Poco C61 vs Xiaomi Redmi A5

At a glance

Brand: POCO; Xiaomi
Release date: March 2024, 2 years 3 months ago; March 2025, 1 years 3 months ago
AnTuTu: 127.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 53% of devices; 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices

Size: 6.71"; 6.88"
Resolution: 720 x 1650 px HD+; 720 x 1640 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 268 ppi Medium Density; 255 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Touch sampling rate 180 Hz, Peak brightness - 500 cd/m², Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell

Chipset: Mediatek Helio G36; Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250)
CPU: 8x Cortex A53 2.2 GHz; 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 1.8 GHz
GPU: IMG PowerVR GE8320 680 MHz; Mali-G57 MP1
RAM: 3 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 8 Mpx; 32 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.0; ƒ/ 2.0
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 76.3 mm 168.4 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model; 77.8 mm 171.7 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 193 g; 193 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black Green Cyan; Black Blue Gold Green
Usable surface: 82 %; 85 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP54 , Splash resistant
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 15 Android 15
Updates: OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years; OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 4 years
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct; Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
USB: —; USB Type-C

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)