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Xiaomi Poco C81 vs Poco C71

54 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco C81
VS
49 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco C71
Xiaomi Poco C81
Xiaomi Poco C71

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi Poco C81 (with Unisoc T7250) that was released on April 23, 2026, against the Xiaomi Poco C71, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory 4 / 64 GB
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco C81
  • Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 6300 vs 5200 mAh
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
  • Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Reverse charging feature

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco C81 and Poco C71 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Poco C81
49*
Poco C71
50*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Poco C81
88*
Poco C71
68*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Poco C81
54*
Poco C71
49*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
4 / 64 GB
VS
3 / 64 GB
227.7
(Excellent)
Value Index
202.9
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco C81
vs
Poco C71

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.9 inches 6.88 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 720 x 1640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 254 ppi 260 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 800 nits 600 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2% 85.5%

Design and build

Height 171.6 mm (6.76 inches) 171.79 mm (6.76 inches)
Width 79.5 mm (3.13 inches) 77.8 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.26 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gold, Blue Black, Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco C81
84.2%
Poco C71 +2%
85.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco C81 and Xiaomi Poco C71
SoC
Chipset Unisoc T7250 Unisoc T7250
Max clock 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 6 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) No No
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP1 Mali-G57 MP1
GPU shading units 32 32
GPU clock 850 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS ~54.4 GFLOPS ~54.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco C81 and Xiaomi Poco C71
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco C81
430
Poco C71 +2%
437
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco C81 +2%
1462
Poco C71
1438
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco C81
710
Poco C71
708
Compute Score (GPU) 710 708
Single-core score 430 437
Multi-core score 1462 1438
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco C81 +1%
326769
Poco C71
322517
CPU 144072 143945
GPU 20274 20141
Memory 76639 74931
UX 85784 83500
Total score 326769 322517
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Poco C81
n/a
Poco C71
8652
Web score - 8532
Video editing - 5152
Photo editing - 19960
Data manipulation - 5759
Writing score - 9171
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM HyperOS 3 Android Go
OS updates 6 years 2 years
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 6300 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes Yes (24% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 2:32 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 32 megapixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion No No
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 32 MP
2) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 32 MP
Aperture - f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Aperture - f/2.0
Sensor - CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No No
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced April 2026 April 2025
Release date April 2026 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $100 $70
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 15 W Yes, 15 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco C81 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
3 (37.5%)
5 (62.5%)
Total votes: 8

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