55 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while POCO X5 offers 128 GB, making realme C55 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme C55 and POCO X5 equally at 7.

User Rating: realme C55 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while POCO X5 has a rating of 4.2.

realme C55

₹10,999

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POCO X5

₹13,499

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Summary

Release Date

21 Mar, 2023

06 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Helio G88	Snapdragon 695	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.72 inches (17.07 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	2 MP Macro Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	13 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh	6500 mAh
33W Super VOOC Charging	33W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	128 GB	256 GB
eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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7.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Attractive design
Good daylight photography
Decent battery life
Mini capsule looks promising

Lightweight and thin
Lovely screen
Capable selfie camera
Decent battery life

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Portrait mode could have been better
Finicky fingerprint scanner
Bloatware and ads

No stereo speakers
Underwhelming primary camera
Chipset could have been better

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5

(115,343 ratings)

4.2/5

(39,358 ratings)

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

10h 28m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 06m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

Mar 21, 2023

(Official)

Mar 21, 2023

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13

Android v12

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

MIUI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G88

Qualcomm Snapdragon 695

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 660 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 660

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

6 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MC2

Adreno 619

Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

36.0 s

28.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

6.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

34.3 %

12.5 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

680 nits

1200 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

392 ppi

395 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.74 %

85.02 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

165.6 mm

165.8 mm

150.83 mm

Width

75.9 mm

76.2 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

7.9 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

189.5 grams

188 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP53

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.7" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

2 MP
Depth Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Beautify

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Movie Frame
Macro Video
Kaleidoscope

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

13 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 63 minutes

Yes 33W Fast Charging 100% in 60 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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.

10h 28m

16h 06m

16h 04m

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

1h 0m 34s

1h 3m 8s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)

N/A

SIM 2

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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.842 W/kg Body: 0.682 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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