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Xiaomi Poco C81x vs itel P65

51 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco C81x
VS
45 out of 100
itel P65
Xiaomi Poco C81x
itel P65

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.88-inch Xiaomi Poco C81x (with Unisoc T7250) that was released on April 23, 2026, against the itel P65, which is powered by Unisoc T615 and came out 1 year and 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory 3 / 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 C81x
  • The phone is 1 year and 9 months newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the itel P65
  • Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco C81x and itel P65 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
3 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
216.4
(Excellent)
Value Index
21.1
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco C81x
vs
itel P65

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.88 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1640 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 260 ppi 262 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 650 nits -
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.5% 84.5%

Design and build

Height 171.79 mm (6.76 inches) 165.9 mm (6.53 inches)
Width 77.8 mm (3.06 inches) 77.3 mm (3.04 inches)
Thickness 8.26 mm (0.33 inches) 7.9 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 192.4 g (6.79 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue Black, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco C81x +1%
85.5%
itel P65
84.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco C81x and itel P65
SoC
Chipset Unisoc T7250 Unisoc T615
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 C81x and itel P65
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco C81x +6%
1469
itel P65
1386
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco C81x +20%
711
itel P65
591
Compute Score (GPU) 711 591
Single-core score 440 440
Multi-core score 1469 1386
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco C81x +3%
350705
itel P65
340049
CPU 130090 140320
GPU 32093 19576
Memory 125604 96247
UX 62918 83906
Total score 350705 340049
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics score - 63
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Poco C81x
n/a
itel P65
8458
Web score - 9070
Video editing - 5073
Photo editing - 15677
Data manipulation - 6623
Writing score - 9115
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 3 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 -
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14
ROM - itel OS 14

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (25% in 30 min) Yes (40% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:30 hr -
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 50 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 -
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.6
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length - 26 mm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
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
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* No Yes
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 -
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes -
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced April 2026 August 2024
Release date April 2026 August 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $90 $100
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 15 W Yes, 18 W
Further details
Notes on itel P65:
    - NFC is only available on the 6/256 GB model.
*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 C81x is definitely a better buy.

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